Lifecycle States

Records and Files in SOLIDWORKS Manage exist in various Lifecylce States, dependent upon the processes they have been sent through.

Each Lifecycle State is represented by an icon, see table below:

Record State

Icon	System State	Description
	Checked In	Any User (with access permission) can Check Out this item.
	Checked Out	Checked Out by the current User and Checked Out on the same PC.
	Checked Out	Checked Out by the current User but Checked Out on another PC.
	Checked Out by another User	Checked Out by another User.
	Awaiting Release	Record needs to be released (Use Right-click, Release).
	Released	Record is Released. Major revision increase follows on Check Out.
	In Process	The record is currently in a Process and is not editable.
	Obsolete	Record has been marked as obsolete and is no longer editable
	Non Controlled	Records are not revision
	Non Controlled Edition	A Non Controlled Record is being edited.
	History	Revision has been superseded by a later version
	Under Revision	If a record is Released and then Checked Out, the previous version takes “Under Revision” status. The record is not currently editable
	Deleted	The Record has been deleted.

File State

Icon	System State	Description
	Newer than server	Use “Check In” or “Server Update” to upload to server
	Older than server	Use “Get Latest” to get the latest version locally
	Same as server	No need to upload or get file from server
	None (No local file present)	Use “Open” or “Get Latest” to get the file locally

The Icons and System States can not be changed.