Managing Changes with Resulting Products

Using the Replace by New command, you can replace an item with a new one of the same type or of a different type. You can then update the resulting product and view the item's status using B.I. Essentials.

This task shows you how to:

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About Change Management

Replace an Item with a New Item

You can replace an item with a new item using the Replace by New command.

  1. Right-click the item, then click Replace > Replace by New, and select an item type.
    The Replace options panel appears.
    Note: For more information about replace options and types, see the Replace Menu.
  2. Select the Replace all the instances of the selected element option and click OK.
    The item is replaced with a new item. Implement links, quantity, current effectivity, and revision are automatically transferred and the replaced instance is evolved according to the current effectivity or change.

Compute the New Item's Resulting Product

You can use the Compute Resulting Product to compute the resulting product of the item you created with the Replace by New command.

  1. Select an item with a resulting product.
  2. Right-click the item and click Resulting Product > Compute Resulting Product.
    The resulting product is computed.
    Tip: To compute the resulting product of an item that does not have children, select the Compute Resulting Product as Evolution of Engineering Part in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > Simulation > Process Engineering > Fastened Item Definition > Items Management

Use B.I. Essentials to View the Status of the Resulting Product

You can use the B.I. Essentials command to view an item's status, then update it using the Compute/Update Resulting Product command.

  1. From the Tools section of the action bar, click B.I. Essentials .
    The B.I. Essentials panel appears.
  2. In the Choose information to reveal list, click Item Update Status.
  3. If the status is shown as Resulting Product is not a latest revision, then click the item in the tree with the resulting product.
  4. Right-click the item and click Resulting Product > Compute/Update Resulting Product.
    The resulting product is computed/updated and the status for the resulting product in the B.I. Essentials panel is Item Update Status is good.