Pull all drawings from server side workplace to local - sub folder cannot be searched?

[SC_TK]

Hi, 

in Windchill, we have several workspaces. Each workspace has some sub folders. 

In the table view, if I want to search "*.drw". I can only see drawings inside my current folder. But nothing from the sub folders. 

Did we setup something wrong? 

Thanks
 

[jlecoz]

Can you provide us more informations about your use-case?

A user workspace doesn't have sub-folder which is in-line with what you observe.

[SC_TK]

Thanks for replying. 

Yes, Workspace consists of both local and server side. Local workspace has no sub folder. Just a flat structure. But in common space under the project , there are sub folders on the server side for each workspace. 

I need to recreate all the PDFs for all drawings under this workspace. So I tried to pull all of them from server side to my local workspace, but I couldn't find a way to display all them in common space. 

[avillanueva]

Are you using a Product area or a Project?

[SC_TK]

We are a company based on projects. Only library parts are in the production area. All the rest are in project. 

[SC_TK · Accepted solution]

All right a solution was found. But not as straightforward as I would expected. To get all the drawings. first I selected the General assembly which contained all the models. Then I added this General assembly into my workspace. In the next page, I selected to include all drawings and parts.  All drawings related to the model were saved to local workspace. 

I just don't get it why Windchill cannot make the behaviour like Windows explorer. 

[jlecoz]

Your solution is the most robust, it identifies all drawing regardless their context location.

Another option would have been to search for all drawing within a project (see vid below)