VPM Navigator

New Functionalities

Creating a New Revision with New Revision Command

You can now create a revision to non-CATIA documents using this new contextual menu command.

Saving CATIA Instance Information in ENOVIA V5 VPM

This task shows you how the following aspects of the instances in your CATIA session can be saved in ENOVIA V5 VPM using attribute mapping.

Memory Management

Memory Warning and Memory Stopper are used to warn you (the user) if maximal allowed use of memory is reached when saving a large data to ENOVIA V5 VPM, and opening of the data from the ENOVIA V5 VPM.

Creating and Using Customized Non-CATIA Documents

See this topic for information on creating and managing customized non-CATIA documents. 

Linking Revisioning of Documents with Revisioning of Part Versions|

You can now forbid the revisioning of a Document Revision without also revisioning the Part Version.  This option is controlled by a checkbox under the ENOVIA V5 VPM Options. 

Filtering on Attributes Directly from the VPM Navigator Tree

This command gives you the ability to make a direct selection in the VPM Navigator or CATIA Product Structure tree of part instances for use as filter attributes.

Alternate Save: Saving Documents as Alternatives to the Original

See this topic for information on saving a document in ENOVIA that has been modified from the original as a new document while leaving the original one intact.

Discard Save

Using the Discard Save command, you will have the option to select or reject part of your data that is available for saving.  See the above link for more information. 

Locate Instances from the Save Panel

New options are introduced in the Save Dialog box that will provide more information about the objects being saved.

Automatic Data Save/Backup

When working with documents saved as Publications Exposed in ENOVIA V5 VPM, you have an option to have your data automatically backed up in a temporary directory in the case your session is unexpectedly interrupted.  See this topic for more information.

Changing Status

Promote/Demote functionality is available for part versions, part instances and document revisions and can be found in the contextual menu of an object displayed in VPM Navigator or search results window. 

Authorize Document Revision According to Status

A new setting for authorizing revision according to status of documents is available.  See this topic for more information.

VPM Subscriptions Toolbar

A new toolbar has been added to include:

Update Links to exclude documents

You have the ability to make the intersite transfer of a subset assembly by determining which document has changed since the last exchange, and only sent the delta of the modified document instead of the whole assembly. All the pointers of the document will be resolved on the receiving side without breaking the structure layout.

Forbid the Revisioning of Documents without the Versioning of its Parts

A new ENOVIA V5 VPM option was created which will enforce the versioning of a Part in case its own document is being revisioned.  See ENOVIA V5 VPM Options to learn more about this function. 

Working with DMU Applicative Data

You can save DMU applicative data directly under the PVR.  See this topic for more information.

Enhanced Functionalities

Saving Child Components Without Locking the Parent

The CV5EV5_ADD_WITHOUT_PARENT_LOCK parameter is replaced by the new CV5EV5_PARENT_LOCK_REQUIRED parameter.

Editing Filter and Search Captures

You can now edit or re-use an existing filter or search capture by executing and loading it, changing the search or filter settings, and then saving the modified capture under the same name or a different name. 

MultiSite History tab

MultiSite History tab is provided for you to view the owner sites of a particular object in your tree.

The name of the current lock owner is provided in the error message dialog box when Save operation fails due to the insufficient lock privileges.

Displaying Maturity in the Save Panel

The maturity status of objects can now be viewed in the VPM Navigator Save panel.

Sending GCO's to new VPM Navigator sessions

Functionality of the Send to new VPM Navigator command was extended to include GCO's. 

Most Recently Used PVS's and Documents

Each time the Execute Capture and Open command is run, the used PVS is added to the most recently used list where it can be easily accessed later.  Documents are similarly stored when using Open>Out of Context>Document commands.

Opening Objects with and without visible children

Functionality is enhanced to allow you to open objects for editing in context with only visible children or with all children.

Execute and Open Command for Filter Captures

From search results, it is now possible to execute a saved filter capture and open it from one command.  See Creating, Editing and Using Saved Filters from the above link.

Editing and Overwriting Captures (PVS's)

Saved filters can now be edited and overwritten.  See this topic for more information. 

Unlocking Instances Only in the Save Dialog Box

See this topic for information on unlocking instances and references from within the Save dialog box.

Force Lock/Unlock Choice at Save

A new option is available in ENOVIA V5 VPM Options that defines if the user will be required to select the lock policy at the time of a save of data.  In addition to the above link, also see Saving Objects for more information. 

Document Management Enhancements

Several new enhancements to how documents are managed in VPM Navigator were added:

Product View Result Enhancements

Several new enhancements were added to improve the usability of Product View Results:

Customize Mask Definition to Display Parent PRC and Item Instance Information

Parent PRC and Parent ItemInstance information can be displayed in Search Results and Properties view instead of in a VPM Navigator or Product Editor session by modifying mask definition files.  See this topic for more information. 

Improve Session Refresh Command

The enhanced capability of Refresh command allows you to retrieve the document from the database even if you have the modified the document in the session. Also you can visualize the iteration status of the document in the database before you retrieve the document.

Memorize Error List Window Size

Whenever you change size of the Reporting dialog box the changes will be stored in the CATSetting and consequent Reporting dialog box will be opened with settings preferred by you.

Improve Search and Filter in Error List

When an error message is displayed indicating insufficient lock privileges on an object, you can perform the Lock/Unlock operations from the Reporting dialog box using contextual menu. Also you can search the impacted object in the database from the Reporting dialog box by using Search in DB button.

Move Taken into Account in Refresh

The enhanced capability of Refresh Documents command updates the modified position of an instance of a CATPart in an assembly while refreshing the document in the session.

Displaying and Modifying Object Attributes

The Properties panel has been enhanced to allow the attaching and detaching of documents as well as a preview of 3D geometry.

Forcing the versioning of Parts when making revisions to associated Documents

Under Revision Options in the ENOVIA V5 VPM Options tab, you have the option to force part versioning when saving revised Documents.  See information under Considerations About Saving under the above link.

Separate Layout Customization for Result Windows

You can also select the type of search window to which customizations can be applied.  See this topic for more information. 

Lock Reference by Default

In the Lock dialog, Reference is now selected by default.  See this link for more information.

Defining Configuration Filter dialog box has been modified.

Perform Lock/Unlock functionality directly from the Error Dialog box

Via contextual menu options, you can lock/unlock objects directly from the Error dialog box. 

Customized Actions

VPM Navigator now supports the creation and use of Customized Actions.   

Display Action/Modification Chooser

You can choose an Action/Modification when you save or synchronize in VPM Navigator. See the above link for more information.

Insert a Component from ENOVIA

The Replace Component command available in the Product Structure workbench is enhanced to allow the selection of Parts Versions in the document chooser when the user is connected to the database.  Also, you can now replace a component with a stored stand alone Part Version.