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Check In the Project File to Vault and Configure Working Folder Locations

In this unit, you will learn how to check the Inventor project file in to Vault after it has been created and how to map vault folders to local folder paths using Inventor an example. You will also learn how to configure the working folder options for the client working folder and default Inventor project file.

Transcript

00:06

Once the Vault folders have been mapped an Inventor,

00:09

you can check the Inventor project file for Vault into the Vault.

00:16

The steps are an Inventor log in as an administrator default

00:22

log in as an administrator to Vault client.

00:28

Start a new Inventor part file,

00:32

click the plus sign in the model browser and add the Vault tab.

00:36

Also known as the Vault browser.

00:41

Right-click on My-Intro-Vault.ipj

00:45

and select Check in.

00:47

Note if the IPJ file is displayed with unknown status and Vault client,

00:52

Close Inventor

00:54

to lead the IPJ from your local workspace and get it again.

01:03

In this demonstration,

01:04

you check in the newly created Inventor project file for Vault

01:09

an Inventor select new part,

01:11

display the Vault browser to see the project file

01:18

and then hover over the file to see the tool tip indicating that it is not in the Vault.

01:24

Right-click the file and select Check in to add it to the Vault,

01:29

enter some comments

01:31

and then click OK,

01:39

notice the Vault status has changed.

01:42

Now in the Vault client,

01:45

you'll notice that the project file is in the root folder

01:52

with unknown status,

01:54

to fix this,

01:56

delete the file

01:60

and you do this in the local working folder.

02:03

Then click Refresh,

02:06

then in the right-click menu. Select Get

02:10

to Download it again as read only to the local working folder.

02:26

Once you have checked in the project file,

02:28

you can configure the working folder options

02:34

as an administrator. You can define a consistent working folder and project file

02:38

for all your fault users

02:40

to do this. After logging in,

02:42

select Tools, Administration fault settings

02:48

in the Files tab, click Define,

02:52

then set the options for enforce consistent working folder for

02:57

all clients and enforce consistent project file for all clients.

03:05

In this demonstration, under tools administration Vault settings,

03:09

you see the two options being set,

03:13

enforce consistent working folder for all clients and

03:16

enforce consistent project file for all clients.

Video transcript

00:06

Once the Vault folders have been mapped an Inventor,

00:09

you can check the Inventor project file for Vault into the Vault.

00:16

The steps are an Inventor log in as an administrator default

00:22

log in as an administrator to Vault client.

00:28

Start a new Inventor part file,

00:32

click the plus sign in the model browser and add the Vault tab.

00:36

Also known as the Vault browser.

00:41

Right-click on My-Intro-Vault.ipj

00:45

and select Check in.

00:47

Note if the IPJ file is displayed with unknown status and Vault client,

00:52

Close Inventor

00:54

to lead the IPJ from your local workspace and get it again.

01:03

In this demonstration,

01:04

you check in the newly created Inventor project file for Vault

01:09

an Inventor select new part,

01:11

display the Vault browser to see the project file

01:18

and then hover over the file to see the tool tip indicating that it is not in the Vault.

01:24

Right-click the file and select Check in to add it to the Vault,

01:29

enter some comments

01:31

and then click OK,

01:39

notice the Vault status has changed.

01:42

Now in the Vault client,

01:45

you'll notice that the project file is in the root folder

01:52

with unknown status,

01:54

to fix this,

01:56

delete the file

01:60

and you do this in the local working folder.

02:03

Then click Refresh,

02:06

then in the right-click menu. Select Get

02:10

to Download it again as read only to the local working folder.

02:26

Once you have checked in the project file,

02:28

you can configure the working folder options

02:34

as an administrator. You can define a consistent working folder and project file

02:38

for all your fault users

02:40

to do this. After logging in,

02:42

select Tools, Administration fault settings

02:48

in the Files tab, click Define,

02:52

then set the options for enforce consistent working folder for

02:57

all clients and enforce consistent project file for all clients.

03:05

In this demonstration, under tools administration Vault settings,

03:09

you see the two options being set,

03:13

enforce consistent working folder for all clients and

03:16

enforce consistent project file for all clients.

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Check In the Project File to Vault and Configure Working Folder Locations - Quiz

Required for course completion

What is the correct sequence of steps to check in an Inventor project file for Vault to the vault after logging in as an Administrator to the Autodesk Vault add-in for Inventor and Autodesk Vault client?

(Select one)

Right-click on the project file and select Check In…, start a new Inventor part file, click “+” in the Model Browser and add the Vault tab (Vault Browser).
Start a new Inventor part file, click “+” in the Model Browser and add the Vault tab (Vault Browser), right-click on the project file and select Check In….
Click “+” in the Model Browser and add the Vault tab (Vault Browser), right-click on the project file and select Check In…, start a new Inventor part file.
Start a new Inventor part file, right-click on the project file and select Check In…, click “+” in the Model Browser and add the Vault tab (Vault Browser).

Select an answer

An Administrator can define a consistent working folder for all Vault users but cannot define a consistent project file for all Vault users.

(Select one)

True
False

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