Update Options Window

Use

You can access the Update Options window to indicate the way in which you wish to make replacements. Only the folder and all parts under it is updated. These preferences are known as the “scope”.

There are three areas that can be defined:

Matching: The way in which to match the parts between the two scenes
String Matching Rules: The way in which to compare strings
Content Update Rules: The content update strategy to use

Features

The following options are available from the menu:

Menu Options	Functional Description
Matching Method	Determines the method used to identify which parts are the same in each file Visual Enterprise IDs: Indicates that the scenes have the Visual Enterprise IDs. Type: Parts are matched based on a specific ID type. The available options are identifiers in the currently loaded scene that are associated with entities. The default is SAP:VE_COMPONENT Identifier Parts: Specifies the type of match from a list of part associated with the selected identifier type. Component Names: Selects the way in which the replacements are identified in the Scene tree Note This method works in the same way as when Visual Enterprise IDs are used. Components are matched by names (string Matching Rules are applicable) and Instances are matched by order under matched component. Metadata Values: Specifies the metadata key to be used for entity matching
String Matching Rules	Configures the settings for string comparison Note This section is enabled only when the selected matching method is either `Component Names` or `Metadata Values`. Compare Full Strings: Compares the full name of each part. To make a successful match, the name must be identical. Compare First: Compares only the first x number of characters to make a successful match Compare Except Last: Compares only the last x number of characters to make a successful match Case Sensitive: Considers case when matching Match Pattern: Sets a comparison pattern to make a successful match. The pattern can be used to display RegEx parsing errors as user types. Note If the RegEx syntax is incorrect, the OK button is disabled.
Content Update Rules	Determines how the update treats content in the source file that is considered authoring content. The default strategy is a direct update from CAD files that contain no Visual Enterprise authoring content. The exception is Visual Manufacturing Planner, which after restructuring the original CAD content to reflect the manufacturing structure, also creates procedures and steps. The procedures and steps are treated as pure authoring content. To support this exception, you must use the update strategy `Visual Manufacturing`. Content Update Strategy: Defines the content update strategy to use when updating

Menu Options

Functional Description

Matching Method

Determines the method used to identify which parts are the same in each file

Visual Enterprise IDs: Indicates that the scenes have the Visual Enterprise IDs.
- Type: Parts are matched based on a specific ID type. The available options are identifiers in the currently loaded scene that are associated with entities. The default is SAP:VE_COMPONENT
- Identifier Parts: Specifies the type of match from a list of part associated with the selected identifier type.

Component Names: Selects the way in which the replacements are identified in the Scene tree

Note

This method works in the same way as when Visual Enterprise IDs are used. Components are matched by names (string Matching Rules are applicable) and Instances are matched by order under matched component.
Metadata Values: Specifies the metadata key to be used for entity matching

String Matching Rules

Configures the settings for string comparison

Compare Full Strings: Compares the full name of each part. To make a successful match, the name must be identical.
Compare First: Compares only the first x number of characters to make a successful match
Compare Except Last: Compares only the last x number of characters to make a successful match
Case Sensitive: Considers case when matching
Match Pattern: Sets a comparison pattern to make a successful match. The pattern can be used to display RegEx parsing errors as user types.

Note

If the RegEx syntax is incorrect, the OK button is disabled.

Content Update Rules

Determines how the update treats content in the source file that is considered authoring content. The default strategy is a direct update from CAD files that contain no Visual Enterprise authoring content. The exception is Visual Manufacturing Planner, which after restructuring the original CAD content to reflect the manufacturing structure, also creates procedures and steps. The procedures and steps are treated as pure authoring content. To support this exception, you must use the update strategy Visual Manufacturing.

Content Update Strategy: Defines the content update strategy to use when updating

Activities

To open the window, choose Start of the navigation path File Next navigation step Update from File End of the navigation path from the Menu bar, and then choose Update Content Options.