Modifications to Locked Files using SolidWorks

[CP_8221352]

As per the original post. 

We are also running Solidworks & WGM and constantly get these files that WGM "thinks" are to be modified, but are not.  UPDATE does not reload (wish it did).  Only fix is to search and reload each file back into workspaces overwriting the file that thinks its being modified, that it thinks its in error (very time consuming) or just ignore them.  I have directed Co-workers to ignore these.  Some users do not know to ignore or reload and so they end up checking these out thinking a change is eminent.  What a mess.

What triggers this, and how can we avoid it?  Lock/unlock does not stop this from happening.  SW ignores these labels.  If we could mark them as read-only, and WGM understand under no circumstances does these get changed... that may do it, but I dont see that function existing.  

Any tips or tricks for this, please post.   The explaination above is the first I have seen explain it so clearly.  Thank you.  

[Dobi · Accepted solution]

@CP_8221352 I'm not sure how to avoid this... I think the behavior that causes this is a function of how CAD APIs interacts with WGM to pass "changes have been made" flags back and forth. The same thing happens in Creo, honestly. 

While not a fix the root cause, have you had your users try the 'Add' button in the Workspace? 

Instead of searching for and adding files that are needing updates, you can select the ones that are showing as `locally modified but not checked out` and then use the `Add` button to re-collect and re-add to the workspace. 

That saves time compared to searching because you can all of them in one go. 

[CP_8221352]

@Dobi ,

that is the quick fix that will keep my sanity.  Thank you !!