Viewing a GBOM Part Table

A GBOM part table allows you to manage the parts, design conditions, and inclusion rules in a logical feature. The inclusion rules define how the parts in that logical feature are leveraged. The table shows basic information about the parts, including one column for each design variant. The inclusion rules are used to define how th eparts in that table will be leveraged.

During the BOM generation process, the design variants are added as a non-editable inclusion rule to the part family of the feature. If the feature does not have any design variants, an editable inclusion rule is added to the part family. If design variants are added to the feature, any inclusion rule for the part family is overridden.

By default, the GBOM Part Table page opens in view mode. In view mode, you can click the mode button in the page toolbar to work with the table in edit mode and perform in-cell editing in the table. Click the mode button again to return to view mode. For details on editing in the structure browser, see Editing a Structured Data Page.

Before you begin: Access the Logical Structures page for a product. For details, see Logical Features Page.
Related Topics
Running a Search
Viewing Duplicate Parts
Replacing GBOM Objects

  1. In the Logical View tab, right-click a logical feature, then from the popup menu select View GBOM Summary.

    The GBOM Part Table page appears.

  2. If you want to limit the number of parts shown, use the filter in the toolbar. Type a name or part of a name using wildcards and click Filter. The results of the search are displayed.

  3. If you want to limit the number of parts in the Name column, from the Expand Level drop-down list in the page toolbar, select a number from 1 through 5 to show associated parts or select All to show parts for all possible levels.

    The table contains the following columns:

    Name. Name of the part or part family related to the feature. This column contains highlighted links. Click on any name to view the default page for that object, or click in the row to view the default page in a new browser window.

    Revision. The revision number or code.

    Type. The type or subtype.

    State. The current state of the item in its lifecycle.

    Rule Type. Either exclusion or inclusion. Click any link in this column to edit the rule. For details, see Editing Inclusion Rule Properties.

    • If the part has an inclusion rule based only on the design variants, the simple inclusion rule editor opens.
    • If the part has an inclusion rule based on marketing and logical features, the complex inclusion rule editor opens.

    Design Variants columns. Multiple columns are included in the table, one for each of the design variants. The design conditions are an inclusion rule of the part.

  4. Click the mode button in the toolbar to work with the table in edit mode. Make modifications, as necessary. The following can be updated using in-cell editing:

    Design Variants columns. Modifying a part's design conditions changes the inclusion rule on that part. Click the chooser in a cell and the Design Choices window opens with all the possible design conditions of the part. Select a design condition and click Done.

    By default, the window opens with no values. Values appear only after you enter filter criteria and click Filter:

    1. From the Expand Level drop-down list in the page toolbar, select a number from 1 through 5 to show associated subfeatures or select All to show subfeatures for all possible levels.
    2. In the Search for field, select either Feature or Common Group.

      Select Feature to apply the filter criteria to the context design variant's subfeatures. You can then select a subfeature as the design condition.

      Select Common Group to apply the filter criteria to the context design variant's common groups.You can then select a common group as the design condition.

    3. Use the Name and Limit fields for additional filter criteria.
    4. Click Filter.

  5. To quickly change the same attribute for many parts in edit mode, you can use the Mass Update drop-down menu.

    1. From the Mass Update menu, select the attribute you want to change.
    2. Type the new value for the attribute in the form.
    3. Click Apply to All or click Apply to Selected to only update checked features.

  6. In edit more, click Apply to update all modified attributes or click Cancel to cancel all changes made in the table.

  7. Use any of the following commands from the page Actions menu or page toolbar to work with the GBOM part table. Some commands may not be available in edit or view mode.


    • Create Part Family. Creates a new part family. For details, see Creating a Part Family.

      This option is available only if there is no part family associated with the feature. You can associate one part family for each feature.

    • Add Existing Part Family. Adds an existing part family from the database. The Search page opens.

      This option is available only if there is no part family associated with the feature. You can add one part family for each feature.

    • Add Existing Part. Adds an existing part to the list. The Search page opens.

      By default, if the feature has design variants, the design conditions of the added part are displayed as dashes (-). You can edit these default values in edit mode. If the feature does not have any design variants, then the part is added as a fixed part with no inclusion rule and is always included in the BOM generation process.

      You cannot add parts in edit mode.

    • View Duplicate Parts. Checks for parts that are duplicates due to editing in the GBOM part table.
    • Replace. Replaces a part with an equivalent for features in any state before the Released state. The new part retains the design conditions and inclusion rules from the original part. The original part is moved to the Inactive Parts table.The Search page opens, where you can define criteria to search for parts that currently exist in the database.

      System Engineers can replace parts for features in the Released state with an Engineering Change (EC) in the Active state. This ability requires the Update Released Feature property is enabled. If this property is not enabled, the Replace command is disabled for features in the Released state. The command is always disabled for features in the obsolete state.

    • Remove. Removes checked parts from the list. This removes the relationship between all checked items and the feature. It does not delete the items from the database. If the item is connected to a product configuration, then the process of removal is equivalent to the Make Inactive command.

      You cannot remove parts from the list in edit mode.

    • Update Design Variant Values. Updates the design conditions for a checked part with a simple inclusion rule. The Search page opens where you can search for a product configuration based on configuration features that currently exist in the database. The design conditions will be set according to the selected product configuration.
    • Add Existing Design Variant. Adds an existing design variant to the GBOM part table. This action is only available when you access the GBOM Part Table from the feature powerview for a product.
    • Make Inactive. Makes checked parts from the list in active. A warning message appears telling you that the parts will no longer be available for the BOM generation process. The inactive parts are moved to the Inactive Parts table.