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Delete Option-PDMworks

Delete Option-PDMworks

Delete Option-PDMworks

(OP)
Would anyone or everyone like to see a delete option (right-click)in PDMworks for your $working directory. I think this would be helpful when cleaning up files in $working directory when PDMworks is open. It's a pain having to do this in my computer/windows explorer.

RE: Delete Option-PDMworks

When you check in the files to the vault, check the 'delete' boxes.

RE: Delete Option-PDMworks

(OP)
Yeah, I have that checked. I was thinking about some of the miscellaneous items that you collect from time to time. Reference drawings for example you realy don't need to put back into the vault.

RE: Delete Option-PDMworks

macduff,
I know this is not the answer to your question, but thought maybe it might help someone.
When we started the PDM system, I checked into the PDM 1874 files. I never deleted any files from my working directory. Opening a drawing of a small part, would take about 7 minutes. My VAR responded by saying that, “I should delete any unused files in my working directory”. I have done this ever since and had no problems since. If someone comes to me and wants me to open an assembly drawing from the PDM I will either move my working directory or put the newly opened files somewhere else. I never mix projects anymore. The theory behind this as I under stand it is that PDM will compare each file you are opening with each file in your working directory, which takes time.

Bradley

RE: Delete Option-PDMworks

Before you delete from 'working folder', make sure all is checked in that needs to be checked in.

RE: Delete Option-PDMworks

ctopher is absolutely right. We had an Engineer that hated the PDM for just that reason. I had to get the files he worked on, off his C:\ Solidworks backup directory. It was not the PDM’s nor SolidWorks fault. He knew he checked in his work, but really didn’t check them in.
         

Bradley

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