Ownership–Vault Add-ins

Follow the steps in this section to manage ownership through an Autodesk Vault Add-in.

AutoCAD Vault Add-in

With Workgroup Replication enabled, it is possible to manage ownership of a file from within AutoCAD.

Release Availability

This feature is available in certain editions of he Autodesk Vault add-in. Refer to the table below to see if your edition has this feature. 

  2012 2013 2014
Autodesk Vault Basic    
Autodesk Vault Workgroup    
Autodesk Vault Collaboration
Autodesk Vault Professional

Access Manage Ownership

  1. Right-click on the file and select Manage Ownership.
  2. In the Manage Ownership dialog, select the length of time your workgroup will own the file.
  3. Select OK to apply the ownership change.
Note: When invoked from Civil 3D's Prospector, on a drawing that hosts object(s), ownership of the drawing and also of the data file(s) that represent the object(s) will be transferred together, as long as ownership is available for transfer.

Manage Sheet Set Ownership

The command Manage Ownership can be invoked from Sheet Set node as well as Sheet nodes. When invoked from the Sheet Set node, ownership for all sheet drawings and the related data files is requested. When invoked from the sheet node, ownership for the sheet drawing and the related data files is requested.

Release Availability

This feature is available in certain editions of Autodesk Vault. Refer to the table below to see if your edition has this feature. 

  2012 2013 2014
Autodesk Vault Basic    
Autodesk Vault Workgroup    
Autodesk Vault Collaboration
Autodesk Vault Professional

Inventor Vault Add-in

With Workgroup Replication enabled, it is possible to manage ownership of a file from within the Inventor Vault browser.

Release Availability

This feature is available in certain editions of the Autodesk Vault add-in. Refer to the table below to see if your edition has this feature. 

  2012 2013 2014
Autodesk Vault Basic    
Autodesk Vault Workgroup    
Autodesk Vault Collaboration
Autodesk Vault Professional

Access Manage Ownership

  1. Right-click on the file and select Manage Ownership.
  2. In the Manage Ownership dialog, select the length of time your workgroup will own the file.
  3. Select OK to apply the ownership change.
Parent topic: Ownership–General Tasks