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Question asked by Josh Ormsby on Mar 19, 2009
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I may be dense, but please help me. When checking out a model from the Vault there is a check box that says "Get Local Copy". In my mind this could mean two things.

1. Open the local copy. Seems obvious, but...

2. "Get" a copy to work on locally (from the vault).

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Josh

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Devon Sowell Mar 19, 2009 4:05 PM
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Hi Josh-

Local Copy = the file in your specified local WorkGroup Copy Folder. On this machine, see the screenshot below, it's located at C:/My Documents/Working Folder.

In the screenshot below, look for the WorkGroup local folder in the Task Pane. Right Click on this folder to Open the Dialog Box shown. This tool will compare the Vault files to your local files.
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- Josh Ormsby @ Devon Sowell on Mar 19, 2009 4:16 PM
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  I understand what the Local Copy is, and where the it's saved.
  
  Let me rephrase.
  
  Does " Get Local Copy" bring a copy to you local drive (from the Vault) to work on, or does it only open the Local Copy.
  
  Thanks
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  - Devon Sowell @ Josh Ormsby on Mar 19, 2009 5:00 PM
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    Hello Josh-
    
    In my client's Vault, if I deselect Local copy, I can't take ownership, therefore I can't Check In until I take ownership.
    
    These Options seem to change if the Option 'Compare to file on disk or to file in memory' is Selected. Also another Option that affects this is the file Opened Read Only or Read/Write, and do you want As built or Latest version.
    
    It is confusing and the Help file is really not much Help at all.
    
    I prefer to Delete my Local Copy upon Check In to assure the Vault files are the latest.
    
    Interesting that if there is no local copy and you select get local copy, the file from the Vault is copied to your local folder and Opened; then it is flagged as newer than the Vault file
    
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Luke Gierach Mar 19, 2009 5:55 PM
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Josh,
In addition to what Devon has already told you. The option "Get Local Copy" will "check out" the document from the vault and place it on your local drive. There is a separate checkbox for whether you want it to be opened upon getting that copy or not.
Also, if you currently have a copy of that particular file on the local drive/directory it will ask you whether you want to overwrite it or not.

Devon,
You might want to take a look at your vault options from within SW, there is a setting for whether the File Explorer area compares the document in memory to the vault or the document on disk to the vault. If you have it set to the default option of whats in memory it will assume your version is newer just by editing a feature or doing any step that makes SW think you need to save the document.
I personally have our machines here set to comparing the vault with the document on disk.
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- Devon Sowell @ Luke Gierach on Mar 19, 2009 7:04 PM
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  Hi Luke-
  
  Yes, I'm aware of these settings, this is a 'Client's' Vault as previously stated, an ISO 9001 environment, so changes to the Vault would have to go the change request/workflow/sign-off/validation process. That's not going to happen. Another reason why 'Test Vaults' can be useful
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Josh Ormsby Mar 19, 2009 6:09 PM
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Luke,

Thanks, that's what I suspected was going on. I find some of the language to be imprecise.

With something as particular as CAD work I'd like to see very specific wording.

Thanks,
Josh
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Josh Ormsby Mar 19, 2009 6:28 PM
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Hmmm. I just realized I misspelled "Local" in the topic heading.

Is there any way to edit that?
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Tom Nicholson Mar 19, 2009 7:05 PM
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if you click on the edit link on your initial post, you will be able to edit the topic..
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