Suppress Dialogs in the Inventor Vault Add-in

Certain dialogs can be suppressed in the Inventor Vault Add-in.

• Check In
• Undo Check Out
• Check In dialog on file close
• Check Out dialog on file open

Each dialog has settings associated with it. You can specify default values for these dialogs and choose whether or not the dialogs actively prompt you while working with files in a vault. 

Change Suppression Settings for the Check In Dialog Box

When suppressing the Check In dialog box, you can specify how the corresponding vault operation affects the related files. The Check In operation is performed using the specified settings without prompting you.

1. Select Vault Options from the Autodesk Vault ribbon.
2. In the Options dialog box, click Settings for the Check In dialog box.
3. In the Settings for Check In dialog box, specify if you want to keep the file checked out for further editing.
4. Select the Include Children check box to apply the vault operation to all files on which the selected file depends.
5. Select the Include Parents check box to apply the vault operation to all files that depend on the selected file. If Include Parents is turned on, you can specify whether or not only the direct parents of the file are included or all parents of the file.
6. Select the Create visualization attachment check box to create and attach a .dwf file to the design file being checked in. The .dwf attachments are only created for files that have changed or for files that do not have .dwf files published already. Select the Apply to all Files check box to create .dwf files for children. This option is on by default.
   Note: The paper clip icon is not displayed for automatically published .dwf files.
7. Click OK.
8. In the Options dialog box, click OK.

Change Suppression Settings for the Check In Dialog Box when Closing a File

When suppressing the Check In dialog box, you can specify how the corresponding vault operation affects the related files. The Check In operation is performed using the specified settings without prompting you.

1. Select Vault Options from the Autodesk Vault ribbon.
2. In the Options dialog box, click Settings for the Check In dialog box.
3. In the Settings for Check In dialog box, specify if you want to keep the file checked out for further editing and whether or not to delete the local copy of the file once it is checked in to the vault.
4. Select the Include Children check box to apply the vault operation to all files on which the selected file depends.
5. Select the Include Parents check box to apply the vault operation to all files that depend on the selected file. If Include Parents is turned on, you can specify whether or not only the direct parents of the file are included or all parents of the file.
6. Select a Visualization Attachment preference:
   • Select the Create during check-in option to create and attach a .dwf file to the design file being checked in from the local workstation. The .dwf attachments are only created for files that have changed or for files that do not have .dwf files published already.
     Note: The paper clip icon is not displayed for automatically published .dwf files.
   • Select the Send to Job Server option to send the visualization publishing task to the Job Server, where the .dwf file will be created at a time specified by the Job Server Queue settings.
   • Select the Do not create option to disable sending the visualization task to the Job Server or creating the visualization file during check-in.
7. Select the Apply to all Files check box to create .dwf files for children when checking files in from the local workstation or through the Job Server. This option is disabled when the Do not create option is selected.
8. Click OK.
9. In the Options dialog box, click OK.

Change Suppression Settings for the Check Out Dialog Box on File Open

When suppressing the Check Out dialog box, you can specify how the corresponding vault operation affects the related files. The Check Out operation is performed using the specified settings without prompting you.

1. Select Vault Options from the Autodesk Vault ribbon.
2. In the Options dialog box, click Settings for the Check Out dialog box.
3. In the Settings for Check Out dialog box, turn on Get Latest Version to always retrieve the most recent version before checking out a file.
4. Select the Include Children check box to apply the vault operation to all files on which the selected file depends.
5. Select the Include Parents check box to apply the vault operation to all files that depend on the selected file. If Include Parents is turned on, you can specify whether or not only the direct parents of the file are included or all parents of the file.
6. Click OK.
7. In the Options dialog box, click OK.

Change Suppression Settings for the Undo Check Out Dialog Box

When suppressing the Undo Check Out dialog box, you can specify how the corresponding vault operation affects the related files. The Undo Check Out operation is performed using the specified settings without prompting you.

1. Select Vault Options from the Autodesk Vault ribbon.
2. In the Options dialog box, click Settings for the Undo Check Out dialog box.
3. In the Settings for Undo Check Out dialog box, specify if you want to replace the local file with the version currently stored in the vault. Select Replace local copy to reset any changes that were made to the local copy of the file.
4. Select the Include Children check box to apply the vault operation to all files on which the selected file depends.
5. Select the Include Parents check box to apply the vault operation to all files that depend on the selected file. If Include Parents is turned on, you can specify whether or not only the direct parents of the file are included or all parents of the file.
6. Click OK.
7. In the Options dialog box, click OK.