In addition to permission groups, the approval status of an object controls change during the phases of a project. The approval status for an object can be Working, In Review, Rejected, and Approved. Approval status is an object property defined in Smart 3D. For example, you can specify the propagation of properties down the hierarchy, from parents to children. However, if any of the objects in the hierarchy are set to Approved, the properties are not propagated. Likewise, objects set to Approved cannot be deleted or updated. For example, if an isometric drawing is approved, you cannot re-extract the drawing from the model.
You can use the following guidelines to edit the approval status of an object:
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When you have Write permission, you can change the status for an object from either Working to In Review, or from In Review to Working.
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When you have Write permission, you can change the status for an object from Rejected to Working.
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When you have Full Control permission, you can change an object to any status.
Example
An equipment designer selects the Equipment permission group and places a piece of equipment in the model. The software automatically associates the equipment with the Equipment permission group.
Another user who is not a member of the Equipment permission group moves a slab on which the equipment was placed. Because the user does not have permission, the equipment does not move to its new location. However, the software adds that equipment the To Do List. Any user who is a member of the Equipment permission group can accept the change to move the equipment to its new location by using the To Do List dialog.