Function documentationConfigurable View

 

In the configurable view, you can display single-level product variant structures (PVS). You can copy a selected PVS or a material variant from here to the CAD system.

You can then save the geometric location as geometric instance and create documents for a material variant or assign existing documents.

Note Note

The configurable view is only available if you are using Engineering Desktop with Integrated Product and Process Engineering (iPPE).

End of the note.

Features

In this view, the following functions are available:

  • Export to Microsoft Excel

    You can use this function to export the entire contents of the view to an external file in the form of Microsoft Excel.

  • Selection Functions

    • Select All

    • Deselect All

  • Refresh

    The system reads the changes made by all users to document info records and document structures since the last refresh, and displays the most current version.

  • Save Geometric Position

    You use this function to create geometric instances if there are new ones. (See Geometric Instance.)

  • Document: Create for Material Variant or Assign to Variant

    You use these functions to create a new document for a material variant, or link an existing document to the variant.

  • Document: Display or Change

    You use these functions to navigate to the display or change screen for the selected document.

  • Document: Set Status

    The system evaluates the common successor status of a list of selected document info records. Once you have selected one of the statuses, the system changes the status of all selected document info records to that status.

  • Document: Add to Document Structure Browser

    If the document browser is active, document info records can be added to the selected directory of the document structure browser.

  • Original: Check In Without Structure

    When you check in an original file, the system copies the selected document info records with the originals.

  • Original: Display or Change

    In the CAD system, you can display or change originals that were checked in and have document info records.

    If you choose these functions, you load data from the SAP system into the CAD system.

    In doing so, E-desktop determines all dependent document info records, for example from a document structure, that must be considered as well.

  • Original: Display As Saved or Change As Saved

    The system retrieves the document structure as saved and transfers the files to the CAD system. If the change function is used, the selected document info records are checked out.

  • Original: Display Latest or Change Latest

    The system retrieves the latest versions of the documents in the document structure and transfers the files to the CAD system. If the change function is used, the selected document info records are checked out.

  • Original: Display Released or Change Released

    The system retrieves the released versions of the document structure and transfers the files to the CAD system. If the change function is used, the selected document info records are checked out.

  • Selection Variant: Save, Save As, or Delete

    You can save your own selection variants for the product variant structure, save them under a different name, or delete them.

    • iPPE Variant Assembly: Display; Change; Assign

    • Product Assembly: Display or Change

      You can use this function to view and change components you have created with the iPPE Variant Create/Refresh function.

      Note Note

      To use this function, your iPPE model must be compliant with Product Structure Management and vice versa.

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    • Display in Document Structure

      You use this function to switch to the Document Structure view and display the selected object with the structure there.

    • Replace in Document List

      You use this function to switch to the Document List view and replace the old document list with the new one.

    • Add to Document List

      You use this function to switch to the Document List view and add the new items to the old document list.

    • Search PVS

      You use this function to search for product variant structures and load them in the configurable view.

    • Where-Used List

      You can execute a version-dependent or version-independent where-used list of documents for all object types.

      If you select a document, and execute the where-used list, the system displays the results in the document list.

    • Show in Detail Area: Image Preview

      You can display a preview of original files in all views of E-desktop in a separate screen area.

    • Show in Detail Area: Document Browser

      You can use this function to display the document browser in E-desktop. It will appear on the right-side of the window, where the EDIPUBLICROOTFOLDER and the private folder (if it exists) can be accessed.

    • Product Structure: Display

      You can use this function to display the product structure in a new screen.

    • Product Structure: Change

      You can use this function to open the product structure in change mode in a new screen.

    • Hide / Unhide General Data

      You can use this function to hide the General Data area.

    • Integrated PLM Search (Quick Search and Advanced Search)

      The PLM search (including classification search) is fully integrated in E-desktop.

      The key words can either be inserted into the search line and the result appears in a popup, or the advanced search can be called directly in a popup. The results can be exported to document structure view or document list.

      The same search is available for the Assign Document to Product Item Variant function.

    • Integration to BCV

      Like other areas of PLM, Engineering Desktop is integrated to BCV. No standard content is delivered for document info records.