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Structure line context menu
Note: the structure line context menu appears when you right-click one or more structure lines.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Open BOM View | Displays a list of other BOM views in which you can open the selected data. If the line has no BOM views, this command appears as "No BOM View to open." |
| Guided Component Search | Searches for matching components within an assembly. This search allows you to choose from a list of only those classified workspace objects that fit into the first component of your search. You must first configure it in the Classification Admin application. |
| Properties on Relation | Allows you to edit the properties of the object represented by the selected line. |
| Cut | Cuts the selected lines from the structure and places them on the clipboard. |
| Copy | Copies the selected lines in the structure and places them on the clipboard. |
| Paste | Pastes the components from the clipboard as children of the currently selected (assembly) line in the structure or into NX. |
| Revert Edit | Undoes the last manual edit of the selected line. |
| Paste Property | Allows you to paste a property value from the clipboard into one or more structure lines. |
| Set In Context | Allows you to edit the properties of an occurrence in the context of a selected line, that is, to create an absolute occurrence. |
| Remove In Context Override | Removes override data from an absolute occurrence without entering replacement data. |
| Show/Hide In Context BOM line | Shows or hides the line that is the context of a particular in context edit. |
| Expand | Expands the substructure immediately below the selected lines. |
| Expand Below | Expands the complete substructure below the selected lines. |
| Expand Below... | Expands the substructure below the selected lines to a user-selected level. You can also collapse an expanded substructure when you choose this option (hide certain child lines). |
| Expand to Type | Expands the complete substructure below the selected lines until a specified type is encountered. |
| Unload Below | Unloads all lines below the selected line to free memory. |
| Collapse Below | Collapses the complete substructure below the selected lines (hide all child lines). |
| Generate Report | Generates a report on the selected object. You can choose the reporting tool and formatting options. |
| Send an Instant Message to Owning User | Allows you to initiate communication with the user who owns the item or item revision represented by the selected line. The Microsoft Office Communicator integration must be installed on your system. |
| Open With | Opens selected data in a rich client view. |
| Send To | Sends selected data to another application or an external program. Your Teamcenter administrator uses the Business Modeler IDE application to create new application interface types associated with a specific application. Each of these types are available in the Send Data To dialog box. |
| Check In/Out | Checks out the object represented by the selected line if it is not already checked out or checks in the object represented by the selected line if it is checked out. |
| Refresh | Synchronizes the currently displayed product structure with the database. The displayed structure refreshes with changes that have been made in other sessions and saved since you loaded the currently displayed product structure. |
| Properties | Allows you to view all properties of the selected line. You can edit those properties to which you have permission. |
| Access | Shows any access rule restrictions on the selected line. |
| Project→Assign | Assigns the selected structure to a predefined project. |
| Project→Remove | Removes the selected structure from a project to which it is assigned. |
| License→Attach | Attaches an ADA license to the selected workspace object. |
| License→Detach | Detaches the ADA license from the selected workspace object. |
| Multi-site Synchronization | Allows you to synchronize a selected object, component or assembly with the remote site in a Multi-Site Collaboration environment. It is only necessary to synchronize structures if the Sync State property shows the structure or a component is superseded or out of date. |
| Add To Favorites | Allows you to add the selected structure to your list of frequently used objects. |
| Update Suppressed | Updates any suppressed occurrences attached to the current line. |
| Remove Design from Product | Removes the selected design from the product structure. It is used when your site utilizes Platform Designer. |
| Search Reference Designators | Allows you to search for reference designator values; this search allows you to specify wildcards. |
| Show Markup View | If the selected line has an associated markup, allows you to view its properties. |
| Delete Markup (this level) | Deletes the active markup for the selected line. |
| Apply Markup (this level) | Applies uncommitted changes in the markup associated with the current line. Any markups associated with lines below the current selection are not committed. |
| Disconnect | Disconnects the currently selected line with a revisable or nonrevisable connection to another line. |
| Connect | Connects the currently selected line to another line with a revisable or non-revisable connection. |
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.pse/gs_bomlinecontextmenu · retrieved 2026-07-11