Shared project problems with file read-only

[Anonymous]

Hi,

we are working with an inventor shared project and we need to put some file read-only for security reasons.

Now, when the user opens an assembly and some read-only sub-assembly have to update during opening phase, Inventor prompt the user for put ReservedForWriteByMe in opening documents.

Because of read-only attribute, inventor can’t reserve all documents it needs, and the open command is aborted so that the user can’t open the assembly.

If he can find which sub-assembly or part, Inventor has to update, he could put the file writable through a custom command, but the shown message box merely contains a list of all document that need to be updated and thus to Reserved.

Can I set Inventor to do not try to reserve from write read-only file (always or in an open command only) ?

Is there a way to be notified when such a situation happens so that I can temporarily remove the file read-only attribute?

Thanks in advance

Max

[Anonymous]

In my office we use Inventor 2012 and we found out that Inventor never put assemblies in read-only mode. If a first designer open and edit an assembly without saving it, then we may have a second designer accessing the the same file with write capabilities. If this second designer decides to save the file, the first designer gets a messagem saying "A later version of this file has been saved by ***. Saving the file would overwrite changes, which is not allowed. If you wish to preserver your changes, use the Save Copy As command."

We do not use Vault and we have Windows Seven 64 bits PCs.