SOLIDWORKS PDM Troubleshooting
As part of our best practices, it’s imperative to routinely check that good backups are being captured, and database maintenance is being complete. If you find these scheduled actions aren’t completing, the first step of troubleshooting will be to manually complete an action for the…
This article is part of a series for troubleshooting common, and perhaps not so common, SOLIDWORKS PDM error messages. The error message “Could not copy the file. Cause: The file could not be found.”, can occur when a user launches a SOLIDWORKS PDM Template that…
A SOLIDWORKS PDM Task automates the conversion of SOLIDWORKS files to other file formats, such as PDFs. A PDM Task opens a SOLIDWORKS file, in SOLIDWORKS, and then performs a Save As operation. Occasionally a SOLIDWORKS PDM Task can fail! Reasons for a SOLIDWORKS PDM…
SOLIDWORKS PDM Error: “Could not create folder. Cause: The file/key name was invalid.”
This article is part of a series for troubleshooting common, and perhaps not so common, SOLIDWORKS PDM error messages. SOLIDWORKS PDM ERROR: “Could not create folder. Cause: The file/key name was invalid.” This reported error can occur when executing a SOLIDWORKS PDM Template. The error…
The SOLIDWORKS PDM ping test can be used to troubleshoot connectivity issues between the server and client computers, as well as between replicated archives. The video below illustrates how to do this along with the optimal settings to use.
In order to troubleshoot SOLIDWORKS PDM connectivity issue between the Archive Server and client, a simple ping test can be used. The ping test is performed on the client computer. From inside Windows “Start”, select run and type in CMD. In the command dialogue box…