Hiding Object Dependencies 

Use

Object dependencies are superior and subordinate technical objects for a particular functional location or piece of equipment. These object dependencies are normally displayed in the Product Structure Browser for each individual technical object.

If you hide these object dependencies, they are no longer displayed as nodes in the tree structure, and the text lines, which specify the relationship type, are thereby removed. The object dependencies only reappear when you call up the context menu.

Procedure

  1. Start the Product Structure Browser by choosing Logistics ® Central Functions ® Engineering ® Environment ® Product Structure.
  2. Choose the Settings icon and select the field Dependencies in context menu.
  3. Then activate the required filter using the Filters icon.
  4. Enter the uppermost technical object in the hierarchy on the relevant tab page (Functional location or Equipment) and choose Continue. The technical object entered now appears in the browser as an individual object without sub-nodes.
  5. Place the cursor on the technical object and call up the context menu using the right mouse button. The entry Dependencies also appears in the context menu.
  6. Choose Dependencies and display the subordinate technical objects level by level.

Result

When you hide the object dependencies, the display of the structure becomes clearer and more similar to the structural display.