Share Knowledge Base on GeneXus Server

The Share Knowledge Base on GeneXus Server operation is used when you have a local Knowledge Base and want to publish it in a GeneXus Server instance so it can be served as a teamworking GeneXus Server Knowledge Base.

Step by step

After creating the local Knowledge Base, the following steps must be executed:

1) From the GeneXus menu, select File > Share Knowledge Base on GeneXus Server.

2) A dialog opens where you can select the desired server from a list or manually enter a server URL. Then, click on the Confirm button.

3) Then, the Connect to GeneXus Server dialog opens, where you must enter your GeneXus account credentials and click Connect.

4) In the next dialog, choose whether to share all versions by selecting the All versions checkbox. Otherwise, only the active version of the Knowledge Base will be sent. Specify a unique Knowledge Base alias for the server instance. Click on the Share KB button.

5) GeneXus will gather all necessary information from the local Knowledge Base and send it to the server. This process may take a few minutes depending on the size of the Knowledge Base.

Check the output section for further information.

A success message must be displayed, if not, see GeneXus Server Common Issues.

6) The Knowledge Base is now served by the selected GeneXus Server instance, so other users can perform a Create Knowledge Base from GeneXus Server operation (from the IDE or using Team Development MSBuild Tasks) and selecting the recently uploaded Knowledge Base.

The local Knowledge Base is now linked to the one on the GeneXus Server. This means that from now on, you will be able to work in a team working environment by updating and committing changes. 

Notes:

• Once a Knowledge Base has been sent to a GeneXus Server instance, the option Share Knowledge Base on GeneXus Server will be unavailable from the File menu.
• By default, GeneXus Server uses Merge mode, which allows multiple users to edit the same object independently. When changes are sent, GeneXus automatically merges local and remote updates.

See Also

Create Knowledge Base from GeneXus Server