PDM Action Availability (CATIA V5)
PDM (Product Data Management) actions are used to manage your CATIA V5 data in Windchill .When CATIA V5 is connected to Windchill Workgroup Manager, some PDM actions become active in CATIA V5 (for example, Check In and Check Out). If a PDM action does not apply to the item that is selected, the action is unavailable.
Following are lists of supported PDM actions and the areas from which they are available:
• Available only from CATIA V5:
◦ Open
◦ View Information
◦ Open from Windchill
◦ Save—Use of this function is not recommended when connected to Windchill Workgroup Manager.
◦ Save As—Use of this function is not recommended when connected to Windchill Workgroup Manager.
◦ Insert Component from Windchill
◦ Replace Component from Windchill
◦ Save to Workspace
◦ Revise and Check Out
• Available from both CATIA V5 and the Windchill Workgroup Manager embedded browser:
◦ Open in CATIA V5
◦ Check In
◦ Check Out
◦ Undo Checkout
◦ Update
• Available only from the Windchill Workgroup Manager embedded browser:
◦ Synchronize
◦ Revision
◦ Lock
, Unlock
◦ Rename
◦ Upload
◦ Export List To File
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Most PDM actions are also available on the right-click pop-up menu. However, right-click actions are only applicable to CATProducts, CATParts, and CATDrawings.
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