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Verifying the Last Update to the Encyclopedia

Use the verify last update option after updating a model or subset to ensure successful transfer from the toolset to the CSE. This option checks the status of the last update to the CSE without resending the data and reports the results.

You can verify automatically or manually. During automatic verification, the CSE and the toolset transparently move the files. Manual verification requires that you transfer files between the CSE and toolset.

To automatically verify the last update to the encyclopedia

Follow these steps:

  1. Start the Toolset and verify these settings:
    1. Select Options, Encyclopedia Selection, and verify Use Client/Server Encyclopedia is checked.
    2. Cancel the Encyclopedia Selection dialog, or if necessary, select Use Client/Server Encyclopedia, and select OK.
    3. Select Options, Encyclopedia Communications, and verify that Perform file transfers for encyclopedia options is checked.
    4. Cancel the Encyclopedia Communications dialog, or if necessary, select Perform file transfers for encyclopedia options, and select OK.
  2. Open the model.
    1. Select Model, Open Model.
    2. In the Open window, select the model to open, and select Open.
    3. If the Model Action Dialog opens, click Use As Read Only.
  3. Select Model, Encyclopedia, Verify Last Update.
  4. In the Verify dialog, enter or confirm the directory path for the verup.trn file and select OK.
  5. Log on to the Checkout Client.

When the verification completes, it opens the Encyclopedia Update Status Report.

To manually verify the last update to the encyclopedia

Follow these steps:

The verification process creates an update verification file, verup.trn, in the model directory.

  1. Start the Toolset and verify these settings:
    1. Select Options, Encyclopedia Selection, and verify Use Client/Server Encyclopedia is checked.
    2. Cancel the Encyclopedia Selection dialog, or if necessary, select Use Client/Server Encyclopedia, and select OK.
    3. Select Options, Encyclopedia Communications, and verify that Perform file transfers for encyclopedia options is unchecked.
    4. Cancel the Encyclopedia Communications dialog, or if necessary, uncheck Perform file transfers for encyclopedia options, and select OK.
  2. Open the model.
    1. Select Model, Open Model.
    2. In the Open window, select the model to open, and select Open.
    3. If the Model Action Dialog opens, click Use As Read Only.
  3. Select Model, Encyclopedia, Verify Last Update.
  4. Acknowledge the communication configuration message box.
  5. To transfer the update information to the Checkout Client, follow these steps:
    1. Move the verup.trn file from the model directory to any directory the Checkout Client can access.
    2. Log on to the Checkout Client.
    3. In the Checkout Client window, select Encyclopedia, Verify Last Update.
    4. Type the path, if necessary, and select OK.

    Note: The Checkout Client creates a verification file, verify.trn, in the directory that is selected for the verup.trn file.

  6. Move the verify.trn file to the model directory.
  7. Open the model in the Toolset.

The Toolset notifies you of the status of the last update.