Shared desktop file

If your laboratory uses special calculations defined via User Columns, all users must have these User Columns configured identically.

These settings are defined and stored in the desktop (*.dsk file). Since this file also contains user-specific preferences, such as the last opened documents and window layout, it is normally unique for each user.

To ensure consistency across users, it is necessary to use a shared desktop file that contains the common User Column settings and cannot be modified. To configure a shared desktop file, follow the procedure described in the section SOP - shared desktop file