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Parts, or internal items, in the CES database may be used in many different product structures and in many different projects. It is often necessary, or at least helpful, to find out where all instances of a part are located. The PLM Usage button gives you the ability to collect that information and display it in a tree structure that includes both projects and product structures in which the selected part is used. To access the PLM Usage button, select an internal item from the Sourcing Search Results window. Go to the PLM Properties tab. You will see the PLM Usage button at the bottom of the tab. The PLM Usage process uses various pieces of information about the current internal item including user information, current project information, PLM ID and revision ID. This information is used to obtain the necessary product structure and project information for all instances of the internal item. This information is then displayed in the following form:
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This task explains how to view use the PLM Usage functionality. |
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This example assumes that you:
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Internal Item Properties Window
The Properties window can be described as follows
This table describes the buttons displayed in the Properties window:
This table describes the tabs available in the Properties window:
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