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pdm patch necessity during SW sp update?

pdm patch necessity during SW sp update?

pdm patch necessity during SW sp update?

(OP)
Our company has maybe 4 Solidworks users and perhaps 20-30 pdmworks users.  I would like our IT to upgrade the SP's a little more often and have made the request.  Here is the response I got:

Quote:

From my understanding if we do a SP upgrade for Solidworks, it will effect the pdmworks db for which it will need to be patched and ALL pdmworks clients will be to be updated as well.

Is this still true? and Has someone submitted an ER?

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Version of SolidWorks: 2006
SolidWorks Sercive Pack:sp4.1
Operating System & Service Pack: win2k v5 (sp4)
Graphics Card and Driver version: Nvidia Quadro fx540, 7.1.8.4
Amount of installed RAM: 1GB
Virtual Memory settings: APPS, total paging = 1024mb
CPU Type & Speed: intel pent 4 / cpu 3.00GHz


RE: pdm patch necessity during SW sp update?

Generally, SW SPs do not have any effect regarding the PDMWorks clients. The only time a PDMWorks client upgrade is mandated, is because of a major SW version upgrade. You could also check with your VAR before applying a SW SP.

RE: pdm patch necessity during SW sp update?

I think if you patch the PDMworks server software, it automatically prompt the clients to update as they first fun PDMworks.

Jason

SolidWorks 2007 SP4.0 on WinXP SP2

RE: pdm patch necessity during SW sp update?

Jason is correct. Applying the upgrade to the server will upgrade the clients the next time they log on.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
CAD Administrator
SW '07 SP2.0, Dell M90, Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM, nVidia 2500M
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog

RE: pdm patch necessity during SW sp update?

I agree with the others.

Chris
SolidWorks 07 4.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 04-21-07)

RE: pdm patch necessity during SW sp update?

Also, your service packs between SW and PDM don't have to match.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
CAD Administrator
SW '07 SP2.0, Dell M90, Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM, nVidia 2500M
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog

RE: pdm patch necessity during SW sp update?

(OP)
I appreciate all of your comments.  I have forwarded some of the posted material to my IT guy.  

Jim

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