15. When using a where used or uses, create a tree (Baan PDM style) with a user selectable level of layers deep to go, not an explorer style listing. I don't always need to see if the 1 up level assembly is used somewhere, just the child part. I also want in that tree to show old versions of assemblies where a part was used, maybe in a different color, showing that it is no longer used in a newer version, with the option to turn that off also.
16. Create a utility to make a batch DWF (better yet, PDF) creation for legacy parts already in the Vault.
17. Make the vault explorer able to read Inventor files for preview, not just DWFs.
18. Improve listing speed. It takes some time to populate some folders and get the status of the files (local copy same as vault, green, red, checked out by me, checked out by someone else....) Vault 1.3 was much faster than Vault 4 at this.
19. Allow part status change (work in progress, pending, released) without checking in / out.
20. Allow comments to be added without checking out & back in.
21. Per part / folder / revision labeling. When I purge I want the latest versions of revs A, B, C... saved only, not in between steps that were checked in / out so my boss could look at my progress through vault.
22. Store an "in process" file into the vault when it is saved locally... that file will be overwritten with the next save to solve the problem above. If my local HD crashes, I want a vaulted but unreleased file to recover from. Local files should only be a cache. If I am working on an assembly I also want to have the option to have a child part that someone else is revising be updated, or just see the latest released version.