We select the folder or folders from the vault to be archived.

  


Archiving options:

    • Only the extensions:

You can specify the extensions of the files that should be archived, to specify several extensions, use the separator ;

This option will not be taken into account for the referenced documents, they will all be archived in any case.

    • Do not archive if the file is to be regenerated in the CAD program:

Some documents require rebuilding, for example assembly files that have not been rebuilt since changes were made to the child files. To not archive these documents, check the option.

    • Force archiving if file formats are not recognized by SOLIDWORKS PDM professional

If this option is unchecked, files whose extension has not been declared in PDM will not be archived

    • Force archiving of files if references are retrieved by another user

If this option is not checked, documents with extracted references will not be archived

    • Force archiving of files if references cannot be found

When referenced files cannot be found in the SOLIDWORKS PDM vault, the parents are not archived if the option is not checked

    • Keep the extracted file after taking a version

When this option is checked, the document will be archived to take a version, then retrieved again

    • Delete local copy

If this option is checked, at the end of the treatment, the local copy will be deleted

    • Replace the most recent version of the file during archiving

This option only works in SOLIDWORKS PDM 2017 and allows you to overwrite the latest file version when archiving.



The reference analysis compares SOLIDWORKS references with PDM links and corrects missing PDM links.

In case a PDM link is missing:

               - The PDM database is searched for the location of the file referenced in the PDM database.

               - If there is only one result, the SW reference to this file is modified and the PDM link is recreated during archiving.

               - If we have several files found in PDM, we don't modify the links.

                 - If we have several files found in PDM and the option is checked:

We scan the file tree and take the file that best matches the folder structure

Example : 

Ruptured reference SOLIDWORKS C:\SW2015\20 - Weldments2.sldprt -> Files found in PDM :

Samples, myPDMtools, AdvancedBOM parts...Body2.sldprt

                       Samples of myPDMtools.20 - Weldments\Corps2.sldprt

In this case the chosen file will be Samples of myPDMtools.20 - Weldments\Corps2.sldprt because the end of the road 20 - Weldments best matches the SW reference.