Specification read only

Hi,

I am trying to add new component to an existing spec but the problem is it "read-only" and the "add new items" button is not working.
I tried fixing why this particular specification is read only. checked the attributes, tried  the "lock-unlock" in the modify menu, even went to admin mode just to check if the database is locked but to no avail.

Have you had similar issues before? Hope anyone could help.
Thanks in advance.

Is the spec in an included database or is it local in your project?

what do you mean included database? the project is with an external client but the cats and spec is local. other spec in the same database is working fine (not read only).
it is only this one particular spec that is read only and i cannot add any new items to it.

An included database is one that is referenced in from another project and will always be read only. It was just the first thing that popped up in my mind..
So if other specs in the same database are working fine this is not the problem. You can verify that the database is read only with "q dbwrite", true means you do have write access. "q dbfile" will return the filename that the spec is in, you can use that to confirm that the spec is actually in the database that you expect it to be in.

just tried what you suggested db has write access and in the correct database unfortunately it is still read only.
thanks a lot for the reply.

Try to add new sele(just for test) in the spec. By writting command(in commandline): new sele

If it is created, then maybe U have duplicated spec name in other db>then go to admin and make DICE check(it will give U reference of duplicate spec).

 

 

What version of PDMS do you use?

12.1.sp4.21