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Start CATIA. To use the CES
functionalities, you must have the proper settings within CATIA. In the
Tools menu, select
Options. In the
Options window that appears,
scroll down and click Collaborative
Enterprise Sourcing.

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Enter the appropriate
Web
Service Management and Database Management
Information. Please consult your system
administrator for the appropriate information.
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Click OK.
Please note that certain CES functionality requires a connection to
ENOVIA V5. For more information on logging on to ENOVIA, refer to
Logging on to ENOVIA V5 in CATIA.
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Once you have set the necessary
information, you can begin accessing the CES functionality. In the CATIA
main window, the CES functionality is available in the CES toolbar.
When you first start CATIA and log on to Enovia, you will notice that
only one of the CES buttons is enabled. This is the
Connect to CES
button. You must
login to CES before you can start using the CES functionalities.

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Click the
Connect to CES button. The
CES Login window appears.
Enter the appropriate UserName,
Password and
Database and click
OK.

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Now you are logged in to CES.
You will notice that the Connect to CES button is now disabled and other CES
buttons are enabled, including the
Disconnect CES button. When you are
finished with your CES session, log out by clicking this button. Once
you logout, either by clicking the
Disconnect CES
button, or your session timing out, the other CES buttons are disabled
and you must login again in order to use the CES functionalities.

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The most frequently
used CES functionality is searching the database. This is accessed
through the Search CES Database
button. Clicking this button displays the
Sourcing Search window. For more information about
searching and step-by-step instructions, refer to
CES Engineering Catalog Navigator : Search.

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Once you have found a set of
search results, select two items and the
Compare CES Items and
Compare Geometry of CES Items buttons are enabled. For
more information about comparing search result items, refer to
CES Engineering Catalog Navigator: User Tasks : Comparing Catalog Items Details and
CES Engineering Catalog Navigator: User Tasks :Comparing Catalog Item CAD Info.

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When you have a generic part, you can introduce
that generic part, and its associated design table, to CES using the
Part Family Introduction
button. For detailed information about introducing new part families,
refer to CES Engineering Catalog Navigator: User Tasks : Generic
Parts : Introducing a Generic Part to CES.

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You can also update an existing part
family in CES, by changing the associated design table, opening the
generic part, synchronizing the new design table data, selecting the part to change and clicking the
Part Family Introduction
button. For more information about updating existing part families,
refer to CES Engineering Catalog Navigator: User Tasks : Generic
Parts : Updating an Generic Part in CES.
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Once you have added one or more
parts to CES, you can make changes to those parts in Enovia and then
synchronize the changes between Enovia and CES using the
Auto Part Family Synchronization
button. For more information, refer to CES Engineering Catalog
Navigator: User Tasks : Generic Parts :
Synchronizing One or More Generic Parts in CES and Enovia.

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If you are working within an
assembly window, you can find parts in CES that are similar to a part
you have selected in the assembly window by clicking the
Find Similar CES Item button. For
more information, refer to CES Engineering Catalog Navigator: User
Tasks : Search : Finding Similar
Components.

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Also while working in an
assembly window you can search the CES database for the item you have
selected in the assembly window by clicking the CES View Sourcing
Properties button. For more information, refer to CES Engineering
Catalog Navigator: User Tasks : Search : 3D Search.

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Once you are finished with your
CES session, logout by clicking the
Disconnect CES button
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A message box indicating that you are logging out appears. Click
OK to finish logging out.

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Once you have logged out, the
Connect to CES button is enabled
and all other CES buttons are disabled. To use the CES functionalities
you must login again.

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