Hi all
I'm creating word documents that contain fields linked to the PDM data card (example: project number, deal number, etc). So I put these fields (variables) in the properties of the word. On my workstation it works, on the other hand on my colleagues' workstations, the fields do not appear, as if they were not even in the document.
Does anyone have any idea why?
PS: Based on this tutorial: SOLIDWORKS PDM: 5 steps to make your Word documents interactive - Visiativ Solutions.
Thank you
Was the test done with a default value for each of your fields?
Have you checked the presence of the fields by using the Alt+F9 command in word on a colleague's computer?
No, the value is taken from the data card of the folder, so it is "customized".
I just found a lead: When on a colleague's workstation, I extract the file, and I update the fields, this time the value appears well. In fact on my computer I have a macro that updates all the fields when opened, which the others don't have.
However, without extracting the file, it is not possible to update the fields a priori. Does a parameter allow you to manage this?
Thank you
Hello
If you have a macro, you have to deploy it to all users. Without extracting, it is still possible to display the content, but in theory if the file was saved with the "resolved" fields, it should be displayed without any problem to other users.
If, on the other hand, you only go through the data card, there is no automatic refresh of the fields in Word so you have to force it by macro (either in the normal.dotm which launches each time a file is opened or directly in the Word file used in the vault).
Hello
It seems a bit logical that EPDM can't update a file that isn't extracted, right???
Even on SW, EPDM is forced to extract and archive files to mount revisions.