You can assign a revision number to an item or file manually using the
Increment Revision dialog box.
To display the Increment
Revision Dialog Box, do one of the following:
- Select an item or file and click Increment Revision
(toolbar).
- Right-click an item or file and select Increment Revision.
The item or file must be in the Approved state (if using the default workflow) and checked
in.
Toolbar Buttons
Some commands accessed from toolbar buttons are also available on the shortcut menu.
Item List
To change the columns that are displayed, right-click any column heading and select columns to display them or clear columns to hide them.
You can sort the default and custom columns in tables in ascending, descending, or default order by clicking column headers. Column sorting is useful within large datasets. If you sort a column in ascending or descending order, the column is highlighted in green and an arrowhead appears. When you sort a column in a table, SOLIDWORKS PDM removes the file structure hierarchy. Sorting turns off Show Tree Lines and Show Reference Selection Control.
File
name |
Displays item ID or file name.
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Warnings |
Expected operation result:
info |
Additional status information. |
warning |
Warning conditions exist. Your administrator can configure which warnings block operations. |
error |
Operation is blocked. |
To quickly locate files or items
with warnings, use the Next
Warning
 and
Previous Warning
 toolbar
buttons or Ctrl + the
up-arrow or down-arrow on the numeric keypad.
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Inc.
Rev. |
Select to increment the revision number.
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Version |
Latest version number of the item or file in the vault.
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Checked
out by |
Shows users who have items or files checked out. To increment the revision number, the item
or file must be checked in.
If you hover over a user name, a pop-up window
displays user information such as log in status, number of files
checked out, and a link to email the user.
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Found
in |
Vault folder containing the item or file.
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Revision |
Current revision number.
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Next
revision |
New revision number created by this
operation.
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State |
Workflow state of the item or file, such as Under Editing or Waiting for approval.
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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 or items, so
that you can use a single keystroke to check or clear the Inc. Rev. column. |
Select Files |
Displays a dialog box where you
can specify wildcards to select a group of files. You can then use a
single keystroke to check or clear the files in the Inc.
Rev. column. |
Show
Tree Lines |
Adds tree lines to the File name column. |
Change Thumbnail
Preview Size |
Changes the size of thumbnail
previews as Small,
Medium, or Large.
By default, Medium is selected. When you select the size in one table, SOLIDWORKS PDM sets the same size
in applicable tables and on tabs. The thumbnail previews for
non-SOLIDWORKS files may not be clear when you select
Medium or
Large.
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Increase Revision on All Files |
Selects all files or items in the
Inc. Rev.
column. |