When deleting a file, show the assembly versions where it is used.

[francis.korde]

When a file has been used at least once, when we delete it, Vault will tell us in which assembly it is used but it does not tell us in which version of that assembly.

To find out how many versions of the assembly the part is linked in, I must find the assembly and browse through all the versions.

It would be simpler if Vault gives us this information directly in the delete function dialog box.

For this function to be perfect, it will also have to tell us if the part is used in the latest version of the assembly and if one or more versions of the assembly where the part is used is of the "Release" type.

All this information exists in the Vault since it can be found in the "Where Used" tab. Let's make it more accessible when we need it.

[steinar_sorem]

Agree! This would be a very useful upgrade of Vault. I spend a lot of time searching for versions including the actual file.

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Steinar S

[ihayesjr]

Thank you for posting the idea. Why does it matter how many versions of one assembly the part is used in for you to decide if you want to delete the part or not?

[francis.korde]

Hello Irvin, 

Let's say you've got a library in Vault, a folder with a 3D library made by yourself or even the Content Center folder, and you want to clean it. 

If the file is not used in his latest version (and it's especially true with Content Center) it's really hard to know if this part was used several times or only one. Moreover, if you want to know that, even after trying to delete the file, you have to search for all the assemblies by yourself and go across all versions to see exactly how many times and in which version (possibly not the latest) the file have been used. 

Another situation : Due to our Vault Data Standard system and organisational structure here, users sometimes creates files with "GE" at the beginning of the name + a random number. It's phantom files just to try things. Once validated they copy the "GE" files to a "master" file with another name, leaving the "GE" unnecessary. Problem is : "GE" files are also used for a lot of other things that want to keep. If the delete function can show us in which version of which assemblies each file is used, we will be able to easily decide for all "GE" in a search of an entire project.

That's why the "latest" and "Release" information is also interesting. 
But I have to be fair, it's really close to "Search in all version" demand.