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SOLIDWORKS PDM Web2 Download Permissions

In the Web2 client, Administrators can control download permissions for users and groups to prevent downloading of files from the Web2 browser by adding and controlling the following settings into the <configuration> node of the Web.config file. This can be helpful to protect intellectual property if your company needs to provide view-only access with no download capability to organizations or users outside the company. 

 

This example image shows a user with download access (top image) and a user denied access (bottom image). There is not a method to add a warning or explanation to the user. The download button is either active or not.  

Viewing example of download access options

How to Edit the Web.config file

  1. Launch a text editor as administrator, such as Notepad or Notepad++ (syntax highlighting for XML files) and open the Web.config file.

     

    The default locations is: C:\inetpub\wwwroot\SOLIDWORKSPDM\Web2 
Viewing default location options for web.config file
  1. Locate the default <vaultSettings> section and modify to restrict groups or users from downloading. Once the file is saved with the changes, the denied download access will be applied to the users the next time the browser is refreshed. 

 Note: a user cannot download files if the user is denied as part of group or as a user. 

 

The example image below denies download access to ‘Group1’ and user named ‘Eng-1’.  

Viewing default section to modify and restrict
Viewing default section to modify and restrict
Vault Setting
Description
name
Name of the vault. Create a separate <vaultSettings> section for each vault that needs download permissions controlled.
defaultDelimiter
Delimiter used to separate group names in the denyDownloadGroups setting. The default delimiter is |.
denyDownloadGroups
Groups that have download permissions denied in the specified vault. You must separate group names by the delimiter specified in the defaultDelimiter setting.
User Setting
Description
name
User login name. Create a separate <user> node for each user.
denyDownload
Denies download permissions for users from the specified vault. If set to false, the user can download files. If set to true, the user cannot download files.

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