Design Management File Status

Use the DM File Status form to view the design management status of all cells in a library, all views for a cell, and individual files. Additionally, in the DM File Status form, you can view the current status of a design managed library in the View list box of the Library Manager. The current DM state gets updated when a cellview is opened or checked out. For design managed libraries, the View column also displays applicable status icons as visual updates of the current library, cell, or view state. The tooltip may inform that the current status is that a view has been modified and requires to be checked in.

Design Management Status Settings

Specify the following status settings for an item:

• Checked In specifies that a file is available for check-out to a workarea. The form also shows the project default version number and who created the version.
• Checked Out specifies that a file has been checked out to a workarea. The form displays who has checked out the file.
• Locked specifies that a file has been locked by you or someone who shares your workarea (sandbox model). The form shows who locked the file and the machine that person is working on. Do not check in a locked file.