Integration with Other Applications > Windchill Workgroup Manager Documentation > SolidWorks > PDM Actions for SolidWorks > Right-Click PDM Actions for Assembly Dependents Available in Solidworks
  
Right-Click PDM Actions for Assembly Dependents Available in Solidworks
To use PDM actions, you can right-click the object. The actions available when you right-click vary, based on the object that you select and the status of the object. Right-click PDM actions are not available for suppressed CAD documents.
The following table describes the actions available in Solidworks:
Status of Object
Available PDM Actions
Open from outside Windchill
No actions available
New and not saved to workspace
Auto Checkin
New and saved to workspace
Auto Checkin
View Information
Open Checkedin Document
Checkout
Lock
Update
View Information
Open Checkedout Document
Auto Checkin
Undo Checkout
Update
View Information
Open Locked Documents
Checkout
Unlock
Update
View Information
* 
In Windchill, PDM actions are not available when you select multiple objects and right-click
Use the View Information action to view the details of the CAD document in a separate web page. You should not perform PDM actions on this page.