Product Tables: Other Tasks

You can drive the activity of a product table using a rule, set a column to Neutral, rename columns.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
Creating a Product Table
About Product Tables

Replace a Product with Another One Referenced in a Resource Table

Replacing a product with another one referenced in a resource table lets you define replaceable components in a product table based on a resource table.

Before you begin: You must have created an assembly containing a knowledge engineering specification and two products.
  1. From the Compass, click 3D Modeling Apps , and select Engineering Rules Capture.
  2. Click Create or Modify a Resource Table .
  3. To add new items to the table, click Add a new resource item .
    A row appears in the table.
  4. Define the content of your resource item:
    1. To assign a name to your new resource, double-click the Logical Name box.
    2. Double-click the Resource Type box to select a resource of Reference type.
    3. Select a product in the tree and click OK.
    4. Repeat the above step and select the second product.
  5. From the Tools section, click Product Table .
  6. Click Yes if you want to create an .xls file and click OK.
  7. Click Engineering Document and OK.
  8. Click New row to add a row.
  9. Click a product in the tree to create a column.
    A new column is created. The column name is the resource table name.
  10. Click New row to add a row and click the cell.
    A list displays the products contained in the resource table. If you select another product, the product is replaced with another one referenced in the resource table.

Set a Column to Neutral

You can set a column to Neutral. Neutral means that the column is not linked to an object in the assembly. In the product table window, a flash symbol indicates that the column is neutral. The Neutral columns check box enables you to hide/show neutral columns.

  1. Right-click the column in the Product Table dialog box and select Make Neutral .
    Note: By default, neutral columns are hidden, check Neutral columns to make them visible.
  2. Click Yes when asked if you really want to make the column neutral.
    The column is set to neutral.
    Note: To make neutral columns visible, check Neutral columns.

Set a Neutral Column to Standard

After setting a column to Neutral, you can set it back to standard.

Note: To display neutral columns, click Neutral columns.

  1. In the Product Table window, select a cell of the neutral column and select a Parameter for example in the tree.
    A message appears indicating that you are trying to associate the selection to the selected neutral column or you are trying to create a new column.
  2. Click Yes to replace the column object.
    This column is now set back to a standard column.
    Notes:
    • Make sure that the values type of the column are compatible with the selected object.
    • If you click No, a new standard parameter is created and the Neutral columns remains neutral.

Create a Neutral Column From Sheet

You can create a neutral column directly in the .xls or the .txt sheet.

  1. In the Product Table window, click Edit sheet....
    The editor associated with the sheet (Text editor or Excel) appears.
  2. Add a new column title and new values.
  3. Save your file.
    The column is added to the product table and appears as neutral.
    Note: Make sure the Neutral columns option is checked.

Rename a Column

You can rename a column.

  1. Right-click the column in the Product Table dialog box.
  2. Select Rename Column.
  3. Enter the new name.

Drive the Active Row of a Product Table Active Using an Engineering Rules Capture Rule

You can drive an active row of a product table using an Engineering Rules Capture rule. It enables you to access the attributes of the active row.

  1. In the Engineering Rules Capture app, click Rule .
  2. Click OK in theRule Editor.
    The Rule Editor appears.
  3. Click the product table under the Relations node in the tree.
    The information related to the Product Table is copied into the editor.
  4. Double-click an attribute in the Language Browser or key it in.
    Example: 
    ` Representation21915226\Relations\ProductTable.1.ConfigurationRow = 1
` Representation21915226\Relations` \ProductTable.1->Update()
    For more information, see Enterprise Knowledge Language: Knowledge Packages: 3D Modeling Apps: Design Tables Functions.

Replace an Item Pointed by the Product Table by Another Item

You can replace an item pointed by the product table by another item provided their types are identical.

  1. Select the column and click an item in the tree.
    A message appears asking you if you want to replace the column object or create a column.
  2. Click Yes to replace the column object or No to create a column.
    Notes:
    • You can replace the instance of a product by another instance of another product.
    • You can also replace a parameter by another parameter provided their types are identical.
    • You cannot replace the component of a family by the component of another family.

Copy an Existing Sheet into a Product Table

You can copy a sheet into a Product Table. The columns of the imported sheet are copied after the columns of the Product Table. If the product table is empty, the Product Table sheet is identical to the imported sheet. You can select the sheet of another product table. Bear in mind that the links to the piloted elements are not copied. Sheets types (.txt or .xls) may be different.

  1. In the Product Table window, click Import....
  2. Click the From Search tab if you have already stored a sheet in the database. If not, click the From File tab and click Import....
    The Object Selection window opens enabling you to select a .xls or .txt file.
  3. Select the file and click OK.
  4. Select the Neutral columns check box.
    The copied columns are displayed in the Product Table window.
    Note: You can then set the Neutral Columns to Standard ones.

Update the Assembly

You can update the assembly directly from the product table dialog box. In the Product Table window, click Update. The constraints and shape representations are updated.

Integrate Derived Representations

Impacts of deactivated or removed instances on derived representations that rely on those deactivated instances and children are managed automatically. This is particularly helpful when updating a derived representation that contains imports of parts underneath a deactivated/deleted instance.

This feature minimizes errors in derived representations by:

  • Analyzing instances that were deactivated or removed.
  • Identifying correlations between global imports, bodies, representation impacts, and publications.

Depending on if the product table is used directly or within a component family item generation, the system hides or deletes the objects (impacted global imports, bodies, representation impacts, and publications) that should not appear in the current configuration..

Manage Revisions of Component Families

A component family item may have various revisions depending upon the number of revisions of Generic Models. You can choose a revision of a component family item’s resolved model inside of a product table definition and apply it using the Apply Row operation on the product table.

  1. Open the Product Table.
  2. Check the Edit cells box to display a list of component family items.
    The Edit revision box is now available. Check the Edit Revision box.
  3. Click the list of component family items to view, then select the proper revision.
  4. Click Apply row to apply the selected revision.
    The updated revision is applied to the component family resolved model.
Notes:
  • Alternatively, you can click the Edit sheet button to edit the product table. The following format is used to specify the revision: “<Item Name><Space>(<Revision Name>)”.
  • When the revision is specified, the Use items with Target Maturity preference and Test Mode are not considered during the Apply Row operation.