All editing is done in the OnCall software. You may download and install OnCall on any computer used for editing your schedule. If you have more than one scheduler, you will need to coordinate your scheduling so that you always work on the most up-to-date schedule file.

We recommend that you use the checkout system and always maintain the most recent schedule at the web site. If you follow this system you will always open your schedule from amion and publish it back again when you are finished editing. The checkout system is also a good option for when an individual scheduler needs to edit from different locations or machines (e.g. at work, at home or on a laptop).

Another option is to save the schedule file on a network drive. To ensure that users are not editing the file simultaneously, each scheduler must turn on the File-lock security option in OnCall.

Open OnCall. Go to the File menu and choose Preferences. Under the System topic, make sure File-lock security is checked. The setting is specific to each person who uses the software and so all people who edit the schedule should make sure the option is enabled.

If two or more people open the same schedule file from a shared network folder, OnCall will issue a warning if another person has the file open and is making changes.

One other option for an individual scheduler who is not sharing the file with anyone else, but who needs to work on different computers, is to put the entire OnCall folder (software and all) onto a flash drive to do some scheduling without having to install OnCall.