Internal Items

About Internal Items

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 Internal Items tab displays information about the internal items associated with a manufacturer or supplier item.   

When Viewing Internal Items

  • The Internal Items tab is view only. You cannot edit the information displayed here from this tab.
  • To access the Internal Item tab, select a manufacturer or supplier item from the Sourcing Search Results window, right click and select Properties. Click the Internal Items tab.
  • 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 Internal Items

This task explains how to view the Internal Items 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, and Supplier information
  • have performed a search for one or more items.
  1. From the Search Results window, select the manufacturer or supplier item for which you want to view the Properties.  Right-click and select Properties from the shortcut menu.  The Properties window appears. Click the Internal Items tab.



     

  2. In this example, the item used is a manufacturer item. Return to your Sourcing Search window, search for a supplier item, and view the Internal Items tab. You will see that the information included on this Internal Items tab varies slightly from that on the Internal Items tab of a Manufacturer Item.

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 Manufacturer Items contain supplier information, internal item information, PLM information, pricing, 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.
Supplier Information For more information about this tab, refer to Supplier Information.
Internal Items This tab displays information about the internal items associated with a manufacturer or supplier item.
Alternates For more information about this tab, refer to Alternates.
Pricing & Availability For more information about this tab, refer to Pricing and Availability.
Attachments For more information about this tab, refer to Attachments.