When the product says no, it is usually saying something specific. These are the refusals people meet most often and what each one means.
This topic includes:
- A file was turned away
- A form will not submit
- Dates are refused
- A name is already taken
- A change is not allowed
A file was turned away
Sheets accept pdf, dxf, dwg, rvt, png, jpg and jpeg. A spreadsheet
dropped into the publish wizard is named and skipped, and the drawings that were
readable still publish — one bad file does not cost you the good ones.
A form will not submit
A required question has not been answered. The form names which one rather than failing silently; scroll to it, answer it, and submit again. See Fill out a form.
Dates are refused
A project's target completion cannot be before its start date, and a meeting cannot end before it begins. Both are refused at the point of saving rather than stored as something that cannot be true.
A name is already taken
Sheet numbers, asset ids and workspace names must be unique within their scope. Publishing a drawing with an existing sheet number adds a revision to that sheet rather than being refused — which is usually what was wanted, and occasionally is not. See Work with versions.
A change is not allowed
Three things are deliberately one-way or locked:
- A locked budget cannot be edited; changes go through change orders.
- A form template with submitted forms cannot have its questions changed.
- Purging from a recycle bin cannot be undone.
Each is a refusal protecting a record somebody may rely on later.