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site wide defaults

site wide defaults

site wide defaults

(OP)
I'm trying to set up some customer defaults that will be enforced for all NX users (site wide setting). I see from the documentation that I will need to set up an environment variable to point to the directory where nx6_site.dpv will be stored. My question is how do you control who manages the site settings? Is it controlled by who has write permissions to nx6_site.dpv? Or is there some other mechanism within NX?

RE: site wide defaults

Cowski,

Yes, as you surmised, the dpv file write access needs to be controlled at the operating file system level (or via network share permissions) etc.

There are methods in NX to insure that creative users do not redefine the environment variables which point to the dpv locations. This also eventually relies on restricting the write access to a file on disk.

Regards,
Joe

RE: site wide defaults

(OP)
Thanks for the info, Joe.

One more question: Right now the nx6_site.dpv file does not exist; can I simply copy my nx6_user.dpv and nx6_Drafting_Standard_User.dpv files rename them from ...user.dpv to ...site.dpv and use those as a starting point?

RE: site wide defaults

Should work, but remember, if there are some settings which you do NOT want anyone to change, you must MUST 'lock' them when you set-up your Site defaults, otherwise people will be able to override them locally.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
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Cypress, CA
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RE: site wide defaults

(OP)
Ok, I have created a directory for the site standards, copied my user files and renamed them, created an environment variable to point the the 'site standards' directory and rebooted the computer to make sure everything was set. When NX restarted, the only 'level' available in the drop down is 'User' (the same as before I set up the site directory).

What did I miss?

RE: site wide defaults

(OP)
And I'm sure I have write permission to the directory and all related files.

RE: site wide defaults

OK, if you really DID copy your 'user' .dpv file over and are using it as the 'site' .dpv, try editing the last entry of the second line of the .dpv file to read...

href="nxXX_site.xsl"?>

...instead of...

href="nxXX_user.xsl"?>

...where 'nxXX' is your current version of NX.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
 

RE: site wide defaults

(OP)
I think I sorted it out.
The directory name that contains the .dpv files has to be named "startup", the environment variable for the site (or group) level has to point to the parent folder of "startup", not to "startup" itself. The help file was a bit unclear on that point.

RE: site wide defaults

Keep in mind to lock the site defaults as mentioned by john, but also, if you're using model and drafting templates adapt the settings in the templates as wanted because they will also override your defaults.  

Best regards,

Michäël.

NX4.0.4.2 MP10 / TCE 9.1.3.8_build_0711 / NX6.0.2.8 / NX7.0.0.9

Belgium

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