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Initiating Add to Workspace
Use the workspace Add action to re-add or update selected workspace objects; or use the Add to Workspace action to add objects from the commonspace to your workspace. The content files associated with the objects can optionally be downloaded to your local disk for read access by you. In the WindchillPreference Management utility, you can set preferences for Add to Workspace and Check Out behavior.
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You need "Download" access permission to add objects to the workspace. Creo Parametric dependency rules and an object's status (if it is already existing in the workspace) determine which objects are selectable or deselectable for download. In addition, you may be able to download some objects, check out others, or check out only meta data for yet other objects.
For more information, see Adding Objects to the Workspace.