Searching BOMs You can search for text in a BOM. On the Bill of Materials tab, click Search . Type the text to Search for. Select Find next or Find previous. Click Search. Parent topicBills of Materials Related concepts BOM Toolbars BOM Templates (For SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) Related tasks Selecting a BOM Type Switching from File Display to BOM Display Comparing BOMs Sorting BOMs Opening Indented BOMs in Excel Exporting BOMs to CSV Files Exporting BOMs to XML