Group Properties - Warnings Tab

You can use the Warnings tab to specify conditions that block check in, check out, change state, and increment revision operations.

For example, you can prevent group members from incrementing a revision when a file is checked out.

To access this tab:

  1. Display a group's Properties dialog box, by expanding the Groups node and double-clicking the group or right-clicking Groups and selecting New Group.
  2. In the left pane, click Warnings.
Can't ignore any warnings If any warning is reported, the user cannot perform the operation.
Affected operation Select the operation that is affected by the warnings:
Change State Check Out
Check In Set revision

Select warnings that block the operation

The warnings that are available depend on the Affected operation that you select.

Affected operation: Change State

File is checked out Another user has the file checked out. The group member does not have write access.
File is in wrong state The state of the file does not match the state of the file that the group member is checking out.

For example, the state of a referenced file was not changed when the state of the referencing file was changed.
File not found The file is not stored in the vault.
Latest version is not attached A later version of the file is in the vault.
No rights to change state The group member does not have permission to change the state of the file.
Parent can't change state The group member does not have permission to change the state of the parent file.
The file is not rebuilt The file was not rebuilt when it or its parent file was modified.
Unknown file format The format of the file has not been defined in SOLIDWORKS PDM.

See File Types.

Affected operation: Check In

Cyclic reference. The referenced file itself refers back to the parent file and cannot be checked in.

The detection of a cyclic reference always blocks check in.
File name is not unique. Another file of the same name already exists in the vault.
File not found. The referenced file is not found.
Local file is modified. A local copy of the referenced file has been modified.
Local version has been overwritten A local version of the file has been overwritten.
Missing data necessary for BOM, needs resaving in SOLIDWORKS The internal data required for BOM is either missing or not updated leading to incorrect BOM entries. To correct the BOM entries, resave the assembly file in SOLIDWORKS.
No local copy. The referenced file is present in the vault but there is no copy in the local folder.
Outside SOLIDWORKS PDM. The referenced file is stored in a location outside the file vault and will not be added as a reference in SOLIDWORKS PDM for the parent file (the actual reference is stored in the physical parent file).
SOLIDWORKS Drawing is set to use Independent Revision table The SOLIDWORKS drawing includes an Independent type revision table. SOLIDWORKS PDM supports a SOLIDWORKS drawing that includes See Sheet 1 or Linked revision table.
The file is checked out by another user. The referenced file is checked out by another user.
The file is checked out in another folder. The referenced file is checked out in another folder.
The file is checked out on another computer. The referenced file is checked out on another computer.
The file is not rebuilt. The file has been updated more recently than a drawing or assembly that references it. Clicking this warning provides more information regarding which files to rebuild.
The file is open in another application. Close the file in the other application and then check in the file.
If the file is open in SOLIDWORKS and the SOLIDWORKS PDM add-in is installed, the user can check in from the add-in without closing the file.
Toolbox file is located in a non-Toolbox folder. The referenced Toolbox file is outside the defined Toolbox root folder.
Unknown file format. The file format is not recognized.

Affected operation: Check Out

Can't check out: Unsupported file type. Files of this type are not supported in the vault.
Document in multiple projects. The document is used in multiple projects.
File is checked out. The file is checked out by another user.
File not found. The file is not stored in the vault.
No check out rights. The user does not have permission to check out the file.
The file is deleted. The file has been deleted from the vault.
The file is open in another application. Close the file in the other application and then check out the file.
If the file is open in SOLIDWORKS and the SOLIDWORKS PDM add-in is installed, the user can check out from the add-in without closing the file.

Affected operation: Set revision

A revision is attached to a newer version. A revision number has already been attached to a newer version of the file.
Can't set revision. A transition action is to set the file revision, but there is a problem.
Can't set revision. End of revision list. The values in the revision list have been exhausted and the operation is refused.
Can't set revision. File is checked out. The file is checked out. The user must check in the file to set its revision.
Can't set revision. Missing revision on referenced file. No revision number is configured for a file that is referenced by this file.
Can't set revision. No revision generator found. No revision number is configured for this file.
Can't set revision. You lack sufficient rights. The user does not have permission to set the revision of files in this folder.
File not found. The file is not stored in the vault.
Multiple versions exist in tree. More than one version of this file exists in the folder.
Somebody else has created a revision on this document. Another user has set the revision number on this file.
The file is not rebuilt. The file has been updated more recently than a drawing or assembly that references it. Clicking this warning provides more information regarding which files to rebuild.
The selected version does not exist.