Managing Assignment Filters

You can manage assignment filters using the Manage Assignment Filters command.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Open your content, which must have product and Manufacturing Assembly structures with an Item-Product scope between the root item and the root product.
See Also
About Item-Product Scope

Create Assignment Filters

You can create an assignment filter with the Manage Assignment Filters command.

  1. From the Authoring section of the action bar, click Manage Assignment Filters .
    The Manage Assignment Filters dialog box appears.
  2. Click an item, then click Create an Assignment Filter and select a product or part from the tree or the main 3D.

    Note: You can repeat this step as required to create multiple assignment filters. Multiple filters can be created on one item.

    The assignment filter is created and listed in the Manage Assignment Filters dialog box

    The assignment filter icon appears on the item node in the tree.

    Note: The icon does not appear if a scope link is also defined on that item. In this case, only the scope link icon is displayed.

    Tip: You can modify this behavior to limit assignment filters to the first child level only. Select the Apply Assignment Filter at One Level option in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > Simulation > Process Engineering > Planning Structure > Manufactured Items Management.

Remove Assignment Filters

You can delete an assignment filter with the Manage Assignment Filters command.

  1. From the Authoring section of the action bar, click Manage Assignment Filters .
    The Manage Assignment Filters dialog box appears.
  2. In the dialog box, click the red cross on the assignment filter to delete it.
    The assignment filter is removed and its icon disappears from the item node in the tree.

Reconnect Assignment Filters

You can reconnect an assignment filter for a product with a scope link that is not in session with the Manage Assignment Filters command.

  1. Select a manufactured product with a broken assignment filter.

    Note: The broken assignment filter icon appears on the item node in the tree.

  2. From the Authoring section of the action bar, click Manage Assignment Filters .
    The Manage Assignment Filters dialog box appears.
  3. Click the reconnect icon in the line for the manufactured product with a broken assignment filter.

    The assignment filter is reconnected and the reconnect icon disappears. The broken assignment filter icon is also replaced by the connected assignment filter icon.