Product Versions Page

The Product Versions page lists the version history of a product.

To access the Product Versions page, in the Properties page for a product or product revision, from the Categories menu, click Versions. See also Product Properties Page.

Related Topics
Products Page
Running a Search
Product Revisions Page

Structure Browser



The existing product versions are displayed in a structure browser with the following columns:

Name The name of the product. This column contains highlighted links. Click on any name in this column to view the Properties page for that object, or click at the end of the row to view the Properties page in a popup. This is a required field.

Note: Certain special characters are not allowed in names. The emxFramework.Javascript.NameBadChars property determines which characters are not allowed. See "Special Character" under Installation and Configuration > ENOVIA > Unified Live Collaboration > Studio Modeling - BPS Administration > Configuring the Properties Files > emxSystem.properties for details.
(Higher Revision Exists icon) Shows if a higher revision of the product version exists.
(Active Engineering Change icon) Shows if the product version has a related Active Engineering Change (EC) that is not in the Complete, Rejected or Closed state. For details about ECs, see Working with Engineering Changes.
(Primary Image icon) Shows the primary image for the product version, if defined. Click the image to open the Images page, where you can view all images for the product. For details, see Managing Images.
Revision Shows the product revision number or code.
Tags Shows the tags assigned to the product version.
Type Shows the type of product.
Description Details about the product version. Clicking the Enable Edit button enables in-cell editing of the description.
Start Effectivity The date when the product version is available for configuration sessions.
End Effectivity The date when the product version is no longer available for configuration sessions.
Governing Project A project created in ENOVIA Program Central that is used to govern the product created in ENOVIA Product Line Management. This column is blank if Program Central is not installed. Clicking the Enable Edit button enables in-cell editing of the governing project.
Current Phase The current milestone, phase or tollgate the project is in, which is the first top-level task that is not in the Complete state. This column is blank if Program Central is not installed.
Phase Completion The estimated completion date of the current phase of the governing project. This column is blank if Program Central is not installed.
State The current state of the product version in its lifecycle.
Owner The person responsible for the product version.
Design Responsibility The organization or project with design responsibility for the product version. Clicking the Enable Edit button enables in-cell editing of the design responsibility.
(Quick File Access icon) Shows the icon if files are checked into or connected to the product version. Click the icon to open the Files page. For details, see Files Associated with an Object.
(New Window icon) Clicking this icon opens the Properties page for the product version in a new browser window.

Page Toolbar

The buttons in the page toolbar provide access to the following actions:

The Enable Edit button in the page toolbar enables editing of the Description, Governing Project, and Design Responsibility fields.

If editing is enabled, a Mass Update button is displayed, allowing you to update the Description, Governing Project, or Design Responsibility field for all selected product versions simultaneously.

The remaining buttons in the page toolbar provide access to the following actions:

Button Description
Create Creates a new product version. For details, see Creating a Product Version.
Delete Deletes the selected product version(s) from the database.

Note: You can delete a product version only if you have delete access and the product version being deleted does not have any revisions.
Apply Selected As Revision Adds the selected product(s) to an existing portfolio. The Search page opens, where you can define criteria to search for protfolios that currently exist in the database.