By Mario Iocco<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n By Danish Ahmed Shaikh<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n SOLIDWORKS\u00ae PDM has seen various enhancements and improvements over the various years such as introducing the various column set option, quick search and secondary logout option in explorer that was related to improving the user experience in the explorer vault view. In this topic, we will be exploring how we can further customize the user experience in explorer vault view that will enable users for a quick and easy usability in the vault(Refer Fig 1.1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n This option was introduced in SOLIDWORKS\u00ae PDM 2021 which enabled users to easily access commonly used command within the explorer vault view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fig 1.1<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, if you want to add \u2018Change State\u2019 or \u2018File properties\u2019 option to Quick Access Toolbar, you can go to Administration tool, right-click a user or group and click Settings. In the left pane of the Settings dialog box, click Quick Access Toolbar and specify the commands you want to appear in the current toolbar from the available options in the toolbar buttons. The added Toolbar will be now be seen in the explorer vault view after you login into the vault (Refer Fig 1.2 & 1.3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fig 1.2<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fig 1.3<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Context Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A context menu is the menu that appears when you right-click and offers a set of choices that are available for, or in context of, whatever it was you clicked. (Refer Fig 2.1) In Administration Tool, you can configure \u2018Menus\u2019 under the user or group settings. In this setting, you can add or remove the different objects or commands of the different available context menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fig 2.1<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s say if a user wants to access the Inbox or work offline with a Right Click Menu in the Explorer view, then the user can simply add those commands in the \u2018Background Shortcut Menu\u2019. (Refer Fig 2.2 & 2.3) You can also reorder the commands up or down direction as per your convenience. In Administration Tool, Go to User settings -> Menu. In the left area you will find the list of available context menu commands that can be added, and in the right you will find the different types of menu available in the vault. (For example Background Shortcut Menu, File Shortcut Menu, Folder Shortcut Menu etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Quick Search<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Quick Search option was brought in SOLIDWORKS\u00ae PDM 2020 which made users search just like a normal Windows explorer search within the Vault environment. Added to that, it gives you more options to search using variables, versions and in configurations. It can be configured in Administration tool under the \u2018List\u2019 Category called as \u2018Quick Search Variable List\u2019. Create a new list under that category and add the necessary variables that you want to appear under the Quick Search. (Refer Fig 3.1 & 3.2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fig 3.1<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fig 3.2<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Additional Explorer Options.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A. It happen sometimes that you may find a \u2018grey\u2019 file or folder in the vault which means the file is locally cached or the user does not have the permission to view the files. For a user or group, you can set the options to only show the files that are part of the vault. Navigate to Explorer Tab in User Settings of Administration tool, and Click on \u2018Show only files that are part of the file vault\u2019. In this way, you make sure that you are working on the right file that is synched correctly within the vault environment. You can also set the option \u2018Automatically delete local read-only files that are not part of the file vault\u2019 to clear local cache and unwanted files in the vault. (Refer Fig 4.a)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fig 4.a<\/p>\n\n\n\n B. Instead of showing the login name in the \u2018Checked Out By\u2019 column, you can also show the full name mentioned in the user property. Not only that you can also mark the option \u2018Show user information pop-up\u2019 to show more details about the user when you hover over the checked out user. Starting from SOLIDWORKS\u00ae PDM 2022, if you navigate to explorer logout option, you can also set status on the text \u2018What\u2019s happening today\u2019 that can be viewed by other users. (Refer Fig 4.b.1 & 4.b.2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n C. For a user or group, you can automatically check out a file just by double clicking it in the explorer vault view environment, if you have the option \u2018Checkout files when: The Open command is executed\u2019 marked as checked in the User Settings. (Refer Fig 4.a)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why does the following error appear when I install the eDrawings\u00ae software? \u2018Error 1722. There is a problem with Windows Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This general Windows\u00ae Installer (the installer) error can appear when the installer fails to install an installation package on the system.. To get more information, see Solution ID:\u00a0S-079541<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0If files are on the network, why does the \u2018Pack and Go\u2019 feature take a long time to open the command window when the \u2018Include drawings\u2019 option is active? How do I convert a SOLIDWORKS\u00ae PDM shared view to a private view if an application cannot access the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry and displays the error \u2018Could not open database\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This error can appear when running specific 32-bit applications on some systems. To get more information, see Solution ID:\u00a0S-079553<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n In SOLIDWORKS\u00ae Simulation, why do the results differ when using either the \u2018Plasticity \u2013 von Mises\u2019 material model, or the \u2018Nonlinear Elastic\u2019 material model with the same stress-strain curve?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The difference in results comes from the use of different algorithms to evaluate the stress and strain of the elements. To get more information, see Solution ID:\u00a0S-079530<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s it for this month. 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<\/strong>This is normal behavior. When files exist in a local folder, the SOLIDWORKS\u00ae application uses the local nested Windows\u00ae search services to index the files.. To get more information, see Solution ID:\u00a0S-079568<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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