Part Family and Part Properties

You can view the details of a part family or a part.

To access this page:

  1. View the list of part families. See Part Families List.
  2. Click the Name of the required part family. The list of parts in that part family opens.
  3. To view the properties for a part family, click name of the part family from the categories tab.

    Or

    To view the properties for a part, click the name of the part from the categories tab .

This topic describes:

This page discusses:

Fields

This screen shows the properties for a part family:

For details about the part properties page, see Social and Collaborative | Global Engineering and Manufacturing Management | Engineering BOM Management| Part Definition | Part Properties.

If Engineering BOM Management is used, you will see additional fields. See the Engineering BOM Management User's Guide for details.

Field name Description
Name The name of the part or part family.
Type Part Family or Part (or the subtype of Part).
Primary Image Shows the primary image (if any) associated with the part.
Title The title of the part or part family.
Description A brief description of the part or part family.
State The current state of the part or part family in its lifecycle.
Owner The name of the user who owns the part or part family.
Originator The name of the user who created the part or part family.
Originated The date in which part family was created.
Modified The most recent date that a change was made to the part or part family.
Phase On which phase the part or part family is created.
Name Generator On or Off, indicating if autonaming is configured for this part family. This field and the following patterns and base number only show for part families (not for parts).
Sequence Pattern For autonaming, the sequence used to generate part numbers.
Prefix Pattern For autonaming, the prefix used to generate part numbers.
Base Number For autonaming, the base number used to generate part numbers.
Classification Path The library hierarchy for this part family; does not show for a part. Click a name in the hierarchy to view the Properties page for that object in a new window.
Suffix Pattern For autonaming, the suffix used to generate part numbers.
Pattern Separator For autonaming, the string pattern used to separate parts (prefix, suffice, base number) of part numbers.

Actions/Toolbar Commands

If Engineering BOM Management is used, you will see additional actions.

Action Description For More Information
Edit Details Edits the details. You can only edit certain attributes. You must have the Classification Manager or Product Engineer license to edit part attributes. Social and Collaborative | Global Engineering and Manufacturing Management |Engineering BOM Management| Part Definition | Part Properties
Subscribe Subscribes to events for the part family. Subscriptions Page in the Collaboration and Approvals User's Guide
Push Subscription Selects other people to receive notifications of events. Pushing Subscriptions in the Collaboration and Approvals User's Guide

Categories

Category Description For More Information

Attribute Groups

Lists the attribute groups included in the part family.

List of Attribute Groups in a Class

Sharing

Lists who the object is shared with, and what privileges they have.

Sharing Page

Discussions

Shows discussions for the document.

Discussions Page in the Collaboration and Approvals User's Guide

History

Shows a log of events that have occurred.

Viewing History for Content in the 3DEXPERIENCE Basics

Lifecycle

Shows the lifecycle of the document and its current state.

Lifecycle Page in the 3DEXPERIENCE Basics

Parts

Lists the parts that belong to the part family.

Parts List

Routes

Shows all routes associated with the document.

Routes Page and Routes Summary Page in the Collaboration and Approvals User's Guide

Reference Documents

Lists the documents that provide reference information for the part family.

Documents and Content in the Collaboration and Approvals User's Guide

Sub Part Families

Shows any sub part families (used to create a custom hierarchy of part families) added to this part family.

Part Families List

Referenced By

Shows the folders that contain the document.

Viewing Where an Object is Used (Referenced By)

Issues

Shows issues raised against classified items within the class.

Issues Summary/Issues Category in the Collaboration and Approvals User's Guide