You can use the integrated SOLIDWORKS
PDM ribbon tab to perform vault commands and view file information when the
file is open in Composer. You must have SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional installed.
You can access these SOLIDWORKS PDM functions from Composer:
- Change State
- Check In, Check Out, Undo Check
Out
- Get Latest Version,
Get Version
- Search and Select in
Windows Explorer
- Show Card
- Information section. Displays details about the
Local Version, Local Revision,
Checked Out By, Checked Out
In, and Workflow State.
If no file is open in Composer, only Search is available. If you open a file that is saved outside the PDM
vault, Search and Select in Windows Explorer are available. Once you save an active
Composer file in the PDM vault, the other PDM commands are available.
See Composer Help: SOLIDWORKS PDM Tab and SOLIDWORKS PDM Help:
SOLIDWORKS PDM Ribbon.