4.1. Accessing an EKM Server from ANSYS Workbench

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## 4.1. Accessing an EKM Server from ANSYS Workbench

You can access an EKM repository from the File menu in ANSYS Workbench using the following actions:

Save to Repository: You can save your ANSYS Workbench project to an EKM repository for archive storage. Once the project has been saved to the repository, you can perform additional EKM-based operations on it through the EKM web client. See Saving a Project to an EKM Repository in the Workbench User's Guide for details.

Open from Repository: You can open a project from an EKM repository to load an archived project, or access a project a different user has placed on a shared repository. See Opening a Project from an EKM Repository in the Workbench User's Guide for details.

Send Changes to Repository: When working with a project that has been saved to or opened from an EKM repository, ANSYS Workbench enables you to update the repository with the current project version. See Sending Project Changes to the EKM Repository in the Workbench User's Guide for details.

Get Changes from Repository: When you open an ANSYS Workbench project that has been previously opened from or saved to an EKM repository, ANSYS Workbench will check if a more recent copy of the project exists in the repository. If a more recent copy exists, you will be prompted and given the option to update your local copy with the version of the project in the repository. See Getting Project Changes from the EKM Repository in the Workbench User's Guide for details.

Transfer to Repository Status: This option enables you to check the status of a file transfer via a cache server. See Using a Cache Server for EKM File Transfers in the Workbench User's Guide for details.

Manage Repository Project: Enables you to view and control access to the project. See Managing EKM Repository Project Changes in the Workbench User's Guide for details.

Manage Connections: Displays information about EKM portal connections that have been created, and enables you to create, open, close, and delete connections. See Working with Existing EKM Connections in the Workbench User's Guide for details.

Launch EKM Web Client Launches the EKM web client. If you have more than one connection defined, you will first be prompted to select the connection you want to open. Once the EKM web client is launched, you will have access to the full features of the EKM server. See Accessing an EKM Server from the EKM Web Client for more details on launching the web client from Workbench.

When you invoke Save or Open actions from ANSYS Workbench, you will be presented with the Create a Connection dialog box if it is the first time you are trying to connect to the web client from Workbench. Once a connection is created, the server will automatically start if is not already running and you will be connected to it using your user credentials. If you elect to save your credentials, then the next time you save or open projects in Workbench, you will be automatically connected and the action will be invoked without additional user interaction.

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