The only way I can edit the swatch is if there is nothing placed on the page. If the file is placed the only edit I can do is to process. I did try using the ASC11 setting like you suggested and it did not work and I always leave it on Leave Unchanged. I had two similar jobs, one contained PMS 1935 and the other PMS 660, the one with 1935 red would not rip properly, the red was missing, the other one with 660 blue was fine. This is certainly perplexing. Now if I process through Illustrator or Acrobat it’s not a problem, but that is not always possible. Basically what I’ve been doing is placing the art, deleting the art, editing the swatch to CMYK mode and replacing the art. I’m pretty sure it’s a rip problem but it would be nice to have the ability in InDesign to edit the swatch to what ever mode is needed. This has only been a problem with CS6.

First if you do remove the newer swatch books from the program swatch folder and use an older version of Pantone color books, I copied from a previous version and pasted into the CS6 folder then removed the new one, that seemed to work. But since that solution would get me in trouble I found another way. The work around solution I came up with was if you add your spot cmyk colors to the pallett before you place your document they will not convert to LAB. For instance I had to place a pdf with PMS 287 U into InDesign. If I just placed it in there it showed the LAB version. So I did a new color swatch, chose PANTONE+ Solid Uncoated then picked 287 U as a spot color (and it doesn't seem to matter if you use the new + book or an older version) then I went to the Color Mode drop down and chose CMYK then added it and placed my pdf. I had a cmyk swatch and was able to rip it perfectly. This works for placed images, but you have to add the swatch prior to placing it in the InDesign doc or it will add the color as LAB and it will not let you modify it. If your building a new doc, when adding your swatches just be sure to go to color mode and change to cmyk and you will be good to go. I hope this helps some one else who may have this same problem.

Thanks a lot Jongware, YOU ROCK!!!! My sales rep has been driving me crazy with this issue and I'm one of those people who won't rest till they have an answer. In trying to figure this issue out I copied and pasted everything into a new document which worked, however I wanted to know why it worked, I wasn't satisfied with just a solution, I needed answers. I did a search on here for paragraph styles because I thought that was the issue, and came up with nothing that explained it. But I knew there was a reason, I just didn't search small caps. I followed your adobe link and found some additional information, there is actually a artical on this site all about this issue. Again thank you, thank you, you have made me feel smarter today.