Pushing in a Dual-Bound Model

If you are working in a dual-bound model (see Dual-Bound Projects), you will author your content in Flare Desktop and then use your third-party source control provider to synchronize your files with those from other writers. After this, you can use Flare Desktop to push those changes to Flare Online.

Note It is possible for multiple people working on a dual-bound project to push files to Flare Online. However, if you are using a source control provider other than Git for the first binding, the most recently pushed files are the ones that are used in Flare Online. In other words, the last person to push "wins." To avoid issues, be sure that you have the most recent version of file changes from all other writers in your local project before you push. You may even want to limit users' permissions (see the documentation for Flare Online) so only one or two people are allowed to push files to Flare Online.

Permission Required?

For this activity, you must have the following permission setting in Flare Online:

For more information about permissions, see the documentation for Flare Online.

How to Push Files in a Dual-Bound Project

  1. Open the project in MadCap Flare Desktop.
  2. Get the latest version of the files from your third-party source control provider. See Updating or Getting the Latest Version of Source Control Files.
  3. Select View > Flare Online. The Flare Online window pane opens.
  4. Be sure to log in if you aren't already.

  5. In the local toolbar of the Flare Online window pane, click .

  6. In the dialog to select the remote repository, make sure MadCapCentral is selected. If it is not, click the drop-down and choose it. Then click OK.

    A progress dialog shows you the status of the push. If the changes are pushed successfully, a confirmation will appear.

    Note Some elements in Flare Desktop reference the old "Central" name, even though it has since been renamed to Flare Online.

Note When you are dual-bound using Git-Flare Online (see Dual-Bound Projects), you can push to both Flare Online and Git. It is possible that the files in the main Git repository and the files in Flare Online will become out-of-sync if changes are made in one repository (i.e., Git or Flare Online) and not made in the other. If this happens, you will see the Flare Desktop Conflict Resolution dialog. You can use this dialog to accept or reject other users' changes. For more information about conflict resolution, see Merging Source Control Files.