Part Family Properties

The Part Family Properties page can be accessed by searching for a part family from a main search page. Also, any time you click on a highlighted part family name, the Part Family Properties page appears. It shows details about the part family and provides access to related parts and reference documents. It also provides access to the Edit Details page, where changes can be made to the properties.

To access this page:

View a list of part families, or search for the needed part family. See Searching Using the Consolidated Search Form.
Click the name of the Part Family. The list of parts for the family displays.
From the Categories menu, click the name of the Part Family at the top of the menu list.

This topic defines these items:

Fields
Actions Menu and Page Toolbar
Categories

Fields

Depending on the ENOVIA products installed on your system, you may not see all of the fields listed here.

Field Name	Description
Name	The name of the part family.
Type	The type of the part family.
Description	Details about the part family.
State	The current lifecycle state of the part family.
Owner	Person to whom management of the part family is currently assigned.
Originator	Name of the person who created the part family.
Originated	Date when the part family was created.
Modified	Date when any attribute of the part family was last changed. The Modified date changes automatically when changes are made to the part family attributes.
Name Generator	When the value is On or True, all parts added to the family will be automatically named by the system; when Off, you must enter a name for parts.
Sequence Pattern	Sequence pattern to use following the name of every part included in the part family. The format should mimic the policy sequence, and must end with three periods, for example: 001,002,003...
Prefix Pattern	Pattern of letters and/or numbers at the beginning of every part name that identifies the part family. For example, if the part family is Screws, the prefix pattern could be SCR.
Base Number	Starting number for the part name.
Suffix Pattern	Pattern of letters and/or numbers at the end of every part name that identifies the part family, for example, -0001. All parts with the same suffix are members of the same part family.
Pattern Separator	Character that is used between the prefix and the part name; also between the part name and the sequence pattern.
Vault	Where the part family is stored in the database.
Classification Path	When part of a library, the hiearchy where this family belongs. Click on any part of the hierarchy to view the Properties page for that item.

Actions Menu and Page Toolbar

This table describes the available actions.

Action	Description	For details, see:
Edit Details	Edits the part family properties.	Editing Part Family Details
Subscribe	Subscribes to events for the part family.	Subscription Events for Parts

Categories

Category	Description	For details, see:
Attribute Groups	Lists attribute groups added to the part family.	Library Central User's Guide
Access	Lists the people who have access to the part family.	Access Page
History	Shows a log of all the actions that have occurred for the part family.	History Category
Discussions	Shows discussions for the part family.	Discussions Page for an Object
Lifecycle	Lets people with the appropriate access change the state for the part family.	Viewing an Object's Lifecycle
Parts	Shows all parts included in the part family.	Parts Page for a Part Family
Approvals	Shows current and pending signatures for the object.	"Viewing Approvals" in the Engineering Central User's Guide
Routes	Shows routes involving the part family and provides access to create a new route.	Routes Page
Reference Documents	Shows documents attached to the part family.	"Part Family Reference Documents" in the Engineering Central User's Guide
Sub Part Families	Shows any sub part families (used to create a custom hierarchy of part families) added to this part family.	"Managing Part Families" in the Library Central User's Guide
Referenced By	Shows the folders that contain the document.	"Viewing Where an Object is Used" in the Library Central User's Guide
Issues	Shows issues raised against classified items within the class.	Issues Page
Solutions	Lists the solutions defined for an IP Block.	"Managing Solutions for an Object" in the Library Central User's Guide
News Bulletins	Lists the news bulletins for an IP Block.	"Managing News Bulletins" in the Library Central User's Guide
IP Publish Requests	Lists the IP publish requests for a classification (such as a general or part library).	"Managing IP Publish Requests" in the Library Central User's Guide