About Symbols Used in Technological Tables and Part Filters

You can analyze both technological tables and part filters to verify that they are valid. After the analysis, a symbol and a status appear.

This page discusses:

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Analyzing Technological Tables and Part Filters

Technological Tables Analysis

Analyzing technological tables consists of verifying whether the tables are valid or you need to correct issues. There can be issues within the technological tables, their columns, or their cells. By default, the symbol appears to let you know that the technological tables are not analyzed.

Technological Table Status

There are six statuses associated with technological tables:

Symbol Meaning
Indicates that the technological table is not analyzed.
Indicates that the technological table is valid.
— This symbol can indicate that:
  • The technological table contains invalid cells.

    In this case, a cell symbol and status appear. For more information, see Cell Status.

  • The technological table references invalid technological tables.
Indicates that the technological table does not comply with the current protocol.

For more information, see Upgrading a Technological Table.
Indicates that the technological table contains invalid columns.

In this case, a column status appears. For more information, see Column Status.

Column Status

There are seven statuses associated with columns. Hover over a column to access its status:

Symbol Meaning
Indicates that the column is properly linked.
This symbol can indicate that:
  • The referenced column is invalid.
  • A link is missing.
  • The current link does not comply with the protocol.
  • The type of the referenced column is incorrect.
  • The target table is missing or not loaded.
  • The link in the column creates a link look.

    For more information, see Linking Technological Tables.

Cell Status

There are eight statuses associated with cells. Hover over a cell to access its status:

Symbol Meaning
— Indicates that the cell is valid.
Indicates that the value in the referenced technological table is invalid.
Indicates that the contained object was not found.
Indicates that the value requires a refresh.

For more information, see Refreshing Referenced Objects.
Indicates that the syntax of the value is incorrect.
Indicates that the combination with other values referencing the same technological table is incorrect.
Indicates that the value was not found in the referenced column.
Indicates that the column contains an invalid cell.

A symbol can also indicate that the value of the cell:

  • Is truncated. For more information, see Truncated Values.
  • Contains one or more spaces at the beginning or at the end or both.
  • Contains only a space.
Note: In these three cases, the table analysis still considers that the content of the table is valid. The symbol is only indicative.

For more information, see Entering Data in Technological Tables.

Part Filters Analysis

Analyzing part filters consists of verifying whether they are valid or if there are issues to be corrected. There can be issues with the part filters or their filter units. By default, the symbol appears to let you know that the part filters are not analyzed.

Part Filters Status

There are six statuses associated with part filters. The status appears in the Part Filter Edition panel:

Symbol Meaning
Indicates that the part filter is not analyzed.
Indicates that the part filter is valid.
This symbol can indicate that:
  • The part filter contains one or more returned part types that are not used in any filter units.
  • The part filter contains one or more unauthorized part types.
  • One or more filter units are invalid.
  • One or more parameters are invalid.

Filter Units Status

There are nine statuses associated with filter units. The status appears next to the filter unit in the Filter Units section of the Part Filter Edition panel:

Symbol Meaning
Indicates that the filter unit is not analyzed.
Indicates that the filter unit is valid.
This symbol can indicate that:
  • The filter unit is in explicit mode but does not return any part types.
  • The filter unit does not mention any returned part types.
  • The filter unit contains one or more unauthorized returned part types.
  • The filter unit contains errors.
  • The type of one or more parameters in the filter unit is different from the type in the datasource.
  • A parameter in the filter unit is missing from the database.
  • The datasource referenced by the filter unit was not found.
Indicates that the filter unit is in explicit mode but does not return any part types.