Revise Preferences
The following table lists preferences for creating new revisions found under the Revise category:
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Preference
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Context
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Values
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Description
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Allow Override On Insert
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• Site
• Product
• Organization
• Library
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Yes
No (default)
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If set to “Yes” will display insert actions and allows user to specify a revision label.
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Allow Override On Revise
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• Site
• Product
• Organization
• Library
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Yes
No (default)
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If set to “Yes” allows user to specify a revision label when creating a new revision.
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Allow Override On Create CAD Document
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• Site
• User
• Product
• Organization
• Library
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Yes
No (default)
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If set to “Yes”, allows the user to set the revision of an uploaded object. If set to “No”, when a new CAD document is checked in, it uses the initial revision label in the sequence.
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Allow revise of non-latest revisions
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• Site
• Product
• Organization
• Library
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Yes
No (default)
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If set to “Yes”, allows the user to revise non-latest revisions for valid object types
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Revision Label Picker Display Count
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• Site
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Integer (default is 10)
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Specifies the number of revision labels displayed in the revision label picker.
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Skip CAD/Dynamic Document Attachments
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• Site
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Restricts the type of attachments copied onto the new CAD/Dynamic document. When using commonspace or workspace Revise, the preference specifies the attachments excluded from this action. The value is given in a formatted, comma separated list. The format for a single value is: <content_role>:<content_category>
Possible values for content role are: SECONDARY and ADDITIONAL_FILES.
For content category, use the internal name of a valid content category. Possible values can be customized, or a PTC provided category. The internal names are visible in the CAD Data Management preferences.
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• Verify the attachments when saving and revising from the workspace, as the CAD Document contents may vary based on the sequence of operations like in conflict scenarios.
• There are collections preferences under Collector subcategory of the Revise category that are described under the collection related preferences. Refer Collection-related Preferences for Actions.
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The Skip CAD/Dynamic Document Attachments preference is applicable to all the CAD Tools. However, there are a few limitations for the different CAD tools as listed below:
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CAD Tool
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Attachment data files
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Preference Value
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Comments
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AutoCAD
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PDF and all Raster Image file formats.
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SECONDARY: IMAGE
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When using Revise and Check Out the attachments are still carried forward despite setting the new Windchill preference.
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AutoCAD Electrical
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mdb,wdd,wdx,inst,loc,wdl,wdr,wdn,wdf,wdi,wdt,wda,wdw,wd_fam.dat
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SECONDARY: GENERAL
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The attachment files are skipped upon Revise.
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SOLIDWORKS
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xls, xlsx, xlsm
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SECONDARY:SOLIDWORKS_DESIGN_TABLE
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The external design table is still listed in attachments after Revise action from SOLIDWORKS.
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NX
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JT
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SECONDARY:EXPORT
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Attachment files are skipped upon Revise from NX.
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CEDM
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sdrc
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SECONDARY:STOCKFINISH_RELATION
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Attachment files are retained upon Revise from CEDM.
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