Capture CIS explorer, footprint not shown

Hi. I am using Cadence 16.6 Capture CIS... I have assigned footprint in the database, which is not shown in the CIS explorer. Placing the part in the schematic AND "show footprint" works great... If I open the footprints in PCB editor, say Save As.. saving using same name, and then it WORKS in CIS explorer.... How can this be??? Is there a easy way to do this, it very trivial to do this for a high number of footprints. Thanks, Martin C.