Development Instance Properties

The Properties page lists details about how the development instance is configured.

Required access roles:

  • App-specific: Defect Engineer
  • Baseline: Leader or a user with Review and Approve (RWA) license

To access this page, open the required development instance. See Opening a Development Instance.

This page discusses:

See Also
Enabling a Development Instance
Updating a Development Instance

Fields

Field NameDescription
NameThe name of the development instance.
StateThe revision level of the development instance.
DescriptionA description of the development instance.
Last Update DateThe most recent date that changes were made to the development instance.
Last StatusText of the most recent status message for the instance.
DevelopmentThe development that this is an instance of. Click to open the Properties page for the development.
DesignSync ServerThe development server associated with this instance. Click to view the Properties page for the server.
OrganizationThe organization responsible for the development instance. Click to open the Properties page for this organization.
Development PathThe path to where information for this instance is stored.
Development Area RootThe default relative path to the directory that will hold all the development areas that users create for this development.
UNIX GroupThe UNIX group that provides group ownership for the development file hierarchy on the file server.
Allow Area Path OverrideSpecifies whether users can specify their own path name for their development area:

OptionDescription
YesUsers can specify their own path name for their development area.
NoUsers must use the development area root path.
DefaultUse the value for the DesignSync server associated with this development.

Allow External AreasSpecifies whether users can create development areas on clients that do not have direct access to the main project path:

OptionDescription
YesUsers can create development areas on clients that do not have direct access to the main project path.

Select this option for Windows users, or users on a different network that can access the development server but not the physical project path.

NoUsers cannot create development areas on clients that do not have direct access to the main project path.
DefaultUse the value for the DesignSync server associated with this development.

External Development PathPath to the directory that will hold external development areas. The app manages the external development instance in this directory. You can use environment variables to build the path name.
Area Scrub PeriodPeriod in days for cleaning the unused data in the file and module caches maintained by the data replication system for the development.
Data Replication RootPath to the data replication root that holds the automatically populated design data for the development.

Actions/Toolbar Commands

Required access roles:

  • App-specific: Defect Engineer
  • Baseline: Leader

Action NameDescriptionFor More Information
Enable

Only shows if the development instance is in the Created or Disabled state.

Moves the instance to the Enabled state. The app displays a log of the commands being executed. If the development instance cannot be enabled on the development server, then the app does not enable it on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.-
Disable

Only shows if the development instance is in the Enabled state.

Moves the instance to the Disabled state. Disables the selected development instances on both the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and the development server.-
Send Update

Only shows if the development instance is in the Enabled state.

Sends an update of the development information for the selected development instances to the development server.

Usually, Enterprise DesignSync Administration automatically updates the development server without you needing to execute this command. You only need to use this command if you suspect that updates from the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to the development server were not made for any reason.

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Send ResetSends a notification request to the development server. The server completes a series of checks and updates, including:
  • Resetting the Data Replication Root (DRR) to ensure that the top-level module is up-to-date and the DRR has all of the required sub-modules.
  • Ensuring that the Settings module is up to date and has no file modifications.
  • Ensuring that group ownership is applied correctly across the folders in the DRR.
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Edit Allows you to edit the properties shown on this page.Editing Development Instance Properties