Article - CS407705

WIndchill PDMLink: For SolidWorks if preference "Independently Modify Instances" is set to Yes then Checkout fails with error "New models must be checked in first" when all Instances removed from workspace

Modified: 03-Jan-2024   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 11.0 to 13.0
  • Windchill Workgroup Manager
  • Solidworks

Description

  • For SolidWorks if preference "Independently Modify Instances" is set to Yes then Checkout fails with error "New models must be checked in first" when all Instances removed from workspace
  • Steps to reproduce issue:-
    • Preference Independently Modify Instances is set to Yes for SolidWorks
    • Launch WGM and Solidworks
    • Open Generic part from local disk and perform save to workspace and Check in Generic from workspace
    • Remove All instances from workspace
    • Perform Checkout from Solidworks session,checkout failed with an error
      • “ New models must be checked in first: ABC.SLDPRT”
This is a printer-friendly version of Article 407705 and may be out of date. For the latest version click CS407705