Share and collaborate on an analysis

Sharing a Contour analysis

You can share a Contour analysis directly with other users. If you make changes to an analysis after sharing, the shared analysis will update automatically so that other users will always see the current version.

Sharing a resource with another user requires them having access to the Project you are working in and to the datasets you are working with. Click on the Share button to either send a sharing URL or add a user directly to the resource and notify them. It is also possible to collaborate on an analysis with another user. If you'd like another user to be able to edit your resource, select Editor when generating a sharing URL.

If the user receives a Permission Denied error, they will need to request access. Once that user's access to the Project has been approved, they will be able to see the analysis you shared with them over email.

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Collaborate on a Contour Analysis

When sharing a Contour analysis with another user, you can allow that user to be able to edit your resource by selecting Editor at the time of sharing. This will allow the user to make changes to your analysis, including (but not limited to):

• Adding/Removing/Editing boards
• Adding/Removing/Editing parameters
• Deleting paths
• Changing analysis settings

To prevent concurrent edits to the analysis, Contour uses a locking system that allows only one user in one browser window to use Editing mode on an analysis at a given time. If attempting to open an analysis in Editing mode while another user is already editing that analysis, the view mode selector will change appearance:

The popover will list the user that is currently editing the analysis. You will be unable to access Editing mode until that user finishes editing, either by switching to Viewing mode, or by closing the Contour analysis. Afterwards, you will be able to access editing mode; you will also see a notification at the top of the Contour analysis:

After selecting Reload Analysis, Contour will reload your analysis (to load any changes that may have been made) and attempt to access editing mode again.

Additionally, if you are in editing mode and another user is waiting for the lock, you will be automatically switched to viewing mode after fifteen minutes of inactivity.