When sharing by reference, team members do not need to
copy all project files to their local directories. Instead, they each
have a copy of the .rpy file on their local machine.
The .rpy file references the read‑only project files
on a common directory. When team members need to update a file, they
add the file to the local machine, make the necessary changes, and
then move the updated file back to the common directory.
By using
references
to the common
directory, files
are always up to date with the latest changes. However, you might
want to establish processes that prevent two developers from localizing
and modifying the same unit at the same time. In addition, there is
no way to track changes made to a file, or to revert to a previous
version when a problem is encountered.