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PDM Revision Control

PDM Revision Control

PDM Revision Control

(OP)
Now that I know enough about PDMWorks to be dangerous...

I want to be able to check-in files & have the revision stay the same (by default).

Is this possible?


Windows XP / Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 5000
SolidWorks 2007 SP1.0 / SpaceBall 5000
Lava Lamp
www.Tate3d.com

RE: PDM Revision Control

Yes, you can do this.

You have to enable revision overwriting from within VaultAdmin.  Check "Allow latest revision overwrite" on the Vault Settings tab.

RE: PDM Revision Control

(OP)
Done that... but I still have to "manually" change the revision after the files are vaulted. It still bumps the revision when the files are checked in.


Windows XP / Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 5000
SolidWorks 2007 SP1.0 / SpaceBall 5000
Lava Lamp
www.Tate3d.com

RE: PDM Revision Control

If you check it in as "A1+" for instance, it will stay at that revision until you change it.

RE: PDM Revision Control

(OP)
Nope... every time I check it out & back in - the revision gets bumped (by default). I then have to "manually" change it in the vault.


Windows XP / Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 5000
SolidWorks 2007 SP1.0 / SpaceBall 5000
Lava Lamp
www.Tate3d.com

RE: PDM Revision Control

In the admin vault you will see under the Lifecycle tab on the left lower side Change status you will nee this to be checked as follow to allow working revs or bumping.

check the following.
allow status...
select in the check-in dialog box
admin
document owner
select the user group
allow admin to ....

When we check items in we can bump or make them working. Once we change this, say to a working rev it will stay this way until we bump the rev.
It works every time for us.

CJ Goodrich
Product Design Engineer
Leatherman Tool Group
Portland, Oregon

RE: PDM Revision Control

The only way I know, during check-in ... manually change the revision to the same revision.

Chris
SolidWorks 06 5.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 10-27-06)

RE: PDM Revision Control

Two choices:  
1) make more use of Working + revision as suggested by Silas, or...
2) ignore the PDMWorks check-in revision as nothing more than iteration tracking, and create your own custom property to track revisions as you desire.

If you want an automatic revision assignment but don't want that done by PDMWorks, you can use a simple macro to bump revision (really easy if you use numeric rev's, but not too hard if you use alpha revs).

Matt
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
http://sw.fcsuper.com/index.php

RE: PDM Revision Control

I didn't like how PDMWorks did this either.  So this is how I handled it in VaultAdmin:

1) Revision Scheme Tab: Set the Revision scheme to be only Primary, 0000-9999.

2) Revision Table Tab: Disabled Revision Table

3) Lifecycle Tab: Disabled Lifecycle

4) Properties Tab: Created custom PDMWorks property "Drawing Rev" and mapped it to Solidworks property "Revision". Mapped PDMWorks existing "Revision" to custom Solidworks Property "PDMWorks Rev".

This allows me to change the rev when I want and use the PDMWorks revs (0000-9999) for part history.  The downside is that it isn't obvious which PDMWorks rev relates to which Solidworks Rev but we only need that infrequently so a custom search is all is needed.

HTH

RE: PDM Revision Control

Yup, that's pretty much how I've got it set up at my company.  We've never once used the PDMWorks revision for anything other than a way to count the number of check-in's.  lol

The drawing rev is still not automated in any way, which is why I made the suggestion that if he wanted automation, he could make a macro.

Matt
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
http://sw.fcsuper.com/index.php

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