Course Overview
The goal of this course is to teach you how to use the administrative functions of the SOLIDWORKS Manage software. The focus of this course is on the fundamental skills and concepts central to the successful use of SOLIDWORKS Manage. The intended audience for this course is SOLIDWORKS Manage administrators.
NOTE: This course is NOT part of the Training Passport scheme.
What You'll Learn
Course Agenda
Lesson 1: System Options
Upon successful completion of this lesson, you will be able to understand the architecture and structure of SOLIDWORKS Manage. We will also look at configuring the basic system options.
Lesson 2: Connecting to SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional
During lesson 2 users will connect to a SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional vault to import users and groups from the vault. Rules will be established for documents being promoted into SOLIDWORKS Manage and we will also load the SOLIDWORKS Manage add-in into SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional.
Lesson 3: Document and Record Object Types
Learn to create different object types including Record and Document and how to record references between groups.
Lesson 4: Fields and Field Groups
Lesson 4 will work through a case study introducing various types of Fields and demonstrate how to create Field Groups and set visibility.
Lesson 5: Users and Groups
Users will be imported from an active directory and assigned to groups with a look at how to assign permissions.
Lesson 6: Bill of Materials (BOM) Views
Upon successful completion of this lesson, you will be able to create multiple bills of materials and BOM Variants. A BOM will also be imported from Excel.
Lesson 7: Backup, Restore, and Upgrade
Lesson 7 will show users how to back up their environment and how to restore the environment should it be needed. A discussion around the upgrade process involved in upgrading Manage will also be covered.
Lesson 8: The Web Interface
Users will learn how to login and use the Web Client. The interface will be explored and as will creating records.
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Training Booking Process
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Training Methods

Self-Paced
Student, job-seeker, or working professional? Our SOLIDWORKS self-paced training essentials course gives you the flexibility to learn when and where you want.

In-Classroom / Virtual
For those who prefer a traditional classroom environment courses can be taken in one of our training locations in the UK and Ireland.
Our virtual courses provide hands-on, live, interactive group training session from a professional, qualified instructor.

Onsite / Bespoke
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