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Creating and Activating a Workspace
You can create a new workspace either from the Windchill Workgroup Manager, using the Server Management utility, or from a workspace table in Windchill.
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By default, when you create a workspace, the new workspace is made the primary active workspace. If you already have an active workspace, its status changes to inactive, and the open files from this workspace are erased from your CAD application session.
Creating a New Workspace using the Server Management Utility in Windchill Workgroup Manager
1. From Windchill Workgroup Manager, select Tools > Server Management. The Server Management window opens.
2. Click Workspace > New.
3. Specify a unique name for the workspace and select the context (product or library) where you want the workspace to reside.
4. Click OK. The new workspace is added to the list of the workspaces in the Server Management window, and it immediately becomes your active workspace.
Creating a New Workspace from a Workspace Page in Windchill
1. In the embedded browser or in standalone Windchill, browse to find the product within which you want to create a workspace.
2. On the Browse tab, expand the product node and click the Workspaces link.
3. In the My Workspace table that appears in the content pane, click the New Workspace icon .
4. In the New Workspace window, specify a unique name for the workspace.
5. Optionally, provide a description for the workspace.
6. Select the Activate checkbox (not available in a standalone browser) to make the new workspace active upon creation.
7. Click OK. The system confirms that the new workspace is created.
Activating a Workspace
You can designate a particular workspace as the active workspace. The active workspace is used as the default location for data management functions, and is connected to your CAD application session.
1. In Windchill Workgroup Manager, select Tools > Server Management.
2. In the Server Management window, right-click a workspace that you want to activate from the list of workspaces available on the selected server. Continue as follows:
◦ To activate a workspace on the primary server, click Activate > Workspace.
◦ To activate a workspace and make its server the primary server, click Activate > Workspace and Set Primary.