Autodesk Vault can manage, track, and organise design and engineering data throughout its lifecycle as a product data management (PDM) tool. It includes features for document management, version control, and collaboration.
Vault 2024 Professional has added new
capabilities for Peer Review. Peer review refers to having colleagues or team
members review and provide feedback on design files or documents stored within
the Vault. This product data management tool has collaborative quality control measures
where individuals within the organisation can examine, evaluate, and comment on
the content before it moves forward in the workflow or is released for
production.
Sovelia Vault, specifically designed as an
automation platform for Autodesk Vault, offers additional features and
functionality that enhance the capabilities of Autodesk Vault. These
enhancements provide greater flexibility, control, and customisation options
for peer review and property compliance, including implementing an accurate
"4-eye check." This ensures that at least two individuals review a
document or design file before proceeding to the next stage or being released.
The table below compares the functionality
between Vault and Sovelia Vault:
|
Functionality |
Autodesk Vault |
Sovelia Vault |
|
When applied |
On lifecycle transition before any other actions |
Configurable when in order of actions transaction check applied |
|
Where applied |
Client Only |
Client or job processor |
|
Rules for files applied to |
Defined per transition state individually |
Defined in action, which can be applied to multiple different transition states in action sets. |
|
Rule Change |
It must be applied to every transaction where the rule is applied |
A single change in action |
|
Properties compared |
A user attempting state change with a Version Created By the User |
ANY property with the current user, computed
values, any vault properties or fixed text. |
While Autodesk Vault
focuses on individual transition states and requires changes to be applied to
every transaction, Sovelia Vault provides more flexibility with actions,
allowing rules to be applied to multiple states in action sets with a single
change. Moreover, Sovelia Vault offers greater flexibility in comparing
properties, enabling comparisons with various values and properties beyond just
the versions created by the user.
The standard Vault peer review has
limitations, as it can be influenced by actions performed by the job processor,
which may update the file version. For example, if a revision block update or
state change is applied to the title block, the last user shown in the review
may be the job processor user instead of the user who initiated the state
change.
Additionally, achieving an accurate
"4-eye check" in a multi-review process is not feasible with the
standard Vault peer review functionality. While users may be restricted from
performing the initial check state change, they may not be prevented from
performing subsequent approval state changes.
In summary, Sovelia Vault expands upon the
core product data management features of Autodesk Vault and offers advanced
automation, customisation, and flexibility for property compliance and peer
review.
If you require extensive customisation,
automation, and additional capabilities, choosing Sovelia Vault alongside
Autodesk Vault can provide significant benefits.
For more information about Sovelia Vault, visit the official website at https://www.symetri.co.uk/products/sovelia-vault/
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