I have been trying to figure out why my EPDM installation still chronically wastes part numbers, and I have come across a puzzling situation:
We have an assembly (at least one that I've found) which is the top assembly of our primary product and which is routinely replicated using Save As Copy. When I try to do this Save As Copy, EPDM creates the copy, assigns it a new part number, then gives an error dialog which says:
Failed to add file to vault
An unspecified error occurred
or words very much to that effect. If I locate the <local file> that is created and manually add it to the vault, it goes in fine, but the system then assigns yet another part number to it. Now I have a replicated assembly that has a file name from the first part number it was issues, but the variable and data card field for part number shows the subsequent part number. Here's an example:
Original file:
filename: 123.sldasm
P/N variable: 123
New file after Save As Copy but failed to add:
filename: 456.sldasm
P/N variable: 456
New file after manually adding to the vault:
filename: 456.sldasm
P/N variable: 457
So I'm curious to see if anyone knows:
- Why would an otherwise perfectly normal assembly file consistently file to be added to the vault when doing a Save As Copy. Parts don't have this problem and other assemblies I've tried also don't have this problem.
- Why does the system assign one P/N when the file is created and a second one when it is added manually. Note that if the file is added successfully during the initial Save As Copy operation, the add step doesn't issue a part number. It only happens when I have to add the file manually.
Thanks for any helpful ideas or information.