Right-Click PDM Actions for Assembly Dependents Available in Solidworks

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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.