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Setting to disable the "Replace Content"

Setting to disable the "Replace Content"

Status: Archived Submitted by 1-Newbie on ‎Nov 18, 2015 10:40 AM
6 Comments (6 New)

In the Windchill Desktop Integration if you drop a file on top of another document, then the content will be replaced. This is not how Windows File Explorer works and it is frequent cause of problem for the Windchill DTI users. Therefore we would request an enhancement that will give us an option to disable this feature in preferences.

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sm
1-Newbie
1-Newbie
‎Nov 18, 2015 02:50 PM
‎Nov 18, 2015 02:50 PM

Ah, I could see how that could be potentially problematic to users unfamiliar with Windchill and the Windows Explorer integration. There is a site preference to disable Replace Content. I am testing it now to see how it impacts the Windows Explorer integration.

sm
1-Newbie
1-Newbie
‎Nov 19, 2015 07:24 AM
‎Nov 19, 2015 07:24 AM

Yes, Windchill honors all the application settings, so if you disable Replace Content in the browser interface, it will disable it in the Windows Explorer interface. I realize this is a system wide shut off for Replace Content and you only asked for a Windows Explorer shut off. Is this an acceptable solution, or would you still like to have a single Windows Explorer shut off. If so, how would you like to achieve that; user preference, org/site preference, dti preference, etc?

sgylden
2-Guest
2-Guest
‎Nov 19, 2015 10:21 AM
‎Nov 19, 2015 10:21 AM

Hi Scott

Thank you for your fast investigation.

I am working together with Javid on this.

I don't think this is a problem for Creo users, they do not see this Replace Content anyway.

We will try and disable it and see how it works.

BR Soeren

sm
1-Newbie
1-Newbie
‎Nov 19, 2015 01:28 PM
‎Nov 19, 2015 01:28 PM

When you disable the Replace Content action in the Site Preferences, this is what happens in Windows Explorer. The Drag-n-Drop Replace Content action is not allowed. If the document is dropped in the "white space", it will be checked in as a new iteration of the source document.

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sgylden
2-Guest
2-Guest
‎Nov 23, 2015 07:17 AM
‎Nov 23, 2015 07:17 AM

Hi Scott

Yes, the disable Replace Content works fine for us

Thank you!

BR Soeren

olivierlp
Community Manager
Community Manager
‎Jan 05, 2022 10:58 AM
‎Jan 05, 2022 10:58 AM
Status changed to: Archived

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