creo4 config.pro option documentation for: PRODEVDAT 
prodevdat
Category: Application Programming Interfaces
Description: Specify the full path to an additional Toolkit registry file.
Values:
Default Values:
n>
Stores all retrieved objects in the current working directory.
no
- Stores objects in their original directories. If you do not have write permission to the original directory, the configuration option save_object_in_current
takes effect.
yes
- Stores objects in the current working directory.