Manage design parts
In the Administrating Console, you can modify, suspend, and remove design parts.
Modify design parts
When editing a design part, you can change a design part's name, description, or attribute values.
PRIVILEGES: Update Design Part, Rename Design Part.
To edit a design part:
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In the Administration Console, go to Product Administration > Design part structure.
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In the content pane, select the design part to edit.
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In the content pane, click the Edit Design Part button.
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In the Edit Design Part dialog box, change the following details, as needed:
Field Description Design Part ID
Modify the design part name, up to 25 characters long.
A part ID cannot contain a colon (:) or semicolon (;) character.
Description Modify the description of the design part, up to 240 characters long. -
Select the Attributes tab to change the values of user-defined attributes.
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Click OK.
Update the PCS
You can change the part change status (PCS) for a selected design part. The PCS represents the version number of the design part.
Note: Updating a PCS is not a commonly performed operation. Typically, you update PCS when you want to work on a new version of a design part.
PRIVILEGES: Update Design Part.
To update the part change status:
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In the Administration Console, go to Product Administration > Design part structure.
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In the navigation pane, select a design part.
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In the Design Part Details section of the content pane, click the Update PCS button.
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In the Update PCS dialog box, enter the new PCS value.
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(Optional) You can also update the design part description. Leave empty to keep the existing description.
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Click Yes to update the PCS.
Move design parts
You can move a design part to another location, and place it under another parent in the design structure. When you move a design part, its child design parts are also moved.
When you move a design part, a breakdown relationship is created between the design part and its new parent.
PRIVILEGES: Relate Design Part to Design Part.
Limitations for moving a design part:
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The design part you are moving and its new parent design part must not be suspended.
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You cannot move a design part to another product.
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The design part you are moving must not have any open requests related to it.
To move a design part:
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In the Administration Console, go to Product Administration > Design part structure.
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In the content pane, select a design part.
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On the toolbar, click Move.
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In the Move Design Part dialog box, select the parent design part under which you want to move your design part.
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Click Yes.
Suspend design parts
You can suspend design parts from the design structure if they are no longer used or required.
When you suspend a design part, you can still view it in the design structure but cannot work with it.
PRIVILEGES: Suspend Design Part.
To suspend a design part:
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In the Administration Console, go to Product Administration > Design part structure.
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In the content pane, select a design part.
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On the toolbar, click Suspend.
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Click Yes to confirm that you want to suspend the design part.
Delete design parts
You can remove a design part from the design structure, for example, if the design part has been created in error or has never been used.
PRIVILEGES: Delete Design Part.
You cannot delete a design part in the following cases:
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If it's a product's top-level design part or variant.
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If a design part is referenced by any requests.
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If a design part has children design parts.
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If a design part owns any items.
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If a design part exist in a baseline.
To delete a design part:
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In the Administration Console, go to Product Administration > Design part structure.
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In the content pane, select a design part.
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On the toolbar, click Delete.
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Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete the design part.
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