Attachments

About Attachments

Using the Properties window, you can view all the information associated with a particular object. The top portion of the window contains header information, which cannot be edited. The lower part of the window contains tabs, which display various other types of information associated with the item.

The Attachments tab displays a list of documents or specifications that are related and attached to an internal item, a manufacturer item or a supplier item. This includes support for binary attachments. These attachments can be opened for viewing. The CES server, the vault server and the CES database all work together so that the appropriate viewer is launched on the client and you can view the attachment.

For more information about viewing attachments, refer to:  

  • CES Enterprise Catalog Administration & Installation : User Tasks : CES Administration Desktop : Power Search : Results View
  • CES Enterprise Catalog Administration & Installation : User Tasks : CES Administration Desktop : Power Search : Edit Attachments View

When Viewing Attachments

  • The Attachments tab allows you to only view the documents. You cannot edit the documents displayed in this tab.
  • To access the Attachments tab, select an item from the Sourcing Search Results window, right click and select Properties. Click the Attachments tab.
  • Attachments are stored in the PLM vault as documents. A map between the PLM document and the CES item is maintained in the CES database. When an attachment is viewed, the CES client connects to the PLM server to get the attachment and display it.
  • The Attachments tab does not support URLs.
  • A viewer application must be associated with a document file format before attempting to view attachments. For example, in Windows, MSWord is associated with the document format ".doc". Therefore, when a user attempts to view a ".doc" attachment, it is automatically opened in MSWord.
  • The tabs available in the Properties window can be customized based on the user group associated with the logged in user. For more information about customizing the Properties view, refer to CES Administration Guide : User Tasks : Customizing CES : Customizing the Properties Window.

How To View Attachments

This task explains how to view the Attachments tab of the Properties window.
This example assumes that you:
  • have started CATIA (How you start CATIA depends on how it is set up on your system.)
  • have logged in to ENOVIA V5 VPM and CES. For more information on logging in, refer to Logging in to ENOVIA V5 VPM in CATIA and Accessing CES Functionality.
  • have access to a database that is populated with Manufacturer, Supplier and Internal item information
  • have performed a search for one or more items.
  1. From the Search Results window, select the item for which you want to view the Properties.  Right-click and select Properties from the shortcut menu.  The Properties window appears. Click the Attachments tab.



     

  2. Select one of the attachments and click View Attachment. The attachment is opened in the appropriate viewer.




     

  3. Select another attachment and view it. Notice that this is a JPG file while the first attachment was a DOC file. The CES server, the vault server and the CES database all worked together so that the appropriate viewer was used to open these two different types of files.

Properties Window

The Properties window can be described as follows

Object Description

Header

This area lists the static attributes of the object that is open in the Properties window. This information remains consistent until changed. Should any of these attributes change, you must refresh the Properties window to display the updated information.

Tabs

The tabs appearing in the Properties window for Internal Items contain manufacturer information, supplier information, PLM information, pricing, alternate items and attachments, of the object. You can click the tabs to view the corresponding information.

Attributes

You can view all the fields associated with an object. This lists all the fields other than those displayed in the Header. These fields are again object-dependent, and can be masked by a company per their individual requirements and standards.


This table describes the fields displayed in the Properties window.

Fields Description

Select Item Type

Dropdown list that lets you switch from one item type to another.

This table describes the buttons displayed in the Properties window:

Button Description

More

Click this to display all the Header information in a separate Details window.

Close

Close the Properties window.

This table describes the tabs available in the Properties window:

Window Description
Detailed Specifications For more information about this tab, refer to Detailed Specifications.
Manufacturer Information For more information about this tab, refer to Manufacturer Information.
Supplier Information For more information about this tab, refer to Supplier Information.
Alternates For more information about this tab, refer to Alternates.
PLM Profile For more information about this tab, refer to PLM Profile.
PLM Properties For more information about this tab, refer to PLM Properties.
Pricing & Availability For more information about this tab, refer to Pricing and Availability.
Attachments This tab displays a list of documents or specifications that are related and attached to the internal item.