PDMWorks Taking Ownership
PDMWorks Taking Ownership
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When we check a project (or file) out of the vault it does not automatically give the person checking out the file ownership. The files open read only and you have to go and get ownership of the files.
Is there a way to automatically gain ownership of the files on check out?
Shouldn't this be the default behavoir?
Is there a way to automatically gain ownership of the files on check out?
Shouldn't this be the default behavoir?
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
President: Northern
Vermont SolidWorks User Group
www.robrodriguez.com (updated 3/24/06)
SW 2006 SP 4.0 EV






RE: PDMWorks Taking Ownership
RE: PDMWorks Taking Ownership
My guess is that you have checked in the PDMWorks 2006 VaultAdmin tool, “Bind ownership to SolidWorks read-write / read-only access”.
If you need ownership of a part from within an assembly, right mouse click on the part in the tree. Select “Get write access”. This will make it easier for you.
I like the “Bind ownership to SolidWorks read-write / read-only access” set because we used to all the time over write each others work. We would change a part before taking ownership. We would take ownership at time of check-in.
Bradley
RE: PDMWorks Taking Ownership
Bradley
RE: PDMWorks Taking Ownership
I knew you could take ownership or "get write access" of the files after they were open it just seemed odd to me? We typically wouldn't open a file unless we wanted to modify it.
Thanks for your help Bradlley
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
President: Northern
Vermont SolidWorks User Group
www.robrodriguez.com (updated 3/24/06)
SW 2006 SP 4.0 EV
RE: PDMWorks Taking Ownership
If you're a one-man company, you may want ot take ownership automatically, but sometimes I only want to open parts in PDMWorks to re-use them in another project, so I wouldn't want ownership unless there was a revision.
If you've already opened the files, and want ownership, you can highlight the project in PDMWorks, Take Ownership > choose Selected item or Documents children
Flores
SW06 SP4.1
RE: PDMWorks Taking Ownership
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 05
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716
RE: PDMWorks Taking Ownership
Where exactly is that? I can't find "Get write access" anywhere on the "File" drop down menu.
Regards,
Dan Olid
SW2006 SP4.1
PDMW 4.0
Cad Designer/PDMW Admin
RE: PDMWorks Taking Ownership
It is in the SolidWork main menu.
Bradley
RE: PDMWorks Taking Ownership
Tools, Options, Collaboration, check "Enable multi-user environment", check "Add shortcut menu items for multi-user environment"
RE: PDMWorks Taking Ownership
Thank you dgowans.
Regards,
Dan Olid
SW2006 SP4.1
PDMW 4.0
Cad Designer/PDMW Admin
RE: PDMWorks Taking Ownership
We had a pair of drafters here who would own everything in the assembly when they revised it. Our practice is to check in a copy before going home. everytime they did, a whole bunch of revision controled parts bumped up a rev. So instead of Rev "B.-" it was now Rev "C.1" or "C.20," etc. And who can be sure they didn't acidentally make a change in a part and checked it in that way?
I think it is excellent practice to only own what you absolutely have to.
RE: PDMWorks Taking Ownership