I am upgrading from Solidworks 2017 using Workgroup PDM to Solidworks 2024 using PDM, and have run into an issue with loading external references.

What I want to happen is for inserted parts (i.e. external references) to be LOADED but NOT OPENED.  This means that when I open a part, it will reference the correct version of the inserted part WITHOUT opening the inserted part in a separate window.

In SW2017,