Tools Options for CES

In order to access CES functionality within CATIA, you must first have CES installed and initialized by the system administrator. For more information on this process, refer to the CES Enterprise Catalog Administration and Installation Guide.

Certain settings, accessed through the Tools > Options window, are required in order to use the CES data base and access basic CES functionality. This is covered in Accessing CES Functionality. Other settings are required only when using elective functionality in CES.

To access the CES related settings, start CATIA and select Tools > Options from the menu bar. Scroll down to the Collaborative Enterprise Sourcing node and select it. The Collaborative Enterprise Sourcing tab appears.

How to Use Tools Options for CES

Follow the steps to access Tools Options for CES in CATIA:

  1. Start CATIA. To set the appropriate options for CES, go to the Tools menu and select Options. In the Options window that appears, scroll down and click Collaborative Enterprise Sourcing. The Collaborative Enterprise Sourcing tab appears.

  1. The Item Details Management section lets you set a directory in which to find the client side item details configuration file. By default, CES will use the itemdetailconfig.xml file in the intel_a\resources\msgcatalog runtime directory. This can be overwritten and the item details configuration customized by creating your own file and setting this directory. For more information on this process, please consult your System Administrator.

  2. In the Search Management section, you can set the number of search result items you wish to view per page, and the directory in which to save your saved searches. This directory has read and write permissions.

  3. In the Web Service Management section, set the URL of the webservice server that points to the CES database. Please consult your System Administrator for the correct URL. If the Security on the Web Sphere server is set to ON, check the Is Secured Server box. Example: http://sdm20xyz:9193/R17REL

  4. In the Database Management section, enter your preferred Enovia system in the CES Preferred PLM System box.

  5. Workflow capability is available if EPM is configured for CES. To utilize the workflow capability in the Component Family Introduction Wizard when introducing a new part family to CES, you must select the Enable Workflow box, shown above. For more information on part family introduction, refer to CES Engineering Catalog Navigator: User Tasks : Part Families : Introducing a New Part Family to CES. For more information on EPM, refer to the LCA Enterprise Process Management Installation Guide.