About the Relations Panel

When you select an object, the Relations panel lists all the relations with the other objects in the current session.

Note:

• You can start and update the panel with one or more selected objects. These objects must be of the same type.
• You can select one or more listed objects directly in the panel.
• You can edit properties of objects that are listed in the panel.
• You can delete relations between objects using Remove Relation from the context menu. Remove Relation does not support Multi-Selection.

Relations listed in the panel depend on the selected objects, and can include scope links, implement links, data requirements, product flows, time constraints, and so on. For example, if you select a product, all items that have scope and implement links with it are listed in the panel. If you select an operation or a system, all items and resources that have relations with it are listed in the panel, including scope, implement, and requirement links as well as time constraints.

For more information about possible relations, see the list of the Table 1.

The Lock mode lets you restrict input selection to the Relations panel.

Lock mode is enabled and disabled by clicking the icon at the top of the panel.

In Lock mode , you can select objects in the panel or update the panel by double-clicking an object of the panel. However, the panel is not updated if you select objects outside the panel, such as selecting objects in tree. If the selected objects are in one or more lists of the panel, the corresponding list objects are highlighted.

In Unlock mode , selecting objects outside of the panel updates the panel with these objects. You can Multi-Select objects in the panel and in the tree at the same time.

All the implemented objects of all the first upper scopes are displayed in the implemented objects list.

Selecting a first upper scope object highlights the corresponding implemented objects in the implemented objects list.

You can cross highlight objects between the Relations panel and the tree is available.

Selecting an object in the Relations panel highlights the selected object in tree and on the tiles if your app has a grid editor.

For each object shown in the Relations panel, it is possible to select it by a single click. This object is then highlighted in the tree.

Double-clicking an object in the panel will define this object as current, and update the panel accordingly.

In addition, other applications and panels such as the 3D View panel take the objects clicked in the Relations panel into account.

The Properties panel is updated after structure modifications and during systems simulation.

The Relations panel is updated to reflect modifications in the model structure (such as adding a new item, operation, system, or resource, creating new implement links, and so on).

The Relations panel is integrated in systems simulation. The panel is refreshed with the focused objects of the simulation each time these objects change. The Lock mode has no effect on systems simulation.