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SOLIDWORKS PDM Log File User Log-in and Log-out

(PDM Professional only)

 

Starting with SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional 2025, administrators can track PDM user authentication details (log-in and log-out actions) of a PDM Professional client vault, Web2 server, or Web API server.

 

The authentication details include the username, the date, and time when the user has logged in and out, and the SOLIDWORKS PDM client (desktop client or Web2).

SOLIDOWORKS PDM Log File User Log-in and Log-out

Setting Logging Operations and Permissions

Note: Logging only begins once the ‘Log-in and Log-out’ checkbox is selected, so past user activity does not exist and will not show in the log after it is enabled. The ‘Log-in and Log-out’ logging is NOT enabled by default, not even for PDM System Administrator (admin).

  1. Open the SOLIDWORKS PDM Administration tool (Windows Start > All Apps > SOLIDWORKS PDM > Administration).
  2. Right-click on the PDM Professional vault and select ‘Properties’.
SOLIDOWORKS PDM Log File User Log-in and Log-out
  1. Enter the PDM System Administrator (admin) credentials to log in.
  2. Under ‘Logging Operations’, check the ‘Log-in and Log-out’ checkbox to activate the logging. This enables logging of the user authentication operation for the vault on all archive servers. Click the ‘X’ in the upper right corner to close the dialog.
SOLIDOWORKS PDM Log File User Log-in and Log-out
  1. Set the user or group to have Administrative Permissions > File vault management. Click OK to save the changes. The user/group now has access to view the logs.
SOLIDOWORKS PDM Log File User Log-in and Log-out

View and Export the Log-in and Log-out Log

  1. Open the SOLIDWORKS PDM Administration tool (Windows Start > All Apps > SOLIDWORKS PDM > Administration) and log in with a user who has ‘File vault management’ permission.
  2. Right-click on the PDM Professional vault and select ‘Logs > Show the Log-in and Log-out Log’
SOLIDOWORKS PDM Log File User Log-in and Log-out
  1. Select the icons at the top of the log to refresh, save(export), or clear the log (red box below). You can also search for specific text within the log (green box below).
SOLIDOWORKS PDM Log File User Log-in and Log-out

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