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Connect To CES |
Login to CES. You must
login to CES before you can access any of the CES
functionality. Clicking this button displays the CES Login
window in which you set your User Name, Password and CES
database. Once you have logged in to CES, this button is
disabled. It is enabled only after you have logged out of
CES. Once you are logged out of CES, you must login again,
using this button, before you can access any of the CES
functionality. |
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Disconnect CES |
Logout of CES. When you
are finished with your CES session, you must logout by
clicking this button. When you click this button a message
box appears letting you know you are logging out. Once you
have logged out, the Connect to CES button is enabled and the
other CES buttons are disabled. Any search results windows
that are open when you logout will be automatically closed. |
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Search CES Database |
Search the CES database,
using either a Simple
Search or a
Standard Search,
for Internal, Manufacturer, or Supplier Items. For more
information about searching in general, refer to
CES Engineering Catalog Navigator User Guide : User
Tasks : Search. |
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Compare CES Items |
Compare the attributes of
two or more items selected in the
Sourcing Search Results
window. For more information about comparing CES items,
refer to
Comparing Catalog Item
Details. |
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Compare Geometry of CES
Items |
Compare the geometry of
two items selected in the
Sourcing Search Results window. For more
information about comparing the geometries of two CES items,
refer to
Comparing Catalog Item
Details. |
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Part Family
Introduction |
Introduce a single part
family to CES, or update an existing part family already in CES.
For more information, refer to
Introducing a New Generic Part to CES or
Updating an Existing Generic Part in CES. |
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Auto Part Family Synchronization |
Synchronize one or more
part families in CES with the updates made in ENOVIA V5 VPM or
CATIA. For more information, refer to
Synchronizing
Generic Parts in CES and ENOVIA V5 VPM. |
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Find Similar CES Item |
Find all parts in CES that
are similar to the part selected in the assembly window,
based on the selected attributes. For more information,
refer to
Finding Similar
Components. |
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CES View Sourcing Properties |
Search the CES database
for the item selected in the assembly window. For more
information, refer to CES Engineering Catalog
Navigator User Guide : User Tasks : Search : 3D Search. |
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CES Single Component Introduction |
Introduce a single
component to CES, or update an existing component already in CES.
For more information, refer to Introducing a Single Component to CES or
Updating an Existing Single
Component
in CES. |
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CES Multiple Component Introduction |
Introduce multiple
components to CES.
For more information, refer to
Introducing Multiple Components to CES. |
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CES Components Synchronization |
Synchronize one or more
components in CES with the updates made in ENOVIA V5 VPM or
CATIA. For more information, refer to
Synchronizing
Single Components in CES and ENOVIA V5 VPM. |