Identification

Creation

Identification string

Lets you enter a string that can be used in object naming when creating new objects using the New... command. This identification string is not mandatory. The value you enter is stored in the Preferences file.

This string is used by the Identification Initialization Business Logic based on the knowledge scripting technology (that is a Knowledgeware rule that lets you pre-valuate attributes when creating customized actions) as soon as entities are created (through the New... command) or duplicated (through the Save as New and Duplicate commands). For more information, see CAA C++ Encyclopedia: References: Business Logic Reference.

The default customization uses the string as a prefix which means that, for example, if you enter ajt in the box, any new object you create will be prefixed by ajt:

By default, When you logon to 3DEXPERIENCE for the first time, no identification string is displayed.

Duplication

This area impacts any command enabling you to duplicate objects. For more information about the impact on the user interface for each command, see the documentation of interest:

• Save as New: see Collaborative Lifecycle User's Guide: Save: Save Content as New.
• Paste as New: see Product Structure Design User's Guide.
• Duplicate (from Search Results or from Product Findertab): see Collaborative Lifecycle User's Guide.

User defined duplication string

Displays an additional box in the user interface of the commands enabling to duplicate objects to let you enter the value that is used by the PLM User Exit for naming cloned objects. The semantic is given by the Business Logic which uses this string.

• If this option is selected, then you can enter in the local duplication dialog box a dedicated identification string that will be used by the User Exit to prefix or suffix (for instance) the display name of cloned objects. For instance, when propagating an object as new, the dialog box contains the Duplication string box:

  The location of the value in the object's attributes is defined by the User Exit: for instance, it can be used as a prefix in the object's name (in this case, it will be visible in the specification tree) or as a description in the object's properties.

  If no Business Logic is available for a given type, then the cloning commands apply the following default renaming policy: the first string attribute of the identifier set is prefixed by the hard coded string "Copy of".

• If this option is not selected, then based on the User Exit implementation, the system automatically computes the internal identifier during the cloning process. The Initialization User Exit is called to identify a new object starting from an existing one. For instance, when propagating an object as new, the dialog box does not contain the Duplication string box:

In addition to these duplication options, when creating objects (through the New... command), you can enter an identification string that will be given and used by the Initialization User Exit, for instance, to prefix and/or suffix the identifier of the new/duplicated object.

In all cases, you can edit the properties of the new objects to manually set their attributes.

By default, this option is selected.

Advanced: Show preview in tree and 3D

When this option is selected, a preview of the duplication status is displayed in the tree and the 3D area.

By default, this option is selected.

Revision

Show Attributes

Specifies the list of attributes you would like to appear in the New Revision dialog box.

Show system attributes first

Displays Revision, Locked by, Applicability date (if shown) and Maturity in front of the other attributes next to the Type column. If unchecked, these attributes will appear after the ones listed in the Show Attributes field.

Show Results

Limit number of tab(s)

Limits the number of tabs to be shown when only child nodes are selected.

By default, this option is checked and the value is 3.