Benefits of SOLIDWORKS PDM Task List

The  SOLIDWORKS PDM  Task List provides an overview of tasks inside the vault where an Administrator can do the following:

• View completed tasks
• View pending tasks
• Run a task
• Run a task on a batch of files
• View task errors 

SOLIDWORKS PDM Task List Location

The  Task List  is within the  Tasks  node.

Within the Task List window, the  Pending tasks  will show tasks that are in the process of being executed or waiting to be executed.

When a task is pending, you can  Suspend ,  Resume , or  Cancel  that task by right-clicking on the task.

The  Completed tasks  show which tasks have finished.

Selecting  Options  in the Task List window will allow you to customize which Successful and Failed tasks to keep. 

Tasks can also be launched manually in the Task List window by selecting  Add Task.. ., rather than through the local view or a transition. 

Select which task to run from the dropdown menu, then select  OK .

You can choose  Add Files  or  Add Folder  to have the task run on. Add Files will let you select individual files, whereas Add Folder will allow you to select whole folders.

Browse the vault and select the files or folders on which you want to run the task, then select  Open . 

The following window will show your selected files. You can add more files or folders to the list by selecting  Add Files…  or  Add Folder . When you are finished, select  OK . 

The SOLIDWORKS PDM Tasks List can be very helpful in administrating tasks inside the vault.

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