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SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional Log File Get Operations and How It Works

Starting with SOLIDWORKS PDM 2023, administrators can track which files in the vault are download/cached from the archive server to the local vault view of a PDM client machine, Web2 server, or Web API server. 

SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional Log File Get Operations and How It Works

Each entry of the Get Operations log includes: 

TypeEvent Type
Type Event type: error, informational, or warning.
DateDate and time of the event.
Description Method used to invoke the Get operation:
• Desktop client
• COM API
• WebAPI
• Web2 server
Destination MachineName of the destination machine that receives data from the archive server.
Client IP AddressIP address of the client machine
For file retrieval operations through Web2 or Web API servers, the IP address of the server machine is logged.
UserLogin name of the user who performed the Get operation.
Document IDID of the document
Document NameName of the document
VersionVersion of the document
Document PathPath of the document in the vault
Archive ServerName of the archive server which the event occurred.

Setting Up Get Logging Operations and Permissions

Note: Logging only begins once the ‘Get’ checkbox is selected, so past file retrieval transactions do not exist and will not show in the Get log after it is enabled. The ‘Get’ 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’. 
SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional Log File Get Operations and How It Works
  1. Enter the PDM System Administrator (admin) credentials to log in.

  2. Under ‘Logging Operations’, check the ‘Get’ checkbox to activate the logging.  This enables logging of the Get operation for the vault on all archive servers. Click the red ‘X’ to close the dialog. 
SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional Log File Get Operations and How It Works
  1. Set the user or group to have Administrative Permissions > File vault management. Click OK to save the changes. 
SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional Log File Get Operations and How It Works

View and Export the Get 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 ‘Show the Get Log’ 
SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional Log File Get Operations and How It Works
  1. Select the icons at the top of the log to refresh, save, or clear the log. 
SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional Log File Get Operations and How It Works

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byRick Braine
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