View, Tools, and Configuration Sections

The View and Tools sections provide commands to manage the views and extract information from the objects. The Configuration section provides commands to manage configuration contexts and variants.

This page discusses:

View
Tools
Configuration

View


	Expand All Expands all objects in the tree or graph. Select a root object and click Expand All to view the objects under the root.
	Alternates and Substitutes View View alternates and substitutes of a manufactured item. Click Alternates and Substitutes View to open the Alternates and Substitutes panel.
	Alternates View Assigns or removes alternates of a manufactured item. Click Alternates View to open the Alternates panel. To search and add a manufactured item, right-click on the header or a manufactured item, and click Add Alternates.
	Origins View Assigns or removes origin links to a manufactured item. Click Origins View to open the Origins panel. To search and add an origin, right-click the header or on a manufactured item, and click Add Origins.
	Capable Resources View Manages capable resources related to a manufactured item. Click Capable Resources View to open the Capable Resources panel. To search and add a resource, right-click on the header or on a resource, and click Add Capable Resources.
	Toggle Graph And Table View Displays the structure through a tree or a graph. Click the Products and Parts view or the Manufactured Items view, and click Toggle Graph and Table View to toggle the view to a graph. See Manufacturing Items Management Dashboard.
	Reframe Fits the entire structure into the view. In the graph view, click Reframe to fit the structure into the view. See Manufacturing Items Management Dashboard.
	Reframe On Centers the view on the selected object. In the graph view, select an object and click Reframe On to center the view on this object. See Manufacturing Items Management Dashboard.
	Toggle Graph Orientation Changes the position and order of objects in a structure. In the graph view, click Toggle Graph Orientation to change the order of objects. See Manufacturing Items Management Dashboard.
	Toggle Graph Overview Opens a panel to manage the view of the structure. In the graph view, click Toggle Graph Overview to manually adjust the size of a structure. See Manufacturing Items Management Dashboard.
	Show Log Panel Opens a panel listing previous actions. Click Log Panel to display the Log panel.

Tools


	B.I. Essentials - Assignment Status Reveals attributes of the objects in your session. Color codes corresponding to the different values of an attribute are applied to the objects. See Using B.I. Essentials.
	Show Column(s) View Preferences Panel Lets you define which columns are displayed in the widget. In the Is Visible column, select the check box of the columns you want to display on the interface, and clear the check box of the columns you want to hide. You can manually adjust the width of the columns. See Attributes.
	Show View Layout Preferences Panel Lets you manage widget layout preferences. See Manufacturing Items Management Dashboard.
	Export Table as CSV File Exports management data to a CSV file. Select one or more objects and click Export CSV.
	Load Relation(s) for selected object(s) Load in the session the relations for the selected object.
	Relations Reveals the ecosystem of related objects.
	Filter Filters objects based on attributes or configurations. Filter command is not available if Authoring is enabled or Filter command is not available in Database mode See Filtering Objects.

Configuration


	Edit Configuration Context Adds or removes a model as a configuration context. Opens the Edit Configuration Context dialog box for the object so that you can add or remove a model as its configuration context. See Editing the Configuration Context.
	Edit Variants and Options Effectivity Adds or edits the variants and options effectivity for an object in the structure. Opens the Define Variant/Option dialog box for the object so that you can add or edit variants and options to define the variants and options effectivity expression. See Editing Variant/Option Effectivity.
	Edit Evolution Effectivity Adds or edits the model version revisions that define evolution effectivity for an object in the structure. Opens the Edit Evolution dialog box for the object so that you can select which model version revisions define the object's evolution effectivity. See Editing Evolution Effectivity.