About Promotions

You can promote from one lifecycle state to the next in Connector for SOLIDWORKS.

You can promote an object through the lifecycle states in either the web client, in the SOLIDWORKS view of Connector for SOLIDWORKS, or in Windows Explorer.

Wherever you promote a CAD object, it passes through the following lifecycle states:

  • In Work
  • Frozen
  • Released
  • Obsolete

When you promote an object, you should promote all its referenced files. Likewise, when you promote a drawing, you should promote its referenced part or assembly.

For more information about object lifecycles and object promotion, see X-CAD Design Management User's Guide.

Note: While you can promote in both the Web client and in Connector for SOLIDWORKS, you can only demote objects in the Web client.