Navigating on PPR Content

You can use a number of commands such as Explore, Expand, and Refresh and Collapse to navigate PPR content.

This task shows you how to:

Explore

The Explore command enables you to select an object in the tree or in the work area and explore it as root in a new navigation tab.

Right-click a product and select Explore.
A new navigation tab opens with the product as root node in the tree.
Right-click a resource and select Explore.
A new navigation tab opens with the resource as root node in the tree.
Right-click a manufactured item and select Explore.
A new navigation tab opens with the manufactured item as root node in the tree.
Right-click a system and select Explore.
- If the system is used by a single PPR Context, the system is explored in that context.
- If the system is used by several PPR Contexts, the Explore Parents dialog box is displayed. It lists the PPR Contexts and allows you to choose in which context you want to explore the system.
Right-click an operation and select Explore.
- If the operation is used by a single PPR Context, the operation is explored in that context.
- If the operation is used by several PPR Contexts, the Explore Parents dialog box is displayed. It lists the PPR Contexts and allows you to choose in which context you want to explore the operation. An operation has always at least one parent system, so the following may be explored in the selected context: the operation as non-direct child, at least one system as intermediate-level object, and potentially other intermediate-level systems and operations.

Notes:

A PPR Context cannot be filtered. Only products, resources, and manufactured items can be filtered. See Filtering Data.
Smart Completion and Implement links analysis via the B.I. Essentials panel are not available in an explore (PPR Context) tab.

The Expand All command enables you to expand the complete subtree of the selected node.

Select a node in the tree, then in the Navigation section of the action bar, click Expand All

Note that you can also right-click the selected node and select Expand All.

All branches of the selected object are expanded down to their leaf components.

The Refresh and Collapse command enables you to collapse the tree to a selected level and refresh the structure content.

In the tree or in the work area, right-click an object and select Refresh and Collapse.

The selected level is collapsed and its structure content is refreshed.

Note: This command is not available on the fake nodes nor on the top PPR node.

You can expand or collapse an object in the work area or tree.

To expand an object:
- Double-click the object in the work area.
- Double-click the object name in the tree.
- Click the + node in the tree.
To collapse an object:
- Click the - node in the tree.
- Double-click in the middle of the turntable in the work area.

You can navigate in either turntable mode or in-place mode.

In turntable mode, all the components of a part are displayed around a turntable.

In in-place mode, all the components of a part are displayed in their correct positions on a turntable.

Click Swap Turntable/In-place .
The icon is highlighted to indicate that the turntable mode is activated.
Expand a branch of the PPR tree or double-click a part in the work area.
The part is expanded. In the work area, the first-level components of the part appear together on a dedicated turntable.
Click the highlighted icon.
The icon is no longer highlighted, which indicates that the in-place mode is activated.
Expand a branch of the tree.
The branch of the tree is expanded one level. However, in the work area, the root assembly remains in-place.

Tips:

There are three components in the app layout: tree, text, and geometry. By default, only geometry and tree are displayed.