Part Family Introduction Wizard Step 1 of 5 Window
This table describes the fields displayed in the
Part Family Introduction Step 1 of 5 window.
Fields |
Description |
Generic
Part |
Contains the name of the generic part(s)
to be introduced. |
Available Design Tables |
Dropdown list contains the design tables available for
the part(s) selected in Generic Part. Only design tables
that contain the PartNumber attribute can be selected.
By default, the first design table with the PartNumber
attribute is selected. |
Resolution Mode |
Check this box to use the Resolution Mode selected in
the dropdown list. Possible values are:
- Description can be resolved:
You have the option of resolving the part manually
by right clicking on the part and selecting Resolve
Description.
- Description cannot be resolved:
The part will not be resolved.
- Description will be resolved:
The part is immediately resolved by the application.
If this box is cleared,
the application uses the default value of Description
can be resolved. |
Sync Mode |
Check this box to use the Sync Mode selected in the
dropdown list. Possible values are:
- Always regenerate the part: All parts are
regenerated, regardless of how they are modified.
- Regenerate the part only if the Design Table row
has been modified: Only parts modified by design
table changes and new parts added in the design
table are regenerated in the resolved folder.
If this box is cleared,
the application uses the default value of Always
regenerate the part. |
Parts List |
Contains the list of all Part Numbers, Resolution Modes
and Synchronization Modes for the parts indicated by the
selected Generic Part and Design Table. |
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This table describes the buttons displayed in the
Part Family Introduction Step 1 of 5 window:
Button |
Description |
Select Generic Part |
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Apply to All |
Apply the Resolution Mode and Sync Mode selections to all parts
listed in the Parts List. |
Apply to Selected |
Apply the Resolution Mode and Sync Mode only to the selected
parts in the Parts List. |
Cancel |
Close the window and cancel the part family
introduction process. |
Previous |
Go to the previous step. This button is disabled
in Step 1. |
Next |
Accept the information in this step and proceed
to the next step. |
Finish |
Finish the introduction process. This button is
disabled in Step 1. |
Part Family Introduction Wizard Step 2 of 5 Window

This table describes the fields displayed in the
Part Family Introduction Step 2 of 5 window.
Fields |
Description |
Part
Instances of Family (CATIA Items tab) |
Contains the part instances and the
related information from the design table for the part(s) being introduced. The columns included depend on
the information provided in the design table for the
part being introduced. |
Part Instances of Family
(PLM Items tab) |
Contains the PLM information for the part(s) being
introduced. |
This table describes the buttons displayed in the
Part Family Introduction Step 2 of 5 window:
Button |
Description |
Cancel |
Close the window and cancel the part family
introduction process. |
Previous |
Go to the previous step. |
Next |
Accept the information in this step and proceed
to the next step. |
Finish |
Finish the introduction process. This button is
disabled in Step 2. |
Part Family Introduction Wizard Step 3 of 5 Window
This table describes the fields displayed in the
Part Family Introduction Step 3 of 5 window.
Fields |
Description |
Create New
Category |
Check this to create a new category in
the hierarchy in which to introduce the part(s). If you
check this box, select an intermediate (folder) category
within the hierarchy. The new category will be created
under the selected category. If you check this box and
choose a leaf category an error will occur.
Clear this box to introduce the new part(s) to an
existing category in the hierarchy. If you clear
this box you must select a leaf category (one with no
sub-folders). If you clear this box and select an
intermediate category an error will occur. |
Tree View
tab |
This displays the hierarchy in a tree
form. You can expand the nodes of the tree to see each
set of sub-categories. |
List View tab |
This tab lets you search for a
category based on an attribute name or a category name. |
Attribute Name: |
Enter the name of an attribute.
Any categories containing that attribute will be
displayed in the results list. |
Category Name: |
Enter all or part of a name of a
category. All categories matching that search criteria
will be displayed in the results list. |
Show Count |
Indicates whether to display the number
of items in each category. |
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This table describes the buttons displayed in the
Part Family Introduction Step 3 of 5 window:
Button |
Description |
Find Categories |
Find all categories matching
the text entered in the Attribute
Name or Category
Name fields. |
View Hierarchy |
View the hierarchy of the
category selected in the results list. |
Cancel |
Close the window and cancel the part family
introduction process. |
Previous |
Go to the previous step. |
Next |
Accept the information in this step and proceed
to the next step. |
Finish |
Finish the introduction process. This button is
disabled in Step 3. |
Part Family Introduction Wizard Step 4 of 5 Window
This table describes the fields displayed in the
Part Family Introduction Step 4 of 5 window.
Fields |
Description |
Internal Item Number |
Drop down list that lets you
select the attribute from which to derive the Internal
Item Number. |
Internal Item Description |
Drop down list that lets you
select the attribute from which to derive the Internal
Item Description. |
Create all
as new |
Indicates whether to create everything
in the new part family as new data. If you select this
option, the Add Mapping
button is disabled. |
Ignore
Enovia Attributes |
Indicates whether to ignore the existing
PLM attributes when introducing the new part family. |
Perform Automap |
Indicates whether to automatically map a PLM attribute
to a CES attribute having the same name and datatype. |
Prefix |
Enter the prefix you wish to add
to the Internal Item Number, or the Internal Item
Description, if any. |
Suffix |
Enter the suffix you wish to add
to the Internal Item Number, or the Internal Item
Description, if any. |
From PLM |
Contains a list of attributes in
PLM that can be used to map information to the attribute
selected in the To CES
field. |
To CES |
Contains a list of CES attributes.
The attribute selected in the
From PLM field
will be mapped to the attribute you select in this list. |
Selected
Mapping |
Contains a list the information that
will be mapped from PLM into CES for the new part
family. |
This table describes the buttons displayed in the
Part Family Introduction Step 4 of 5 window:
Button |
Description |
Add Mapping |
Add the mapping specified in the
From PLM and
To CES fields to
the Selected Mapping
section. This button is disabled if the
Create all as new option
is selected. |
Delete Mapping |
Deletes the selected mapping from the
Selected Mapping
section. The deleted mapping will no longer be used when
introducing the new part family to CES. |
Ignore Remaining |
Ignore any remaining
attributes that are not mapped. |
Cancel |
Close the window and cancel the part family
introduction process. |
Previous |
Go to the previous step. |
Next |
Accept the information in this step and proceed
to the next step. |
Finish |
Finish the introduction process. This button is
disabled in Step 4. |
Part Family Introduction Wizard Step 5 of 5 Window

This table describes the fields displayed in the
Part Family Introduction Step 5 of 5 window
- Item Specification tab.
Fields |
Description |
Instances
of Mapped Part Family |
Contains the information on each
instance of the new part family. |
This table describes the buttons displayed in the
Part Family Introduction Step 5 of 5 window:
Button |
Description |
Cancel |
Close the window and cancel the part family
introduction process. |
Previous |
Go to the previous step. |
Next |
Accept the information in this step and proceed
to the next step. This button is disabled in step 5. |
Finish |
Finish the introduction process. |

This table describes the fields displayed in the
Part Family Introduction Step 5 of 5 window
- Internal Items Info tab.
Fields |
Description |
Internal
Item Instances |
Contains the Internal Item information
for each new part. This includes the organization(s) that created the item and will use the
item. Please note that you must set the Creator
Organization and the Consumer Organization or the
introduction will return an error. |
Creator Organization |
Organization that created the part
family. This must be set or the introduction will return
an error. |
Consumer Organization |
Organization(s) that will use the
part family. This must be set or the introduction will
return an error. You can select multiple consumer
organizations. |
Create New Revision for Existing Items |
Select this to create a new
revision of an item, instead of overwriting an existing
item. |
Internal Items List |
PLM information corresponding to
the new CES instances of the part family. |
This table describes the buttons displayed in the
Part Family Introduction Step 5 of 5 window:
Button |
Description |
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Click this to display the CES
Item Selector window that allows you to select the Creator
Organization and the Consumer Organization. |
Cancel |
Close the window and cancel the part family
introduction process. |
Previous |
Go to the previous step. |
Next |
Accept the information in this step and proceed
to the next step. This button is disabled in step 5. |
Finish |
Finish the introduction process. |

This table describes the fields displayed in the
Part Family Introduction Step 5 of 5 window
- CES To PLM Mapping Info tab.
Fields |
Description |
PLM Profile |
PLM information corresponding to
the new CES instances of the part family. |
Send For Approval |
Select this to handle the approval of a part
family using Enterprise Process Management (EPM) Workflow. |
Approval
Status |
Contains the options used to manually
approve the introduction process. Available values in
the drop-down list are dependent on the approval values
associated with the user or user group. |
Project |
Contains the project into which the new part(s) will
be introduced. By default this is the project in which
you are logged into in ENOVIA. This project will "own" the part(s) being introduced. |
Resolve All The Item Now That
Can Be Resolved Later |
If you set the Resolution
Mode to
Description can be resolved in the
Part Family Introduction Step 1 of 5
window, select this box to have the parts resolved after
you click Finish
in the
Part Family Introduction Step 5 of 5
window. If the Resolution
Mode is
Description can be resolved and you do
not check this box, the parts will not be resolved and
you will have to resolve them manually. By default, this
box is checked. |
This table describes the buttons displayed in the
Part Family Introduction Step 5 of 5 window:
Button |
Description |
Cancel |
Close the window and cancel the part family
introduction process. |
Previous |
Go to the previous step. |
Next |
Accept the information in this step and proceed
to the next step. This button is disabled in step 5. |
Finish |
Finish the introduction process. |
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