About the Working Modes

With the working modes, you can decide to apply the created rules/checks to mechanical objects or to object attributes.

These modes only apply to rule bases, linked rule bases, and to rule sets.

You may want:

• The rule or check to apply to the geometry (Hole, Pad, ...).

• The rule to check the attributes of an object.

• To verify the positioning of an item.

This section deals with the working modes.

Working Mode	Comments
Whole Objects Navigation	The rule base works on all the objects that are in session (even the objects inside the representation).
PLM Objects Navigation	The rule or check can be applied to the objects contained in the database (reference, instance, instance representation, representation reference, port and connection) but geometrical objects are excluded. The rule/check can navigate to the model's first instance/reference, and check the values of attributes.
Leaf Occurrence Objects Navigation	The rule or check can be applied to the leaf positioned objects contained in the database (occurrence). The rule/check can navigate to the occurrence model, and check the object position. When editing the rule/check, enter the instance type into the For All () box.
All Occurrence Objects Navigation	The rule or check can be applied to all positioned objects contained in the database (occurrence). The rule/check can navigate to the Occurrence model, check the object position, and verify the implement link. When editing the rule/check, enter the instance type into theFor All () box (for example VPMInstance).

You can learn how working modes function.

Information for Linked Rule Bases and Rule Sets

Working Modes and Linked Rule Base Information

You cannot modify the working mode of a linked rule base. It is computed when importing the first rule set from the upper rule set. When you import a rule set into a linked rule base, the working mode of the linked rule base is the one of the upper rule set. It is recommended that you do not work with different working modes. You cannot import a rule set into a linked rule base with a link to a rule set that has a different working mode (an error message will display and the import is not executed). You can import a rule set into a new linked rule base or another linked rule base with the same working mode to solve the problem. The first rule set located under the linked rule base is used as a reference to set the working mode of the linked rule base at load. At load, linked rule bases are synchronized with the rule sets.

Working Modes and Rule Set Information

It is recommended that you do not work with different working modes. If you nest a rule set under another rule set, you cannot modify the working mode of the latter rule set. The working mode is set to the value of the upper rule set. If you insert an existing rule set under another rule set with a different working mode, a warning appears, and the rule set is not inserted. If you want to import rule sets located under the current rule set which has a different working mode, the working mode is based on the rule set you want to import (the upper rule set). The compatibility of the working modes is checked between all rule sets. If the working modes are incompatible, a specific icon appears on the rule set (this icon is a link to the incompatible rule sets) and the solve is launched. Note: To remove the invalid link from a rule set, click Links & Relations > Isolate.