share Allows other users to access the current library, or prevents them from accessing the current library. Format share [-on | -off] Description share enables (-on) or disables (-off) sharing of the current DSEE library. If you issue share without arguments, the DSEE facility displays the current library's sharing status. When sharing is enabled (share -on), the DSEE facility allows a certain level of concurrent library use. Specifically, when one user finishes executing a DSEE command against a shared library, the DSEE facility closes all library files, thereby allowing another user to open them with DSEE commands. Sharing is enabled by default. When sharing is disabled (share -off), the DSEE facility does not necessarily close all library files after executing a command. This may prevent other users from accessing the library until the user who disabled sharing enables it or exits from the DSEE environment (quit). In general, you should disable sharing only when you need to perform several replace operations as a single action. For example, suppose you've reserved ten interdependent elements in order to make changes, and are ready to replace those elements. You want to prevent other users from reserving one of the elements until all ten have been replaced. In effect, you need to perform all ten replace operations simultaneously, but the DSEE facility does not allow this. So instead, you disable sharing (effectively closing out other users), replace the elements, and then enable sharing. Options: -off Disables sharing of the current library. -on Enables sharing of the current library.