Check for Updates

To check for updates to subscribe to parts, perform the following steps:

  1. Select the part(s) to be checked.
  2. Click Check.
    Note: If you have not logged in to a PDM repository yet during this session you will be prompted for your credentials.
  3. Enter your user name and password.
  4. Click OK.
    The dialog is updated to indicate whether any changes have occurred in the PDM system since the selected part(s) were subscribed to.
    Note: The icon to the left of the Item Name column will indicate whether the part has been checked and whether or not the subscribed to part is the latest available version.
    Note: The Item Revision column indicates the revision level of the subscribed to part, and the Latest Revision column indicates the latest available revision in the PDM repository.
  5. Select any part and click Compare Revisions from the context menu to get additional information regarding part changes.
    The property comparison area displays, where an attribute-by-attribute comparison is shown. Attributes that differ by revision are indicated in red.