PDM: Check Out Folder Content (DriveWorks Documentation)

PDM: Check Out Folder Content

The Check Out Folder Content Generation Task will check a folders contents out from the vault.

Note: Ensure the SolidWorks PDM Plugin Settings is set up and enabled.

Property Name	Description
(Name)	The unique name for this task.
Source Folder Path	Path to the folder whose contents are to be checked out (must be inside the vault).
Include Subfolders	TRUE to check out files in all subfolders, FALSE to only check out files in this folder.

When this Generation task is added the properties are both dynamic and static by default.
See How To: Change A Static Property To A Dynamic Property to enable rules to be built on these properties.

Property Name	Example Rule	Example Result	Meaning
Source Folder Path	"C:\VaultName\VaultFolder\Contract1"	C:\VaultName\VaultFolder\Contract1	All of the files in the folder 'C:\VaultName\VaultFolder\Contract1' will be checked out.
Include Subfolders	DWConstantRecurse	True	All of the files in the folder and its sub folders recursively will be checked out

This Task can be added to the following Generation Sequence(s):

Pre Copy (will be run before the master file is cloned)
Post Copy (will be run after the master file is cloned, but before opening in SOLIDWORKS)
Pre Drive (will be run before the Main Drive Sequence)
Post Drive (will be run after the Main Drive Sequence)
Pre Close (will be run before the SOLIDWORKS file is closed)
Post Close (will be run after the SOLIDWORKS file is closed)