Resolving Incomplete Dependents
Windchill Workgroup Manager for CATIA V5 allows you to resolve incomplete objects in two ways:
• Resolve an incomplete dependent from its information page.
• Use the auto-resolve functionality available from the Upload or Checkin page.
Resolving Incomplete Dependents from the Information Page
You can resolve incomplete dependents using the Replace or Add Placeholder actions.
Using the Replace Action
The Replace action enables you to resolve an incomplete dependency by replacing a missing object with an object from the Windchill database. This action is only available from the information page of an incomplete object.
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While the replace command allows you to select a document to replace the incomplete object, it does not guarantee that the object it is replaced with is the correct dependent. If it is replaced with an incorrect dependent, CATIA V5 can still refuse the link.
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To replace an incomplete object:
1. From the information page of an incomplete object, select Replace from the actions menu. The Replace page appears.
2. Enter the document’s filename in either field, depending on if the file is stored in the active workspace or the common space.
Clicking Cancel returns you to the information page without replacing the incomplete object.
3. Click Ok to replace the incomplete object with the selected document.
All the parents of the incomplete object in the workspace are updated to reflect the selected object and the incomplete object is deleted.
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If the parents are in a CATIA V5 session, reopen the CAD parent assembly in CATIA V5 to see the changes. To persist the changes after replacing the incomplete object, upload the documents.
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Resolving Incomplete Dependents from the Check-In or Upload User Interface
When objects are selected for check in or upload, the Auto resolve incomplete objects check box is also available. This is also true when objects that are added to the list based on dependencies include incomplete dependent objects.
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Many dependents are required, and therefore cannot be ignored. Your site administrative policies can disallow the ignore option, or only allow certain object types to be ignored.
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When you select the auto-resolve functionality, it offers the following options.
• Update with object on server, then ignore—The system searches on the server for an object with the same filename. If one is found, the incomplete object is updated by the found file. The object is no longer incomplete, and is therefore available for upload.
If no object is found to update the incomplete object, the system ignores the incomplete dependent (which is removed from the upload list).
• Always ignore—The system simply removes any incomplete objects from the upload list.