Disclaimer:
I don't have CAD experience and little documentation experience. I'm an IT guy, so my perspective is a bit different than most you.
I find the version & revision referencing a little confusing. For instance, using the out-of-the-box default workflow and it's revisioning scheme, I have a SWPart that is showing M-13 on the "Contains" tab Version field, but in the below window it shows 17/17 in the version column.
I know that the "17" increments anytime the file is checked out and back in, and the M-13 increments when the file runs through the workflow, but what is the proper way to look at these two different numbers to avoid confusion?
- jason
I don't have CAD experience and little documentation experience. I'm an IT guy, so my perspective is a bit different than most you.
I find the version & revision referencing a little confusing. For instance, using the out-of-the-box default workflow and it's revisioning scheme, I have a SWPart that is showing M-13 on the "Contains" tab Version field, but in the below window it shows 17/17 in the version column.
I know that the "17" increments anytime the file is checked out and back in, and the M-13 increments when the file runs through the workflow, but what is the proper way to look at these two different numbers to avoid confusion?
- jason
Now, you give this presentation to the first customer. After that you realize it can be better based on their feedback. You go into PDMWE, check out the file and make more changes going through the check in/check out process until the version is 17. Once again you go through the workflow state to increment the revision. It is now revision B, version 18.
The only two items that really mater are revisions A & B. B is the latest presentation. If another person now needs to give this presentation they use revision B. The versions are just the working copies tracking the history of each change.
Hope this helps a little.
Jeff