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Checking into PDMW, trying to have drawings attached

Question asked by Ryan Moore on May 30, 2012
Latest reply on Jun 11, 2012 by Joseph Ankers

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I am trying to do a bulk check into PDM works. If I have the assembly open, I can go check it in like normal by right clicking in the proper project file in the vault. I click to check in active document. I then try clicking the button down below that indicates to find and include associated drawings. However, nothing happens when I do this. I figured its a directory issuethat it can look in the proper place on my hard drive to search for the right files. In my vault properties I can go check the box to include drawings and I added a search folder but then it wants to do a long drawn out process when I click to check in....and I dont necesarly want it to include drawings everytime...It has worked beforre in the past but I had to reload PDM and lost my previous settings...Any help would be appreciated....I also have a question what if I am doing bulk check in through the admin tool, can it automatically find any referenced drawings from the assembly? I can manually drag them over to be added but I like the idea of only adding the referenced documents.

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Kenneth Barrentine Jun 1, 2012 10:58 AM

are you saying this dialog box doesn't appear after selecting "drawings"?

not sure what would cause this.

i don't use bulk checkin so no help there.

you probably won't like what i'm about to say next but here goes.

for as long as i've been using pdmw (since '03) i ALWAYS checkin from open drawing.

i always like to give the drawing one last look before it goes in.

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Ryan Moore @ Kenneth Barrentine on Jun 1, 2012 11:03 AM

Kenneth, that is correct, I dont get that window to open when I click on drawings. I normally do the same for drawings, except in a case like now where I have the first upload of an entire product going in all at once. It has worked before but not now for some reason.....I am curious if its a computer security issue not allowing the pop up....My first thought was that it was a simple setting in my admin vault selections but I have not seen anything that appears to have any affect on the issue.

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Jeff Holliday @ Ryan Moore on Jun 1, 2012 11:31 AM

Like Kenneth, I'm not sure why you would not be getting the dialog box he attached.

This is about the only other box I could find. It is reached by right-clicking in the vault tree itself and selecting "Options".

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Ryan Moore @ Jeff Holliday on Jun 1, 2012 12:15 PM

Jeff, I managed to check my project in using that method. However, once you make that selection, it wants to look for drawings everytime you check something in and can take a long time. I prefer to do it the other way and only select the drawings button when I want it to add the drawings because many times I am only checking in a model. The part I find strange is that the method you posted works but the button to add drawings doesnt. I should note that I am on service pack 2....not sure if thats my issue or not....

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Joseph Ankers @ Ryan Moore on Jun 11, 2012 7:10 AM

we are on 2011 still (the last SP)

we have the same problem

If you have A assembly with a few parts in. top level and parts have drawings.

If you go to check in the top level assembly and check on Drawings nothing happens.

however. if you check in the top level Drawing, then press drawings, the dialog box come ups. it then finds the other drawings and works.

Like you say, the only work around we have is to make a blank drawing for the top level if we want all parts/drawing to check in.

hopefully this is sorted soon. It should work any way around!!!!!

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Kenneth Barrentine Jun 1, 2012 10:58 AM
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are you saying this dialog box doesn't appear after selecting "drawings"?
not sure what would cause this.
i don't use bulk checkin so no help there.

you probably won't like what i'm about to say next but here goes.
for as long as i've been using pdmw (since '03) i ALWAYS checkin from open drawing.
i always like to give the drawing one last look before it goes in.
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- Ryan Moore @ Kenneth Barrentine on Jun 1, 2012 11:03 AM
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  Kenneth, that is correct, I dont get that window to open when I click on drawings. I normally do the same for drawings, except in a case like now where I have the first upload of an entire product going in all at once. It has worked before but not now for some reason.....I am curious if its a computer security issue not allowing the pop up....My first thought was that it was a simple setting in my admin vault selections but I have not seen anything that appears to have any affect on the issue.
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  - Jeff Holliday @ Ryan Moore on Jun 1, 2012 11:31 AM
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    Like Kenneth, I'm not sure why you would not be getting the dialog box he attached.
    
    This is about the only other box I could find. It is reached by right-clicking in the vault tree itself and selecting "Options".
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    - Ryan Moore @ Jeff Holliday on Jun 1, 2012 12:15 PM
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      Jeff, I managed to check my project in using that method. However, once you make that selection, it wants to look for drawings everytime you check something in and can take a long time. I prefer to do it the other way and only select the drawings button when I want it to add the drawings because many times I am only checking in a model. The part I find strange is that the method you posted works but the button to add drawings doesnt. I should note that I am on service pack 2....not sure if thats my issue or not....
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      - Joseph Ankers @ Ryan Moore on Jun 11, 2012 7:10 AM
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        we are on 2011 still (the last SP)
        
        we have the same problem
        
        If you have A assembly with a few parts in. top level and parts have drawings.
        
        If you go to check in the top level assembly and check on Drawings nothing happens.
        
        however. if you check in the top level Drawing, then press drawings, the dialog box come ups. it then finds the other drawings and works.
        
        Like you say, the only work around we have is to make a blank drawing for the top level if we want all parts/drawing to check in.
        
        hopefully this is sorted soon. It should work any way around!!!!!
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