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#  What's New in SOLIDWORKS PDM 2020 - Workflows

SOLIDWORKS PDM 2020 introduces Child Reference Sate Conditions for Workflows. For example, you can prevent documents from being approved that use files that are obsolete or going under a change. This helps automate your processes to ensure the correct data gets released.

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