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Access Bill of Materials Example (C#)

This example shows how to access the Bill of Materials (BOM) of a file in the vault.

NOTE: If using the primary interop assembly provided with SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional, see Using .NET Framework 4.0 in Stand-alone Applications.

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio.
//    a. Click File > New > Project > Visual C# > Windows Forms Application.
//    b. Type EdmBOM_CSharp in Name.
//    c. Click Browse and navigate to the folder where to create the project.
//    d. Click OK.
//    e. Click Show All Files in the Solution Explorer toolbar and expand
//       Form1.cs in the Solution Explorer.
//    f. Replace the code in Form1.cs with this code.
//    g. To create the form, replace the code in Form1.Designer.cs with
//       this code.
// 2. Add EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll as a reference (right-click the project
//    name in the Solution Explorer, click Add Reference, click
//    Assemblies > Framework in the left-side panel, browse to the top folder
//    of your SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional installation, locate and click
//    EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll, click Open, and click Add).
// 4. Right-click EPDM.Interop.epdm in References, click Properties, and set
//    Embed Interop Types to False to handle methods that pass arrays of
//    structures.
// 5. Ensure that the vault contains the BOM layout.
//    To inspect the existing layouts:
//    a. Open the SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional Administration tool.
//    b. Log into vault_name.
//    c. Expand vault_name > Bills of Materials.
//    d. Verify that layout, BOM, exists.
// 6. Ensure that an assembly and its parts exist in the root folder of the
//    vault in default configuration, @.
// 7. Ensure that one or more named Bills of Materials exist for the assembly.
//    a. Open File Explorer on a vault_name view.
//    b. Click the assembly.
//    c. Click the Bill of Materials tab.
//    d. Click BOM.
//    e. If a named Bill of Materials does not exist in the BOM list:
//       1. Click Save > Save As in the tab toolbar.
//       2. In the Save As dialog, click Save

// 8. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Opens the Bill of Materials dialog box.
//    a. Select a vault_name view.
//    b. Click Select file.
//    c. In the Select File dialog:
//       1. Click the assembly specified in Preconditions step 6.
//       2. Click Open.
//    d. Click Get BOM Info.
//       Displays message boxes containing:
//       * Information about all named BOMs of the assembly.
//       * Version information for the named BOMs.
//       * Information about all BOM layouts in the vault.
//       * Row and column information about a BOM view in the BOM layout
//         for the selected assembly in its @ configuration.
//    e. Click OK in each message box.
//
    f. Click Save BOM to CSV.
//       Saves the BOM to c:\temp\SavedBOM.csv.

// 2. Close the Bill of Materials dialog box.
//
3. Verify that c:\temp\SavedBOM.csv is created.
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

//Form1.cs

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.ComponentModel;
using EPDM.Interop.epdm;

 
namespace EdmBOM_CSharp
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        private IEdmVault5 vault1 = null;
        IEdmFile7 aFile;
        IEdmBom bom;
        IEdmBomMgr2 bomMgr;
        IEdmBomView3 bomView;
 
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        public void Form1_Load(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                IEdmVault5 vault1 = new EdmVault5();
                IEdmVault8 vault = (IEdmVault8)vault1;
                EdmViewInfo[] Views = null;
 
                vault.GetVaultViews(out Views, false);
                VaultsComboBox.Items.Clear();
                foreach (EdmViewInfo View in Views)
                {
                    VaultsComboBox.Items.Add(View.mbsVaultName);
                }
                if (VaultsComboBox.Items.Count > 0)
                {
                    VaultsComboBox.Text = (string)VaultsComboBox.Items[0];
                }
            }
            catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
        }
 
        public void SelectFiles_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                File1List.Items.Clear();
 
                IEdmVault7 vault2 = null;
                if (vault1 == null)
                {
                    vault1 = new EdmVault5();
                }
                vault2 = (IEdmVault7)vault1;
 
                if (!vault1.IsLoggedIn)
                {
                    vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32());
                }
 
                //Set the initial directory in the Select File dialog
                OpenFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = vault1.RootFolderPath;

                //Show the Select File dialog
                System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult DialogResult;
                DialogResult = OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog();
 
                if (!(DialogResult == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK))
                {
                    // do nothing
                }
                else
                {
                    IEdmFolder5 ppoRetParentFolder;
                    foreach (string FileName in OpenFileDialog1.FileNames)
                    {
                        File1List.Items.Add(FileName);
                        aFile = (IEdmFile7)vault1.GetFileFromPath(FileName, out ppoRetParentFolder);
                    }
                }
 

                GetBOM.Enabled = true;
               SaveBOM.Enabled = false;

 
            }
            catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
        }
 
        public void GetBOM_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
 
            try
            {
                IEdmVault11 vault2 = null;
                if (vault1 == null)
                {
                    vault1 = new EdmVault5();
                }
                vault2 = (IEdmVault11)vault1;
                if (!vault1.IsLoggedIn)
                {
                    vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32());
                }
 
              if (aFile != null)
              {
                // Get named BOMs and their versions for the selected file
                EdmBomInfo[] derivedBOMs = null;
                aFile.GetDerivedBOMs(out derivedBOMs);
 
                int arrSize = 0;
                EdmBomVersion[] ppoVersions = null;
                int i = 0;
                int j = 0;
                int id = 0;
                string str = "";
                string verstr = "";
                int verArrSize = 0;
                arrSize = derivedBOMs.Length;
                int userID = 0;
                bool canSeeLayout = false;

                userID = vault2.GetLoggedInWindowsUserID(vault2.Name);
 
                while (i < arrSize)
                {
                    id = derivedBOMs[i].mlBomID;
                    bom = (IEdmBom)vault2.GetObject(EdmObjectType.EdmObject_BOM, id);
                    str = "Named BOM: " + derivedBOMs[i].mbsBomName + "\r\n" + "Type of BOM as defined in EdmBomType: " + derivedBOMs[i].meType + "\\n" + "Check-out user: " + bom.CheckOutUserID + "\r\n" + "Current state: " + bom.CurrentState.Name + "\r\n" + "Current version: " + bom.CurrentVersion + "\r\n" + "ID: " + bom.FileID + "\r\n" + "Is checked out: " + bom.IsCheckedOut;
                    MessageBox.Show(str);
                    bom.GetVersions(out ppoVersions);
                    verArrSize = ppoVersions.Length;
                    while (j < verArrSize)
                    {
                        verstr = "BOM version: " + "\r\n" + "Type as defined in EdmBomVersionType: " + ppoVersions[j].meType + "\r\n" + "Version number: " + ppoVersions[j].mlVersion + "\r\n" + "Date: " + ppoVersions[j].moDate + "\r\n" + "Label: " + ppoVersions[j].mbsTag + "\r\n" + "Comment: " + ppoVersions[j].mbsComment;
                        MessageBox.Show(verstr);
                        j = j + 1;
                    }
                    i = i + 1;
                }
 
                // Get a BOM view with the specified layout
                bomMgr = (IEdmBomMgr2)vault2.CreateUtility(EdmUtility.EdmUtil_BomMgr);
                EdmBomLayout2[] ppoRetLayouts = null;
                EdmBomLayout2 ppoRetLayout = default(EdmBomLayout2);
                bomMgr.GetBomLayouts2(out ppoRetLayouts);
                i = 0;
                arrSize = ppoRetLayouts.Length;
                str = "";
                while (i < arrSize)
                {
                    ppoRetLayout = ppoRetLayouts[i];

                    canSeeLayout = bomMgr.CanSeeBomLayout(userID, ppoRetLayout.mlLayoutID);
                    str = "BOM Layout " + i + ": " + ppoRetLayout.mbsLayoutName + "\r\n" + "ID: " + ppoRetLayout.mlLayoutID;
                    str = str + "  Logged-in user can see this layout? " + canSeeLayout;
                    if (ppoRetLayout.mbsLayoutName == "BOM")
                    {
                        bomView = (IEdmBomView3)aFile.GetComputedBOM(ppoRetLayout.mbsLayoutName, 0, "@", (int)EdmBomFlag.EdmBf_AsBuilt + (int)EdmBomFlag.EdmBf_ShowSelected);
                    }
                    MessageBox.Show(str);
                    i = i + 1;
                }
 
                // Display BOM view row and column information
                object[] ppoRows = null;
                IEdmBomCell ppoRow = default(IEdmBomCell);
                bomView.GetRows(out ppoRows);
                i = 0;
                arrSize = ppoRows.Length;
                str = "";
                while (i < arrSize)
                {
                    ppoRow = (IEdmBomCell)ppoRows[i];
                    str = "BOM Row " + i + ": " + "\r\n" + "Item ID: " + ppoRow.GetItemID() + "\r\n" + "Path name: " + ppoRow.GetPathName() + "\r\n" + "Tree level: " + ppoRow.GetTreeLevel() + "\r\n" + " Is locked? " + ppoRow.IsLocked();
                    MessageBox.Show(str);
                    i = i + 1;
                }
 
                EdmBomColumn[] ppoColumns = null;
                bomView.GetColumns(out ppoColumns);
                i = 0;
                arrSize = ppoColumns.Length;
                str = "";
                while (i < arrSize)
                {
                    str = "BOM Column " + i + ": " + "\r\n" + "Header: " + ppoColumns[i].mbsCaption + "\r\n" + "Column type as defined in EdmBomColumnType: " + ppoColumns[i].meType + "\r\n" + "ID: " + ppoColumns[i].mlColumnID + "\r\n" + "Flags: " + ppoColumns[i].mlFlags + "\r\n" + "Variable ID: " + ppoColumns[i].mlVariableID + "\r\n" + "Variable type as defined in EdmVariableType: " + ppoColumns[i].mlVariableType + "\r\n" + "Column width: " + ppoColumns[i].mlWidth;
                    MessageBox.Show(str);
                    i = i + 1;
                }
 

                SaveBOM.Enabled = true;

              }
            }
            catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
 
        }

        public void SaveBOM_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
 
            try
            {
                IEdmVault7 vault2 = null;
                if (vault1 == null)
                {
                    vault1 = new EdmVault5();
                }
                vault2 = (IEdmVault9)vault1;
                if (!vault1.IsLoggedIn)
                {
                    vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, this.Handle.ToInt32());
                }
 
                if ((aFile != null) & (bomView != null))
                {
                    bomView.SaveToCSV("c:\\temp\\SavedBOM.csv"false);
 
                }
            }
            catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
 
        }


    }
}

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//Form1.Designer.cs

namespace EdmBOM_CSharp
{
    partial class Form1
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Clean up any resources being used.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
        {
            if (disposing && (components != null))
            {
                components.Dispose();
            }
            base.Dispose(disposing);
        }
 
        #region Windows Form Designer generated code
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.VaultsLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.VaultsComboBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
            this.SelectFiles = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.File1List = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
            this.GetBOM = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.OpenFileDialog1 = new System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog();
            this.SaveBOM = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // VaultsLabel
            // 
            this.VaultsLabel.AutoSize = true;
            this.VaultsLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(36, 24);
            this.VaultsLabel.Name = "VaultsLabel";
            this.VaultsLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(91, 13);
            this.VaultsLabel.TabIndex = 0;
            this.VaultsLabel.Text = "Select vault view:";
            // 
            // VaultsComboBox
            // 
            this.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = true;
            this.VaultsComboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(39, 40);
            this.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox";
            this.VaultsComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 21);
            this.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 1;
            // 
            // SelectFiles
            // 
            this.SelectFiles.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(39, 85);
            this.SelectFiles.Name = "SelectFiles";
            this.SelectFiles.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(191, 23);
            this.SelectFiles.TabIndex = 2;
            this.SelectFiles.Text = "Select file...";
            this.SelectFiles.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.SelectFiles.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.SelectFiles_Click);
            // 
            // File1List
            // 
            this.File1List.FormattingEnabled = true;
            this.File1List.HorizontalScrollbar = true;
            this.File1List.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(40, 114);
            this.File1List.Name = "File1List";
            this.File1List.SelectionMode = System.Windows.Forms.SelectionMode.MultiExtended;
            this.File1List.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(220, 43);
            this.File1List.TabIndex = 4;
            // 
            // GetBOM
            // 
            this.GetBOM.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(40, 183);
            this.GetBOM.Name = "GetBOM";
            this.GetBOM.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(157, 23);
            this.GetBOM.TabIndex = 6;
            this.GetBOM.Text = "Get BOM";
            this.GetBOM.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.GetBOM.Enabled = false;
            this.GetBOM.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.GetBOM_Click);
            // 
            // OpenFileDialog1
            // 
            this.OpenFileDialog1.FileName = "OpenFileDialog1";
            this.OpenFileDialog1.Title = "Select File";
            // 
            // SaveBOM
            // 
            this.SaveBOM.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(40, 252);
            this.SaveBOM.Name = "SaveBOM";
            this.SaveBOM.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(157, 23);
            this.SaveBOM.TabIndex = 7;
            this.SaveBOM.Text = "Save BOM to CSV";
            this.SaveBOM.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.SaveBOM.Enabled = false;
            this.SaveBOM.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.SaveBOM_Click);
            // 
            // Form1
            // 
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(284, 363);
            this.Controls.Add(this.SaveBOM);
            this.Controls.Add(this.GetBOM);
            this.Controls.Add(this.File1List);
            this.Controls.Add(this.SelectFiles);
            this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsComboBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.VaultsLabel);
            this.Name = "Form1";
            this.Text = "Bill of Materials";
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.PerformLayout();
 
        }
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Label VaultsLabel;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox VaultsComboBox;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Button SelectFiles;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.ListBox File1List;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.Button GetBOM;
        internal System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog OpenFileDialog1;
 
        #endregion
 
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button SaveBOM;
    }
}
 

 

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