View history files from Web Client

[jalanp1955]

Our inspection department would like the ability to view previous revisions of a part file. We are using Vault Collaboration 2012 and they use the web client to view files. They can look at a list of the history files but do not have access to view them. I could not find a way to change this in the configuration section of the web client.

[ihayesjr]

Sorry but you cannot view previous versions of a file in the web client.

[VGonsalves]

Irvin

I know this is a very old thread but I have a question for you or any one of the Autodesk support team members.

Our current setup consists of Autodesk Inventor Professional 2012 with Vault Collaboration 2012, plus Webclient throught Internet explorer 9. We have an extremely simple lifecycle setup - "Work in progress" to "Released" and vice versa. We have used this lifecycle for a short while now. And the benefit is that when the file is "Released" its visible through the webclient but once it has been changed to "Work in Progress" for editing it disappears from the web client. This works very well with our factory setup.

But recently I have noticed that there is a problem occuring on some files. When a file has been reverted to "Work in Progress" its historical data is visible through the web client. This is a receipe for disaster. Kindly help me rectify this problem.

Thank you

[ihayesjr]

There is no way to change this.  The web client was designed to show previously released files even if the current version of the file is in Work in Progress.

[john.laidler]

If you have DWF files being created, and they exist when the document is 'released, then a 'watermark' will appear when viewing the document stating its 'work in progress'.