Multi-user Environment
Starting at PDMWorks 2005, ownership in SolidWorks Workgroup PDM is bound to read/write access in SolidWorks.
VaultAdmin Vault Settings options:
When Bind ownership to SolidWorks read-write/read-only access is selected:
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Ownership and read/write access are bound as follows. If you:
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Take ownership in Workgroup PDM, you have read/write access in SolidWorks.
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Take write access in SolidWorks, you have ownership in Workgroup PDM. (If another user has ownership, you are not allowed to take write access.)
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Release ownership in Workgroup PDM, you have read-only access in SolidWorks.
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Make a document read-only in SolidWorks, ownership is released in Workgroup PDM.
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Set filesystem read-only attribute if not owner cannot set the system read-only attribute for SolidWorks files because doing so would interfere with binding ownership.
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Options become visible in SolidWorks Tools, Options, System Options, Collaboration:
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Don't prompt to save read-only top level documents (discard changes).
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Don't prompt to save read-only referenced documents (discard changes). This option is also available under Tools, Options, System Options, External References. A setting in one place is reflected in the other.
A message appears offering to set the options when you log in if Bind ownership is selected and the two options are not selected.
When Bind ownership to SolidWorks read-write/read-only access is cleared: