Opening a Part Family

You can access all the information related to a Part Family. Some apps have a Part Family category or tab listed when you select the app, others have the Part Family category as a tab of another category. The quickest way to find a Part Family depends on the app you use. You can also use the search tool to find the required Part Family. For more information, see Predefined Queries.

Required access roles:

  • Baseline: Author
  • App-specific: Part Family Coordinator

  1. Open the app you use.
  2. In the navigation pane, click Part Families, or a category that includes a Part Families tab.
  3. Click the name of the required Part Family. You can use the categories in the navigation pane to access information related to the Part Family. This list only shows the baseline list of categories. For information about the categories added by the app you use, see the user's guide for that app.

    Category Name Page Tab Description For More Information
    Part Family Name - Lists details about the Part Family. Part Family Properties
    Attribute Groups - Lists attribute groups added to the part family. IP Classification User's Guide
    Sharing - Lists who the part family is shared with. Sharing Page
    Lifecycle Lifecycle Lists the states for the policy that governs the part. Lifecycle Page
    Tasks/Signature Lists all tasks and signatures required to promote this part to the next state. Tasks/Signatures Page Tab
    Approvals Lists the approvals required for all lifecycle states for the part. Approvals Page Tab
    Parts - Shows all parts included in the part family. IP Classification User's Guide: Parts List
    Routes - Shows routes involving the part family and provides access to create a new route. Routes Page and Routes Summary Page
    Reference Documents - Shows documents that provide information about the part family. Engineering BOM Management User's Guide: Part Family Reference Documents
    Master - Manage the master part for the part family. Engineering BOM Management User's Guide: Part Series
    Sub Part Families - Shows any sub part families (used to create a custom hierarchy of part families) added to this part family. IP Classification User's Guide: Managing Part Families
    Referenced By - Shows the Bookmarks that contain the document. IP Classification User's Guide: Viewing Where an Object Is Used
    Images - Shows the images associated with the Part Family. Images Page
    Discussions - Shows discussions for the part family. Discussions Page for an Object
    History - Shows a log of all the actions that have occurred for the Part. Viewing History for Content
    Solutions - Lists the solutions defined for an IP Block. IP Classification User's Guide: Managing Solutions for an Object
    News Bulletins - Lists the news bulletins for an IP Block. IP Classification User's Guide: Managing News Bulletins
    IP Publish Requests - Lists the IP publish requests for a classification (Part Family). IP Classification User's Guide: Managing IP Publish Requests