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Get Dialog Box

You can select file versions and copy them to your working folder.

To display the dialog box, select a file and click Actions > Get Latest Version.

Toolbar Buttons

The toolbar buttons provide quick access to commands, most of which are also available on the shortcut menu.

SLW_select_files.gif Select Files Opens the Select Files dialog box, where you can specify a wildcard pattern to select files.
SLW_open_file_list.gif Open File List Opens a list of files in Microsoft Excel.
SLW_save_files.gif Save File List Lets you save the file list as a comma-separated .txt file.
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Referenced Version Uses the attached version of the references.
Latest Version Uses the latest version of the references.

File List

To display hidden columns in the Files to get table, right-click any column heading and select hidden columns. Right-click selected columns to hide columns.
File name

Selected files and files referenced by them. For assemblies, the list can include drawings, parts, subassemblies, and SolidWorks Simulation files.

The related drawings can be in the current folder or in a folder elsewhere in the vault. By default, Enterprise PDM checks the entire vault for related drawings. The scope of the search depends on administrative settings.
Result

Result of validation, either OK, which indicates that the files is available, a warning, or an error.

To quickly locate files with warnings or errors, click Ctrl + the up-arrow or down-arrow on the numeric keypad.
Get Lets you select files to retrieve.
Local ver. The first number is the local (cached) version, or a hyphen (-) if locally modified.

For a referenced file, the left digit represents the attached version (the version in the working folder when the parent file was most recently checked in.) The right digit shows the latest version of the file. For example, 3/6 means that 3 is the attached version and 6 is the latest available version in the vault.

Version File version to retrieve.
Checked out by User who has the file checked out, or blank if not checked out.

If you mouse over a user name, a pop-up window displays user information such as log in status and files checked out, and provides a link so that you can email the user.

Checked out in Computer and local folder where the file is checked out, or blank if not checked out.
Found in Vault folder containing the file.
State Workflow state of the file, for example, Submit for Approval or No Approval Required.

Shortcut Menu Options

Right-click in the file list to access these menu options:

Columns Lets you add or remove columns.
Select All Selects all files, so that you can check or clear the Get column.
Select Files Lets you use wildcards to select a group of files. You can then use a single keystroke to check or clear the files in the Get column.
Get All Files Selects all files in the Get column.
Open File List Opens a list of the files in Microsoft Excel.
Save File List Lets you save the file list as a comma-separated .txt file.


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