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About Communicating Server Status in a Windchill Connected Session of Creo
When multiple users access the same server objects, Creo accesses the Windchill database and notifies the users about the status of the server objects. The glyphs or symbols in the Windchill Server Status column of the Model Tree represent the current status of the server objects. The glyphs indicate whether users can concurrently work on the latest version of the server objects without overwriting each other’s changes in the multi-user environment.
The glyphs representing the status of the server objects in the Windchill Server Status column of the Model Tree in Creo are the same as the glyphs representing the status of the server objects in the Workspace listing page of Windchill. The Windchill Server Status column of the Model Tree displays glyphs or symbols for the following status of the server objects:
Critical server information such as the out-of-date state of the server objects.
Warnings such as objects modified without checkouts.
Server and Creo session information such as server objects checked out by other users or modified in session.
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When a server object has more than a single status, the Windchill Server Status column in the Model Tree only displays the status symbol or glyph that corresponds with the most severe state of the server object. The tooltip of the status symbol or glyph displays the additional status of the server object in the order of priority, the most severe to the least severe.
The status of the server objects helps you determine the consequence of your intended actions. For instance, when a server object is checked out by another user and the changes made require an upload and check in to the server, the Windchill Server Status column displays the glyph that represents critical server information. You can then defer your intention to reference the object until its out-of-date status is cleared. If you are warned that the iteration of the server object you are trying to check out is not the latest, you can perform an Update action to add the latest iteration of the object to the Workspace.
When multiple users are working on the same server objects in Creo or Windchill, Creo retrieves the latest status of the objects from the server. The Model Tree and the Notification Center then display the current and the active status symbols and notifications of the server objects. The Notification Center reports critical information and warnings regarding the state of the server objects. The symbols that are no longer valid are removed from the Windchill Server Status column and the status of the server objects on the Model Tree are up-to-date.
If a file or server object was renamed in the Common space or its status changed in Windchill, you can click File > Manage File > Refresh Server Status in Creo or right-click the status of a server object on the Model Tree and click Refresh Server Status on the shortcut menu to verify the change in the file name or the status of the object. You can confirm the status of the server objects in Creo even though the status of the server objects in the Windchill Server Status column and the Workspace listing page are synchronized, consistent, and up-to-date.