We are currently using SWx 2020 SP2 with PDM Standard at my company. Up until this point we have been using PDM as a library strictly for check in/out purposes. I am now trying to get us up to speed utilizing more PDM functionality. That being said, I need a way to automate bulk items such as thread locker to show #"AR" or "AS REQ" in the Computed PDM BOM Qty instead of the reference count. We will need non SWx users to access the computed BOM, named BOM is not an option until we move up to PDM Professional. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Matt Lombard do you have any insights?
I haven't been using the SW PDM offerings for a few years. You can probably have a custom property in a dummy model set up for non-geometrical part numbers, like thread locker, paint, etc. , or maybe an IF statement in the BOM that replaces AR for QTY value. I'm sure someone else has a proper answer, but those are two places I'd look, without having used the stuff for 7+ years.