The Settings Administrator Tool lets you manage common dismissed messages
by users.
When you run the Settings Administrator Tool, you can block users from
dismissing messages by applying controls for
Messages/Errors/Warnings. You can ensure that some error
messages and warnings always display or never display. These settings are saved in
the *.sldSettings file.
The Settings Administrator Tool was introduced in the previous release.
Administrators can use the tool to set system options when deploying the SOLIDWORKS
software. It is available when you install an Administrative
Image and is stored in the following default location:
C:\SolidWorksAdmin\SOLIDWORKS <version>\64bit\SOLIDWORKS\Program Files
64\SOLIDWORKS\sldSettingsAdmin.exe.
To enable control of dismissed messages:
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Launch the Settings Administrator Tool and in the System
Options tab, click
Messages/Errors/Warnings.
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Check
Apply and optionally check
Lock for the messages you want to manage.
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Set the message to Show or Don't
Show.
If you select Show, the message is removed from a
user's dismissed message list, and displays to the user at the appropriate
time. If you select Don't Show, the message is
automatically added to a user's dismissed messages list, and does not
display when the user is working on a model.
This table describes the behavior in the software:
Apply |
Lock |
Show |
Don't Show |
Behavior |
X |
|
X |
|
Force the message to show. |
X |
|
|
X |
Dismisses the message and adds the
message to the dismissed message list. |
X |
X |
X |
|
Forces the message to show and
disables the option to Don't show
again in the message box. |
X |
X |
|
X |
Dismisses the message and bars user
from enabling it in . |
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When you choose Don't Show, you must
also select a response to the silenced prompt. The response to a message might
be OK, Yes,
No, or a short text string.
Users can override locked settings if you supply them with a password. When users
hover over a lock icon in Messages/Errors/Warnings, a dialog
box prompts for a password. With this password, users can unlock a message, and
remove or add a message from their dismissed messages list.