Cannot Browse to component from BOM tab

SOLIDWORKS SolidWorks PDM
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Can anybody else confirm that the option to “Browse to” or “Browse to in a New Window” is grayed out on the BOM tab within Explorer? It would be nice to not have to switch to a new tab or window just to pull up a component and its data card.

[Ver 2021 SP5.1]
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2

I’m guessing the assembly your are right clicking on is a virtual component? So there is no file to go to.

3

I’m using PDM 2021 SP4.0 and when I right click on a BOM item in file explorer, it show those browse to options (along with the full right click menu).

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What SW version and SP are you using?

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SPR :1186363

Summary:
SOLIDWORKS PDM: ‘Browse to’ and ‘Browse to new window’ grayed out in the RMB menu when selecting a file in 'Treehouse ‘View’ from Where use and Contain tab

Fixed in: SW2020 SP5

Technical Comments:
The ‘Browse to’ and ‘Browse to new window’ will usually appear and functions when the first file is selected (maybe the second) then will be greyed out when selecting subsequent files. This can be reproduced in the Contains tab for PDM 2020 SP3 and both the Contains and Where Used tabs for 2021 Beta 1.

Reproduced on PDM 2021 Beta 1 on Windows 10 (1903)

  1. Add and check in attached Speaker.sldasm and child references
  2. Select the Speaker.sldasm
  3. Click Contains, Click Treehouse View
  4. Right click on any file and the ‘Browse to’ and ‘Browse to new window’ should be in the RMB menu.
  5. Right-click other files in the treehouse, you will see the ‘Browse to’ and ‘Browse to new window’ are gray out in the RMB menu. - Not Expected
  • If you do not reproduce continue to right click on other files.
  1. Repeat steps 3, 4, 5 in the Where Used tab

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None of the files are virtual. This was brought to my attention by another user and I was able to reproduce what they were seeing. It occurs with all files on the BOM view.

Using 2021 SP5.1 right now for both PDM and SW. This isn’t related to the contains tab or treehouse view. Both of those actually appear to be working okay. It just looks like the right-click menu on the BOM tab doesn’t populate at all for any items.

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After looking into it, this appears to have fixed it. I added the “Edit Version Free Variable Data” to the group these users are a part of and now it works…
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