Synchronizing Single Components in CES and ENOVIA V5 VPM

About Synchronizing Single Components in CES and ENOVIA V5 VPM

Once a component has been added to the CES database, you may change one or more pieces of data associated with that component. Instead of removing the existing component and introducing a new updated one, you can manually update the existing component, or you can automatically synchronize one or more components in ENOVIA V5 VPM with the corresponding components in CES.
  • Manual Update: This involves changing the component through ENOVIA V5 VPM/CATIA and updating CES by "re-introducing" the component to CES. Changes to the component are transferred to the existing component in CES.  Updating a component manually lets you change certain information that you cannot change when automatically synchronizing. For more information, refer to Updating an Existing Single Component in CES.
  • Auto Synchronization: This involves updating item specification values for one or more components and then using the CES Components Synchronization button to select the changed component(s) and automatically update CES. During the design process you may update numerous components within CATIA. Processing each component, as outlined in Updating an Existing Single Component in CES, would be very time consuming. Instead of having to process each component individually, you can synchronize multiple components at one time. Using the  CES Components Synchronization button you can select multiple changed components and synchronize them simultaneously.

When Synchronizing Single Components in CES and ENOVIA V5 VPM

  • You can change item specification values.
  • In automatic synchronization you do not use the CES Component Introduction Wizard, so you cannot change the following:
    • Item revision
    • Consumer Organization(s)
    • Project(s)
    • Category in which the component is located.
    • Approval status
    • Creator Organization
    • Attribute mapping.
  • Component synchronization is performed only when a CATIA document is updated. Synchronization is not performed if only the PLM attributes are modified in the PLM system.
  • A component can only be synchronized by the project that introduced the component to CES. You must be logged in to ENOVIA using the same project that introduced the component. If you try to synchronize a component while logged in to any other project, the synchronization will fail.
  • By default, synchronizing a component automatically sets the status of that component to PENDING_APPROVAL. To have the status of a synchronized component set to some other status value, set the ItemStateAfterSync property in the CESSettings category. Once a part is updated or synchronized, the Parts Manager must approve the change through the Manage Approval window.

     

How To Synchronize Single Components in CES and ENOVIA V5 VPM

This task explains how to auto synchronize two parts in CES and ENOVIA V5 VPM:
This example assumes that:
  1. Open a file (in ENOVIA V5 VPM) for a component you created and introduced to CES. Make the desired changes to the properties and save the file.



  2. Repeat step one for each of the single components you wish to change and synchronize. After you have changed all the necessary files, click the CES Components Synchronize button on the CES toolbar. The following window appears.

  3. Select the components you wish to synchronize. Hold the Ctrl key to select more than one component. Once you have selected all the components to synchronize, click OK.

  4. If the synchronization is successful, the following appears when synchronization finishes.

  5. Click Close to close this window and return to the Component AutoSync window. Click Cancel to close the Component AutoSync window.

  6. Now, open the CES database and search for the updated items.

  7. Select one of the updated items, right-click and select Properties. Depending on the properties available in the class that contains the part or product, the way in which you mapped the attributes from PLM to CES, and the attributes displayed in the tabs, you will see updated information in the Properties window.

Component AutoSync Window

This table describes the fields displayed in the Component AutoSync window.

Fields Description

Available Components

Contains the components available in CES for updating. Select the component(s) to synchronize and click OK. To select more than one component in the list, hold down the Ctrl key when selecting.


This table describes the buttons displayed in the Component AutoSync window:

Button Description

OK

Synchronize the selected component(s).

Cancel

Close the window without synchronizing the selected component(s).

AutoSync Log Window

This table describes the fields displayed in the AutoSync Log window.

Fields Description

Log

Contains messages generated during the synchronization process.


This table describes the buttons displayed in the AutoSync Log window:

Button Description

Close

Close the window.