You can change the lifecycle status without opening the document.
The vault administrator sets permissions on the VaultAdmin Lifecycle tab (a user or group, administrators, etc).
To change a document lifecycle:
In the SOLIDWORKS client or the SOLIDWORKS Explorer client, right-click the document in the vault view and select Change Lifecycle Status. In the dialog box, make selections as described below, then click OK.
Lifecycle status
Current status |
Read-only. |
New status |
Select a lifecycle status from the list. The list is created by the vault administrator on the Lifecycle tab of VaultAdmin. |
The Status Change event is noted in the Action column of the History/Notes tab in the Document Information dialog box and in the SOLIDWORKS Explorer client along with a note in the Notes column.
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Scope
Choose which documents are to change their lifecycle status.
Selected item |
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Document's children (all items under selected) |
Change status for the selected document's children. Choose either First level children only or All children.
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Do not change if document is a link |
Do not change the status if the document resides in another project and is referenced by a link .
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