Introducing the Administration Tool

Contents

• Introducing SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard
  

  SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard is a document management product based on the same architecture as SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM.

• Configuring SOLIDWORKS PDM
  

  You expand a vault node in the left pane to access the administration options for the vault.

• Modifying Local Settings
  

  Expand the Local Settings node in the left pane to modify local client settings.

• Managing Web Server
  

  If SOLIDWORKS PDM Web Server is installed, use the Web Servers node to create web server configurations and select the parts of the vault that should be shared.

• Starting the Administration Tool
  

  You can start the SOLIDWORKS PDM Administration tool on any SOLIDWORKS PDM client computer.

• Recently Used List
  

  The Recently Used list appears in the right pane of the SOLIDWORKS PDM Administration tool. It provides quick access to the last ten administration features you have used.

• Viewing Administrative Change History
  

  You can view all Administration tool modifications by looking at the history dialog box for each tool. For example, you can see changes that have been made to file and folder data cards by looking at the Card History dialog box.