Creating and Using Operation and System Templates

If you have an existing System structure and library, you can create a System or Operation template and use it to define a new System or Operation.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: You must have an existing System structure and library similar to the one in the scenario below.
Note: Basic library capabilities are described in the IP Classification User's Guide.
See Also
Operation and System Reusability

Create a System Template

You can create a system template using the Library Editor.

  1. In the Library Editor, right-click the library Chapter where you want to create the template and select Insert > Item: Reference.
    The Object Selection dialog box appears.
  2. In the From Session tab, click Select and select the required System from the tree.

    The selected System is added to the Object Selection dialog box.

  3. Click OK to add the System to the library.

    This System is now a template that you can retrieve at any time from the library.

Use the Template to Define a New System

You can use your previously defined system template to define a new system.

  1. In Process Planning, open a System structure.
  2. Click Create a System to create a system under the System structure.
  3. Click Open Library .
    The Library Browser is displayed.
  4. In the tree, select a target system. For example, the system you have created.
  5. Right-click the required system template from the library and select Use Item > Insert.
    The content of the selected template is inserted under the target System.