Allow multiple people to share a link to the same URL (multiple owners of a prototype or design spec)
Collaborative work: Updating 'share link' of an .xd file not possible on another machine
System: macOS Sierra 10.12.6
XD-Version: 0.8.22.17 Beta
We are working with different people on the same .xd file. Updating the prototype link is only possible on the machine with wich the .xd file was created. The other people can only create new links.
1. Create an .xd file
2. Publish prototype
2. Save the .xd file
3. Open the same .xd file on another machine
4. Updating the published prototype link not possible (only creation of new link)
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I’m marking this as feature in the backlog, as this is something we intend to do in the future.
78 comments
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Heidi
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Coediting makes no sense if I have to rely on the owner to update the online design specs/link. We need more flexibility as a team. This is an important feature that Figma also have.
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Jason
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Allow multiple owners please so that there isn't a dependency. You could also give owners the control to indicate whether others are only editors or co-owners.
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Anonymous
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Yes, this is critical. We had a team member leave, so they no longer had a company account with Adobe so every prototype link stopped working. We've had to generate new links for all the prototypes that were shared.
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Phil Bowell
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Yes! I frequently run into issues where I'm taking over a file my senior has started and shared with me that I can't then generate a link to share for review with other colleagues.
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Patrick Dexel
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Changing the owner or make multiple owners would be great. We have multiple team members working on projects and if the team owner is not available we still want to be able to update the review of dev links.
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ItsTheSeff
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In a cloud-based, coediting enabled file only document owners can update Share links for review/development and this feels bad in a shared working experience. Need a permission (Can Share?) set for non-owners to update prototype/spec links, especially since we have document history now to rollback undesirable changes or bookmark document states before share links are changed.
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Rob Lee
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Co authoring is a great addition but there's one feature that drives my team nuts. We edit each other's files but it's still up to the owner to push changes to the shared link. I want my team to be able to share files I share with them and vice versa.
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Agustín Dana
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Coediting makes no sense if I have to still rely on the owner to update the online design specs/link. Big disappointment for many collaborative teams. We'll move to Figma by EOY if this is not addressed.
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Kay
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I understand it being intentional, and if so it should be al lock on the file. I can't share any file if this is a thing as the whole point of sharing with my team is so they can take over.
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Erik
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Why is the last update (above) on this dated Aug 25, 2017? When we all are still asking for this in October, 2019? Adobe - get with the program.
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Philip Asare
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This issue was launched two years ago. Our team just decided to commit to Adobe XD for our designs and just ran into this issue with working on our first design for a client using XD. I would have expected a fix for this by now since it's been 2 years. Any chance this feature would be coming soon. We are geographically distributed team and will probably be switching to something else that has better ownership management.
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Steven Plat
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This makes scaling design teams very difficult where multiple files need to be handed off to other designers. Restrictions on who can update links results in creating duplicates of link. This creates confusion within the team and for stakeholders. Especially for teams that do not use Adobe CC for housing files (internal servers).
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Carlos Sosa
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Adobe listen to your users. This Ownership concept is bad it does not create a good workflow in a team setting. Please address this in XD.
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Sebastian B
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Please add proper link management. This is very annoying when collaborating with multiple designers. At the very least: If I open the file, I should be able to select a link I own and post to that link, no matter which prototype/design spec is involved.
Having to recreate links over and over is cumbersome and confusing for your developers.
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Norm Swygert
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Allowing the original owner to add more owners (and those owners to add owners) would make this a more viable tool for my teams.
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Jan Szpakowski commented
We have a team of 5 designers and as we move more toward using XD as our main design tool the fact that there is no other way for other designers to update existing link is really frustrating for us and stakeholders. On top of that it generates a lot of confusion and additional work with maintaining updated links across the documentation.
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Cassiana da Silva Ferraz
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WE NEED THIS!!
It doesn't make sense that only the file owner can update the link.
If I want to give another user permission to update the link, it is my responsibility and decision.
This is a problem if the file owner goes on vacation or time off.
And day by day, it disturbs our work -
Jessica Loredo
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I feel the same as the other users. In a collaborative work environment, this feature is essential. I'm in the same boat as other users. My UX co-worker is on PTO. So I now have to change the link again for just this one instance to make a small update for the team. When she gets back she will have to change the link.. yet again... this can be cumbersome to the development team if they save or bookmark the link as well as it becomes old or outdated quickly.
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livia
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So, my coworker will be on PTO and I cannot be able to update the link created by her and already shared with ALL stakeholders. That is definitely a way of how to work on silos, omg
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Chris H
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'adding the ability to specify more than one owner for a prototype – and we could then allow all owners to update the prototype link'.
This is really essential and could we have this feature as soon as possible please.