Other enhancements
for SOLIDWORKS Manage include process and search improvements, and new options for
administrators.
- You can do full text searches of imported files. In the Files and
Excel Importer tool, specify the Full Text
Search option.
- You can change the data type (Text, Date, or Number) of a link
to a third-party field. The software warns you that it deletes incompatible
data.
Previously, to change the data type, you had to delete and create the field
again.
- Released (approved) icons appear for status change outputs from
Timesheet processes as the processes complete.
- When you add references to document objects, you can use the
File Name column in the Add Reference(s) dialog box to quickly find
records.
- In the Process Wizard, on
the Main Configuration page, you can clear
Automatically fill process description field from
affected items.
- You can create a new project record from existing project
records and add attributes such as stages, tasks, resources, and deliverables
from the source project.
- The Gantt chart tools and functionality of the Project Planning
tool provide better performance. The tools are more responsive when you add or
edit predecessors or move stages in the Project Planning tool.
- When you save a process record, you must fill in all the
required fields at each stage.
If you want to receive a
warning when you do not fill all the required fields, in the Process Wizard, select All process fields must be completed when a process is
created.
- Administrators can control the layout of main grids and prohibit
users from saving their changes.
The changes that the users
make are applicable for the ongoing session only. When they log in again,
they get the default configuration saved by the administrators.
- Administrators can enter a password instead of getting a
system-generated password when they reset passwords for external users.