Hi All,
We would love to use the built in revision table to show/track changes on our drawings. I found that notes written in the drawings note field on check in does just that. Now this is good, But using the default rev table a symbol is added to show where the changes was for easy visibility.
However I can't see how to add a revision and symbol before check in? After check in its quite easy, but that's a little too late.
Anyone using this feature? And how..??
We would love to use the built in revision table to show/track changes on our drawings. I found that notes written in the drawings note field on check in does just that. Now this is good, But using the default rev table a symbol is added to show where the changes was for easy visibility.
However I can't see how to add a revision and symbol before check in? After check in its quite easy, but that's a little too late.
Anyone using this feature? And how..??
Many thanks for your answer. You might be right about this, I still haven't got it to work. Is this how everybody else does it?
I get an error: "Revision type not found or invalid for 1 of the selected items."
How do I make sure the drawing uses the same rev. scheme as the PDM vault? As you see on the first post attachment, I get B where I would like 00F.
What I really miss here is a functional rev scheme with three lifecycles defined.
We are trying to do 00AA as Draft, 00A as Tooling And 00 as Released.
Someone please help!! Im ready to change the rev-scheme and start from scratch.
Which version of PDM do you use? If you're still in 2006 or prior to 2007 SP3 read this and this
I got the rev scheme to work like this:
00+, Draft
00A, Tooling
00B, Tooling
01, Released
This is the best I can get right now. The only back draw I see is that I don't have any "backups" in the PDM system when working in Draft status. So, this is actually where all our development happens, which of course is a bad thing when not being able to go back and forth between old and new ideas.
Anyone know how to have three statuses with lifecycles on, and able to keep all three levels of data?
We are running SW 2007 SP4, with the vault also running 4.0.
so it's not this one....
No, SP's on vault and SW Explorer are aligned..
This really starts to bother me. I do not see how this SHOULD work??
Please have a look at the attached picture.
When adding a new revision, the table doesn't use the rev scheme setup in the vault. I want it to follow this:
00+, Draft
00A, Tooling
00B, Tooling
01, Released
If I don't use the add revision to the table, I get the rev sequence right, but I'm then not able to add the Zone symbol which was intended..!?
Please HELP...
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Joy, do you know how this is possible?
Any response will be appreciated!!
I'm assuming you are talking about using the Revision Table tab in the PDMWorks Workgroup VaultAdmin tool?
Personally, I advise against using this feature unless you fiully understand and can live with the limitations with the connection to the SolidWorks revision tools. For example, you cannot have the symbols placed after the checkin (which is where the note would be created). Also, if you forget to enter a note on checkin and you edit the note on the drawing, it does not drive it back into PDMWorks.
Regards,
Joy
You're answer is highly appreciated! So there is no way of getting this to work?
I can get the table to work by writing the note on check in, but I'm unable to get the Zone marker to work.
Is this impossible? If, yes, then it's a big insufficiency which should be fixed ASAP.
How would you recommend to do it then?
I really do not have anything to add. You will not be able to get it to work the way you want it to, so, my recommendation would be to disable the tab settings and perform the action manually.
You will need to submit an enhancement request.
Regards,
Joy
p.s. To the Giants fans out there.... Congrats - you really kicked our butts.
Thanks for you're answers, and sorry for bugging you.
Are you really the only one at SW who knows how this software works? ?
Okay, I will submit an enhancement request