Account Access

You can give Windows accounts administrative and attach permissions.

Users with administrative access have sufficient rights to remove, attach, and upgrade file vaults and to create new ones. Administrators can add or remove file vaults with the SOLIDWORKS PDM administration tool on a client workstation.
Admin users can destroy file vaults and archives. Give only administrators this level of access.

Users with attach permissions can attach to an archive server to see the vaults hosted on that archive server and create local file vault views. These users can also log into the vault using the Administration tool if a local view has not been created.

Assigning Access

You can give Windows users or groups administrative and attach access to file vaults.

  1. Click (toolbar) or Tools > Default Settings .
  2. In the Default Settings dialog box, click the Security tab.
    • Administrative Access

      Under Administrative access, click Add.

    • Attach Access

      Under Attach access, click Add.

  3. From the Select Users and Groups dialog box, enter the name of an existing Windows user or group account in Add new user or group.
  4. Click Add.
    The account appears in Added users and groups.
  5. Click OK and OK again in the Default Settings dialog box.