There are two ways that you can share macros and custom reports. The first way is to copy the macro or custom report files and place them in your <ar_config_dir>\arcmds directory. The second way is to specify the directory that contains the files you want to access in your AR Path desktop preference.
By default, the AR System creates a subdirectory under your configuration directory for storing custom reports and macros. By default, this subdirectory is called <ar_config_dir>\arcmds. You can copy the custom reports and macro files from other user's <ar_config_dir>\arcmds directory into your <ar_config_dir>\arcmds directory. Once the custom report and macro files are copied, they are available the next time the User Tool is started.
In general, you can share custom reports and macros with colleagues using User Tools running on different machine architectures. The only exceptions are as follows:
Note: The name you give a custom report or macro is used to construct the name of the file holding the custom report or macro. The filename is eight characters and appended with the suffix .arq for macros and .arr for custom reports. Whenever the first five characters of a custom report or macro name are identical to those of an existing custom report or macro respectively, the last three characters are made numeric. Also, blanks and special characters are replaced with an x.
The second way you can share macros and custom reports is by using the AR Path desktop preference. By saving macros and custom reports in directories that are included in everyone's AR Path preference, you can all access the same custom reports and macros.
The directories defined by your AR Path preference can be any directory that you have access to. In the AR Path field, just enter the entire directory path for each directory you want to access separating each directory path with a semicolon. You can also use the Browse button to select a directory and the directory path is automatically added to your AR Path preference. By default, your AR Path preference contains your <ar_config_dir>\arcmds directory.
Note: If you delete all directory paths (including <ar_config_dir>\arcmds) from your AR Path preference, you will not be able to access any custom reports or macros.
Using the AR Path preference allows many users access to the same macros and custom reports without always having to copy files. For more information about the AR Path preference, see Setting User Preferences. For more information about saving macros and custom reports in directories other than your configuration directory, see Using Macros and Reports, respectively.
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