How to disable editing non-latest revisions?

[Aaronm87]

Version: Windchill 12.1

Use Case: Users can accidently checkout and edit a lower revision.

Description:

We had an issue where a user was able to checkout a previous revision causing our reporting to grab the updated lower revision as the latest. IS there a way to disable editing non-latest iterations of all wtobjects?

[cying]

You have to be a product manager and above to do this.

You must be a "Product Manager" or above to perform this action.  Navigate to the container, select UTILITIES --> PREFERENCE MANAGER 

[avillanueva]

There are two issues at play here, revisions and iterations. If you want to dis-allow checkout of older revisions, this is done with lifecycle states and access control. The older revisions should have their latest iteration in a state that prevents check out. For example, if revision A is released, you access rights should have prevented that user from modifying it (being able to check it out and back in). Now admins certainly have this right but normal members should not. Make sure your users are not all running around as admin and older revisions are being set to an appropriate lifecycle state.

Next, if you are talking about checking out older iterations, that is covered by a preference and ONLY applies to CAD Documents:

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS22588?source=search

This can easily be disabled. What is allows users to do is open up older iteration (if latest is A.5, go back to A.3), check it out and make it the latest on check in. I call this leap-frogging.

[Fadel]

SET the non latest to a state like "Released" where edit permission is not granted 

[vnamboodheri]

Hello @Aaronm87,

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