ANyone know why I don't have a library components folder in the vault. Every time I check in a basic part file it will put it in as a toolbox file. I have to go into standard libraries and tick in the "allow check in of documents" to be able to check it in?
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Stephen,
Take a look at this thread:
https://forum.solidworks.com/message/345734#345734
Are your libraries set up in the vault admin? Notice the paths are in UNC, not mapped drives. Sometimes SW / Toolbox / WPDM has issues with mapped drives.
Daen
Dane,
I was looking at the libraries. I have now come up with some strange icons I didn't see before in pdm, which was the library files.
Another issues I have is for example I make a basic part file try to check it in and it says that vault admin is not allowing me to do it because pdm sees the part as a toolbox part. It's not a toolbox part it's just a standard part file I made up.
It won't allow me to do any revisions as pdm see the parts I'm making as toolbox parts.
This all started when I upgraded to premium from professional. I just think I have dropped a setting somewhere along the way.
I think I will have to wait till the var sends out the pdm vault admin book, I have some light reading to do.....ummm I think not !
Steve
Daen,
I think the issue is that i have my main document structure under a folder called SolidWorks data, and i have made up some libraries for parts which are under toolbox libraries within this structure as well. I don't know why this has just turned up though.
Thanks for the link, it pointed me in the right direction. I will reorganize the file structure of the problem folders and see what happens.
Thanks for the help, sorry about the wrong name on the last thread, ipad correction.
Steve
Steve,
I am going to be away from my office for a few weeks so won't be able to help you dig. If this issue is still plaguing you when I return, I'll try to give you some additional ideas.
Daen
Daen,
Finally fixed the issues. I think when I upgraded to premium SolidWorks I organised my file structure under one folder and called it solidworks data! Now after reading SWx help it mentioned that any files under a solidworks data named folder will be treated as a toolbox part. I initially did this to try and make the backup process easier for me as I have need very selective on what I wanted to back up. I may now change this!
I have now removed all the references in standard libraries as I have separated my main file structure. A final check was to check the sldsetdocprop.exe was showing that my parts , assy and dwgs were set to NO.
I have since now checked the PDM and it works like a dream, checks in, updates the revisions, and shows the toolbox parts as non revision parts.
What a rough couple of days, thank god I haven't got work wanting old revisions back. I will have to bump to get them back up.
Thanks very much for the ideas, it's helpful to throw ideas around sometimes. Appreciate your help and more importantly , time.
Steve
Stephen,
Take a look at this thread:
https://forum.solidworks.com/message/345734#345734
Are your libraries set up in the vault admin? Notice the paths are in UNC, not mapped drives. Sometimes SW / Toolbox / WPDM has issues with mapped drives.
Daen