Playlists with itunes library shared on a server?

I recently moved my itunes library to an external fw drive with server software and share it between 3 computers (a hipserv). Is there a way I can still make, play and burn playlists? I can't seem to make it work.
Thanks!

Is the entire library on the NAS or just the media folder? For background see Make a split library portable. Note that a shared iTunes library can only be opened by one computer at a time. A shared media folder can be accessed by multiple libraries, however this requires management to make sure that updates are reflected across all libraries.
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