SolidWorks EPDM – Ignore Permissions from Previous States

As a file passes through a workflow, permissions are inherited from previous states. This can result in users or groups, who would normally have certain permissions in particular state, not having those permissions for some files in that state.

Workflow

For instance a user or group has the permission “Read File Contents” for a file in the “Released” state, but does not have that permission in the “Work in Progress state. This can result in the user or group not being able to view files, that passed through the “Work in Progress” State.

Read Only Permissions

In order to remedy this, the State option “Ignore permissions in previous states” can be selected to reset the permissions.

Ignore permissions