Setting Effectivity to Structural Objects

You can set effectivity to structural plates and profiles. Effectivity defines the criteria by which an object is valid within its parent group. For example, a particular specification in a specification folder may be valid only within a certain date range or a requirement may be valid only for certain product revisions.

Before you begin:
  • Open a model. See Product Line Management User's Guide: Working with Models: Opening a Model.
  • Access the Units page and create builds. For more information, see Unit BOM Management User's Guide: Units: Units Page.
  • Open or create a structure.
  1. Right-click the root product and select Properties.
  2. In the Configuration tab, click Attach Model as a Configuration Context .

  3. In the Search for Model dialog box, search and select the model.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Right-click in the work area and select Authoring Context.
  6. In the Authoring Context: Define Effectivity panel, under Configuration, select any of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Session Effectivity Once this option is selected, defined effectivity is automatically set to newly created 3D parts.

    To define the session effectivity,

    1. In the Define Session Effectivity panel, select Configured (context based) and click Start Define.
    2. Search the model.
    3. Build the expression by selecting builds. You can also configure by date.
    4. Click OK.

    You can click to edit the session effectivity expression later.

    Define Effectivity Once this option is selected, you can define effectivity each time a new 3D part is created.