Viewing a User Pop-up Window

User pop-up windows are visible in Windows Explorer and SOLIDWORKS views of a SOLIDWORKS PDM vault.

To view user pop-ups in Windows Explorer:

  1. Navigate to SOLIDWORKS PDM vault that has files checked out.
  2. Hover over a user name in the Checked Out By column.
    A window appears that contains information about the user who checked out the file.

    Depending on how much information has been added to the user's properties and how your network is configured, the following information that is specific to the user is provided on the card:

    User's login name and full name
    Date and time the user logged in
    Number of files the user has checked out
    User_window_presence_note_icon Presence note from user
    User_window_work_phone_icon User's work phone number
    User_window_cell_phone_icon User's cell phone number
    User_window_email_icon Sends user email
    User_window_communicator_icon Sends user a Microsoft Office Communicator message
    User_window_VOIP_icon Initiates communication with a user using Microsoft-enabled Voice over IP (VoIP) through Communicator
    User_window_web_site_icons Web sites included in user's properties
  3. To pin the card so it remains displayed, click .
  4. To close a pinned card, click User_window_close.
    Administrators can configure to hide a user pop-up window in the Administration tool.