Duplicate after renaming a file

Hello

We work with SolidWorks 2017 and use PDM.

When I rename a file by right-clicking --> SolidWorks --> Rename, my file takes the new name I want, but there is still a duplicate on the PDM with the old name. For example, my file is called DOS_BOIS, I rename it DOS_BOIS_ANCIEN. I find myself on the PDM with the two files DOS_BOIS and DOS_BOIS_ANCIEN.

Has anyone ever had this type of problem? Shouldn't we use this function to rename files?

Thank you in advance for your answers

 

Jérémy

Hello

In Epdm you should not use the functions of Solidworks Explorer accessible by the right click.

If you have the rights to do so, you rename your file like any other file in Windows, the relationships with the other files will be preserved because they are managed by Epdm.

Kind regards

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Hello

I would complete @d.roger by adding that for the links to be preserved the files or document renamed and used must be archived.

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Thank you d.roger and Pierre S for your answers . I'm not going to use the SolidWorks explorer features anymore.