Article - CS64375
Fails to save in Creo Parametric workspace with error "Model is in a transient state due to the background operation in progress"
Modified: 08-May-2026
Applies To
- Windchill PDMLink 9.1 to 13.1
- Pro/ENGINEER and Creo Elements/Pro Wildfire 3.0 to Wildfire 5.0
- Creo Parametric 1.0 to 12.4
- Creo+
Description
- Warning message appears when saving a model:
- Model is in a transient state due to the background operation in progress
Action failed because some of the documents are in transient state, Try again later.
- Model is in a transient state due to the background operation in progress
- Failure to save, upload, undo checkout or check in from the workspace with warning message
- Encountering problem editing or changing specific files with the same warning message
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