Editing Internal Items Information

About Editing Internal Items Information

The Edit Items functionality allows you to edit the detail information of an item as it relates to its properties.  Each tab within the Properties window of the item, displays key information about the item that can be edited in order to maintain updated information at all times.  In addition to updating the Internal Items tab, files can be attached to the item, and notes can be recorded in order to maintain additional information about the item that may not recorded via the default item attributes.  These attributes, along with the attachment and note files, can be modified, removed, or added to in an effort to give you the flexibility of maintaining accurate records for your parts.

When Editing Internal Items Information

  • The Header information of an item is fixed upon creation, and cannot be modified.
  • All property editable fields that are displayed in the Edit Item window are not displayed in the Properties window once modified.  Since the editable fields are a combination of both properties and internal specifications, the changes may not appear in the Detailed Specifications tab of the Properties window.
  • The Edit Item functionality can only be performed by users that have Enovia Administrative privileges.

Accessing the Edit Item Window

Within CES, there are many methods of accessing the Edit Item window. To complete the scenario below, select one of the following methods to access the Edit Item window:

 
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Search Results Window

  1. In the Main Access Area, click the Advanced Access link

  2. In the Advanced Access window, click the Standard Search or Simple Search tab to access the search window.

  3. Complete the search criteria, and click the Search button to execute the search.

  4. In the Search Results window, select the item for which you want to edit the properties, right-click, and select Edit Item from the shortcut menu.

Properties Window
  1. In the Properties window, click the Edit Item button to open the Edit Items window.

How To Edit Internal Items Information

For the following scenario, the Accessing the Edit Item Window: Search Results Window method is used to access the Search Results window.  This task explains how to edit item information in the Edit Items: Internal Items window:
  1. From the Search Results window, select the item that you want to edit.  Right-click, and select Edit Items from the shortcut menu.  The Edit Items window appears.

     

  2. To edit the internal item information, click the Internal Items tab. 

  3. This tab displays the list of all the Internal Items mapped to the Manufacturer Item by using the Add or Remove buttons.  You are provided with a list of existing mapped internal items, and you can add or remove items based on your current business needs.  To add an internal item, click the Add button.  The Add Details window appears.

  4. Within the Add Details window, you can select an item from the database that will be mapped to your manufacturer item as an internal item.  Select an item as shown above,  and click OK to return to the Internal Items window.  The item is added to the list of existing items in the Internal Items window.

  5. To remove an item from the internal item list, select the item from the list, and click the Remove button.  The item is removed from the item's list of internal items, but is not removed from the database.

The Edit Items: Internal Items Window

This table describes the fields displayed in the Edit Items: Internal Items window.

Fields Description
Internal Item Number A unique internal identifier number of an item from a supplier that may be related to more than one manufacturer item number.
Internal Item Description A unique description of the selected internal item.
Revision Displays the current version of the internal item number.


This table describes the buttons displayed in the Edit Items: Internal Items window:

Button Description
Opens the Add Details window and displays a list of items that can be added as internal items.
Deletes the selected item from the Internal Items list.