Error or Warning Message

When attempting to rename a page using Project Manager, the following message is displayed:

Alert
File has the same name has existed or access denied, can not rename.

When attempting to create a new page using Project Manager, the following message is displayed:

Alert
Unable to create new page. Another page with this same file name may already exist.

Explanation

These messages can occur when the new or renamed page would have the same file name as an existing file in the project folder.

How to Avoid

Option 1 - Create/Rename the page differently

Click Edit on Options > Project Options > Standards > General to view the Drawing Naming Convention and see what parameters are used to create file names of pages. The default project options delivered with the software include a file naming convention of [Drawing Set]-[Page Number]. In that case, a different drawing set or page name could be used when renaming or creating the page to ensure a unique file name.

Option 2 - Change the file naming convention

Click Edit on Options > Project Options > Standards > General to view the Drawing Naming Convention and change what parameters are used to create file names of pages. Perhaps a parameter could be added to the naming convention to ensure a unique file name.

Option 3 - Rename or remove the conflicting file

1. Navigate to the project folder in Windows File Explorer or ProjectWise Explorer as the case may be.
2. Look for a file named the same as the new or renamed page drawing would be named.
3. Determine if it is appropriate to rename, move, or delete this file. If the file corresponds to a page seen in Project Manager, it should only be manipulated in Project Manager.

If the conflicting file cannot be seen in ProjectWise Explorer, it may still exist but not be visible to the user due to security/permission settings on the document or folder. For example, if users are added to the Security for a document, this typically excludes users not added, which results in the file not being listed in ProjectWise Explorer for excluded users. A test for this would be to try creating a file with the conflicting name using ProjectWise Explorer. If the resulting file has a "(1)" appended to the file name, this is an indication that the conflicting file exists. Trying to rename a file to the conflicting file name using Project Wise Explorer results in the following message:

Error Information
Last Error [ 58057 ]
Error modifying document
Document name is already used in this folder. Use a different name and try again.

See Also

Error - page already exists