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            <h1><a name="kanchor1053"></a><a name="kanchor1054"></a><a name="kanchor1055"></a><a name="kanchor1056"></a>Bill Of Materials Context Menu</h1>
            <p><a name="kanchor1057"></a><a name="kanchor1058"></a><a name="kanchor1059"></a><a name="kanchor1060"></a><a name="kanchor1061"></a><a name="kanchor1062"></a>The context menu for BOM items changes depend upon whether the BOM is in View mode or Edit mode.</p>
            <p>&#160;</p>
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                <h2>View Mode</h2>
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                <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1063"></a><a name="kanchor1064"></a><a name="kanchor1065"></a>Open Record</b>
                    <blockquote>
                        <p><a name="kanchor1066"></a><a name="kanchor1067"></a>Opens the property card for the select BOM item.</p>
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                <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1068"></a>Open Record (Drawing)</b>
                    <blockquote>
                        <p>Opens the drawing for the select BOM item (if a drawing exists).</p>
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                <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1069"></a><a name="kanchor1070"></a>Copy selected value</b>
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                        <p><a name="kanchor1071"></a>Copies the value from whichever BOM cell the right click was performed.</p>
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                <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1072"></a><a name="kanchor1073"></a>Open BOM in new window</b>
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                        <p>Opens the BOM in a new window.</p>
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                    <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1074"></a>Compare</b>
                        <blockquote>
                            <p><a name="kanchor1075"></a>Opens the BOM compare tool.</p>
                            <p>&#160;</p>
                            <p>See <a href="Bill_Of_Materials_Compare.htm" class="Topic-Hyperlink" name="kanchor1076">Bill Of Materials Compare</a></p>
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                    <li value="2"><b><a name="kanchor1077"></a><a name="kanchor1078"></a>Create Task</b>
                        <blockquote>
                            <p><a name="kanchor1079"></a><a name="kanchor1080"></a>Creates a single task for all selected records.</p>
                            <p>&#160;</p>
                            <p>See <a href="Tasks.htm" class="Topic-Hyperlink" name="kanchor1081">Tasks</a></p>
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                    <li value="3"><b><a name="kanchor1082"></a><a name="kanchor1083"></a><a name="kanchor1084"></a>Send to process</b>
                        <blockquote>
                            <p>Sends all BOM items to a process.</p>
                            <p>&#160;</p>
                            <p>See <a href="Working_with_Processes.htm" class="Topic-Hyperlink" name="kanchor1085">Working with Processes</a></p>
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                <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1087"></a><a name="kanchor1088"></a>General XML file for ERP</b>
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                        <p><a name="kanchor1089"></a><a name="kanchor1090"></a><a name="kanchor1091"></a>Creates an XML output. This option is dependent upon whether any XML Templates have been configured by the System Administrator.</p>
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                <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1092"></a><a name="kanchor1093"></a>Export Files</b>
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            <blockquote>
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                    <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1094"></a><a name="kanchor1095"></a>From All records in this grid</b>
                    </li>
                </ul>
                <blockquote>
                    <p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><a name="kanchor1096"></a><a name="kanchor1097"></a><a name="kanchor1098"></a>Opens the Export Files wizard and exports all files.</p>
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                    <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1099"></a>From SELECTED records</b>
                        <blockquote>
                            <p>Opens the Export Files wizard and exports only the selected records.</p>
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                <p>See <a href="Bill_Of_Materials_Exporting_Files.htm" class="Topic-Hyperlink" name="kanchor1100">Bill Of Materials Exporting Files</a></p>
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                    <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1101"></a><a name="kanchor1102"></a><a name="kanchor1103"></a>Reload linked fields</b>
                        <blockquote>
                            <p><a name="kanchor1104"></a>Resets the values of linked fields.</p>
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                <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1105"></a><a name="kanchor1106"></a>Export to Excel</b>
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                    <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1107"></a><a name="kanchor1108"></a>Export with formatting and icons</b>
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                    <blockquote>
                        <p>Exports the entire BOM to Excel and maintains all formatting and icons displayed in the <span class="PrimaryMain Product Name"><a name="kanchor1109"></a><a name="kanchor1110"></a><a name="kanchor1111"></a>SOLIDWORKS Manage</span> grid.</p>
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                    <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1112"></a>Export data only</b>
                        <blockquote>
                            <p>Exports the entire BOM to Excel but does not have any formatting or icons displayed.</p>
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            <p>&#160;</p>
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                <h2>Edit Mode</h2>
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            <p><a name="kanchor1113"></a>In Edit Mode the same menu appears as in View Mode, but has additional options activated.</p>
            <ul>
                <li value="1"><b>Edit Selected</b>
                    <blockquote>
                        <p>This option allows the <b><a name="kanchor1114"></a>Manual Quantity</b> of the record to be changed.</p>
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                <li value="2"><b><a name="kanchor1115"></a>Add Simple</b>
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                        <p>See <a href="Add_Records_to_a_Bill_Of_Materials.htm" class="Topic-Hyperlink" name="kanchor1116">Add Records to a Bill Of Materials</a>.</p>
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                <li value="3"><b><a name="kanchor1117"></a><a name="kanchor1118"></a>Duplicate Line</b>
                    <blockquote>
                        <p><a name="kanchor1119"></a>Allows a duplicate item in a BOM, instead of increasing the existing items quantity.</p>
                        <p>&#160;</p>
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                <li value="4"><b><a name="kanchor1120"></a><a name="kanchor1121"></a>Copy Records From</b>
                    <blockquote>
                        <p>See <a href="Add_Records_to_a_Bill_Of_Materials.htm" class="Topic-Hyperlink">Add Records to a Bill Of Materials</a>.</p>
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                <li value="5"><b><a name="kanchor1122"></a>Replace</b>
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            <blockquote>
                <p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><a name="kanchor1123"></a>Allows a BOM row to be replaced with another item.</p>
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                    <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1124"></a>Source</b>
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                <blockquote>
                    <p><a name="kanchor1125"></a><a name="kanchor1126"></a>Select the required object for the replacement item to come from.</p>
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                    <li value="1"><b>Select</b>
                    </li>
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                <blockquote>
                    <p>Select the required item from the grid.</p>
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                <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1127"></a>Delete</b>
                    <blockquote>
                        <p>Removes the selected item from the BOM.</p>
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                <li value="2"><b><a name="kanchor1128"></a><a name="kanchor1129"></a>Item type</b>
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                        <p>Define the BOM type for the selected item</p>
                        <p>&#160;</p>
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                            <li style="font-weight: bold;" value="1"><a name="kanchor1130"></a>Normal</li>
                            <li style="font-weight: bold;" value="2"><a name="kanchor1131"></a>Phantom</li>
                            <li style="font-weight: bold;" value="3"><a name="kanchor1132"></a>Reference</li>
                            <li style="font-weight: bold;" value="4">Duplicate</li>
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                <li value="3"><b>Quantity</b>
                    <blockquote>
                        <p><a name="kanchor1133"></a>Updates the Automatic Quantity value.</p>
                        <p>&#160;</p>
                        <p style="background-color: #f5f5f5;border-left-style: solid;border-left-width: 1px;border-left-color: #c0c0c0;border-right-style: solid;border-right-width: 1px;border-right-color: #c0c0c0;border-top-style: solid;border-top-width: 1px;border-top-color: #c0c0c0;border-bottom-style: solid;border-bottom-width: 1px;border-bottom-color: #c0c0c0;padding-left: 1px;padding-right: 1px;padding-top: 1px;padding-bottom: 1px;"><a name="kanchor1134"></a>This works for top level BOM items only and can not be used to change quantities of items within a SOLIDWORKS Assembly.</p>
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                <li value="4"><b><a name="kanchor1135"></a>BOM Source</b>
                    <blockquote>
                        <p><a name="kanchor1136"></a><a name="kanchor1137"></a><a name="kanchor1138"></a>Change a BOM item to pull information from a different BOM variant.</p>
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                <li value="5"><b><a name="kanchor1139"></a><a name="kanchor1140"></a>Change Configuration</b>
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            <blockquote>
                <p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Change the configuration used for a BOM item.</p>
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                <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1141"></a>Auto generate Marker</b>
                </li>
            </ul>
            <blockquote>
                <p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Generates markers for all BOM items, to be used in a SOLIDWORKS BOM.</p>
                <p>&#160;</p>
                <p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><a name="kanchor1142"></a><a name="kanchor1143"></a><a name="kanchor1144"></a>The BOM Marker numbering scheme is defined by your System Administrator.</p>
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                <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1145"></a><a name="kanchor1146"></a><a name="kanchor1147"></a>Auto generate Numbering Schemes</b>
                </li>
            </ul>
            <blockquote>
                <p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Generates numbering schemes for any BOM Numbering Scheme Fields.</p>
                <p>&#160;</p>
                <p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><b>Example:</b>
                </p>
                <blockquote>
                    <ul>
                        <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1148"></a><a name="kanchor1149"></a>Serial Numbers</b>
                        </li>
                    </ul>
                    <p>The Numbering Scheme is defined by your System Administrator.</p>
                </blockquote>
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                <li value="1"><b><a name="kanchor1150"></a><a name="kanchor1151"></a>Synchronize Manual with Automatic Quantity</b>
                    <blockquote>
                        <p><a name="kanchor1152"></a><a name="kanchor1153"></a>Synchronizes the Manual Quantity column with the Automatic Quantity column.</p>
                        <p>&#160;</p>
                        <p>See <a href="Manual_Bill_Of_Materials_Quantity.htm" class="Topic-Hyperlink" name="kanchor1154">Manual Bill Of Materials Quantity</a></p>
                    </blockquote>
                </li>
                <li value="2"><b><a name="kanchor1155"></a>Reorder by Marker</b>
                    <blockquote>
                        <p>Reorders the BOM by marker number.</p>
                    </blockquote>
                </li>
                <li value="3"><b><a name="kanchor1156"></a><a name="kanchor1157"></a>Reorder by Part Number</b>
                    <blockquote>
                        <p>Re-orders the BOM by part number.</p>
                    </blockquote>
                </li>
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