Update Renditions
Renditions are typically updated automatically when an updated source document is released from a workflow. However, there may be circumstances in which you want to update renditions without initiating a workflow or editing the source documents, such as:
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You have replaced the content of the source document with a file from an outside organization
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You receive updated renditions from an outside organization and will not receive an updated source document until later
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Your organization does not use workflow definitions for the source document workflows; automatic updating is not supported by the Quick Change or document type workflows.
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You synchronize Meridian properties to a drawing title block and need to update the rendition to reflect the new values.
In these and similar circumstances, you can update renditions manually.
How the rendition will be created depends on the configuration of the publishing job that is assigned to the vault by a System Administrator and on the properties on the Rendition tab of the document. When the update will occur depends on the configuration of the publishing job.
The Update Rendition action triggers the publishing job configured for the Create Rendition setting in your vault settings. This setting is described in Configure a Vault For Publisher.
When rendering has completed, the new rendition will appear in the viewer. For information about setting the rendition properties and monitoring the Publisher queue, see View the Publisher Queue.
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The document will be locked by the Rendition Server account until the rendition has completed.
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Only documents that are unlocked in your local workspace or that are already locked by the Rendition Server account may have their renditions updated.
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The resulting rendition may contain additional information such as an electronic signature page or a watermark, depending on your system's configuration.
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If Enable XOD Viewing is turned off, updating a rendition may fail if EDM server and Meridian Enterprise Server are located on the same machine, and Content Indexing (Windows Search) is ON.
To address this issue, you can adjust the RetryWriteRendition and WaitWriteRendition settings. Learn more about these settings.
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If rendering certain Revit files (.rvt) consistently leads to any error which does not seem applicable, check if opening the .rvt file in the Revit version installed on the render node causes an upgrade dialog to appear. If so, the file should be upgraded in an interactive Revit session before trying to render again.
Use these steps for PowerWeb.
To update a rendition manually:
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Select the document for which you want to update its rendition.
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Choose one of the following options:
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On the Document ribbon, in the Rendition group, click Update Rendition.
The document is added to the Publisher queue for rendering.
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Right-click the document, then select Document > Rendition > Update Rendition.
The document is added to the Publisher queue for rendering.
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From the Thumbnails view:
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Right-click a thumbnail of a document.
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Select Document > Rendition > Update Rendition.
The document is added to the Publisher queue for rendering.
Use these steps for PowerUser.
To update a rendition manually:
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Select the document for which you want to update its rendition.
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On the Document menu, select Update Rendition.
The document is added to the Publisher queue for rendering.
Notes About Functionality