Configuration Features Page

The Configuration Features page displays all of the top-level configuration features. The expand icon next to each top-level configuration feature allows you to view any child configuration features and configuration options attached to it. This page allows you to create, edit, remove, and delete configuration features; update the Responsible Design Organization (RDO) for multiple selected objects simultaneously, and generate reports. The root node of the displayed structure is the context object.

If the number of available configuration features and configuration options is large, you can filter the displayed objects by name and quantity. All objects are displayed by default. You can limit the display by entering a name pattern and/or a number, expanding a given node, and then clicking the Filter button.

You can access the Configuration Features page either of these methods:

From the global My Enovia menu, under Variant Configuration, select Configuration Features.
In the context of a product, product line, product variant, or configuration feature, from the Categories menu, select Configuration Features.
See Configuration Features Page for a Model for information on the Configuration Features page in the context of a model.

Related Topics

About Configuration Features

About Logical Features

About Manufacturing Features

When accessed from any context other than model, the Configuration Features page appears as shown below.

Column		Description
Display Name		Clicking on the hyperlinked display name opens the Properties page for the object.
State		Current state of the configuration feature in its lifecycle, displayed as an icon
Active Engineering Change (EC)		Active EC for the object, if one exists.
Higher Revision		Shows if a higher revision of the object exists. Appears in all contexts except when accessed from the global My Enovia menu.
Image		Primary image associated with the configuration feature. If an image exists, clicking on it opens a slide show.
Name		Clicking on the hyperlinked name displays the Properties page for the configuration feature. If the Feature Name Display user preference is set to display the object name, this column displays the object name. If the user preference is set to display the marketing name, this column displays the marketing name. For details, see Setting the Feature Name Display.
Type		Configuration Feature
State		Current state of the product line in its lifecycle, displayed as text
Display Text		Title of the configuration feature
Seq No		Sequence Number. The default value is 1. The sequence number is automatically incremented in increments of 100 by default. The increment value can be configured to account for resequencing, if desired, using a property setting in the emxConfiguration.properties file. If the configuration feature is removed from the context, the sequence number is not recalculated but left as is. Applies only in the product and product variant contexts; not available in the product line or model context.
Default Selection		Whether the object has a default selection. Possible values are Yes or No. The default value is No. Applies only to configuration options or multi-level configuration features.
Single/Multiple		Selection criteria. Possible values are Single or Multiple. The default value is Single.
Must/May		Selection type. Possible values are Must or May. The default value is Must.
Key-In		Key-In type of the configuration feature. For details, see Editing Configuration Feature Properties.
Rule Type		Default value is Inclusion. Applies only to configuration options or multi-level configuration features.
Rule Expression		No default. Applies only to configuration options or multi-level configuration features.
Mandatory		Whether the configuration feature is Mandatory or Not Mandatory within its context object. The default is Not Mandatory. See Toggling the Mandatory Setting for Configuration Features.
Owner		Owner of the configuration feature
Design Responsibility		Responsible Design Organization (RDO) for the configuration feature

Menu		Description
Categories		See Variant Configuration Central Categories menu.
Actions Some of these menu items may or may not be available depending on the context.
	Create Configuration Feature	Creates a new configuration feature. For details, see Creating a Configuration Feature.
	Create Configuration Option	Creates a new configuration feature. For details, see Creating a Configuration Option.
	Add Existing	Adds an existing configuration feature. For details, see Adding an Existing Configuration Feature.
	Copy From	Copies a configuration feature from another object to the context object. For details, see Copying a Configuration Feature from Another Object.
	Copy To	Copies a configuration feature from the context object to another object. For details, see Copying a Configuration Feature to Another Object.
	Mass Assign RDO	Assigns design responsibility to multiple objects. Check the items to which you want to assign design responsibility. For details, see Mass Assigning Design Responsibility for Configuration Features. See also Assigning Design Responsibility.
	Toggle Mandatory	Makes the configuration feature mandatory or not mandatory within its context object. Does not apply in the product variant context. For details, see Toggling the Mandatory Setting for Configuration Features.
	Remove	Removes the configuration feature from its context object. Does not delete it from the database. For details, see Removing or Deleting a Configuration Feature.
	Delete	Deletes the selected configuration features from the database. For details, see Removing or Deleting a Configuration Feature.
Reports
	Split View	Generates a split-view report of configuration features and their options in two separate display channels. For details, see Generating a Split-View Report.
	Structure Compare	Allows you to compare the structure of two different configuration features. Opens a Structure Compare window where you can choose the second configuration feature and select criteria by which to compare the two objects. For details, see Generating a Structure Comparison Report for Configuration Features.

Toolbar Button		Description
Enable/Disable Edit		Enables or disables editing capability for selected configuration features
Expand n levels		Allows you to select a number from 1 through 5 or All to show the associated configuration features
Expand All		Allows you to expand all levels
Clipboard collection
	Add to Clipboard Collection	Adds selected items to a clipboard collection
	New/Add to Collections	Allows you to create a new clipboard collection or select an existing collection to which to add selected items
Mass Update		In edit mode, allows you to change the same attribute for mulitple objects simultaneously. Attributes that can be changed include Display Text, Selection Type, and Key In Type.
Filter button
	Name	Filters the display by name.
	Limit	Limits the display to the first n objects that meet the name criteria.

Page Button	Description
Save	Updates all modified configuration feature attributes
Reset	Cancels all changes made