Managing Representations

You can manage the representations in Pack Manager.

Required access roles: Author, Leader

By default, if you do not select a representation, the representation that is loaded is promoted, revised, or removed.

This task shows you how to:

Remove a Representation

You can remove a representation from the Representations list.

  1. Select one or more representations in the list.
  2. Click Remove .
    The representation disappears from the list, but still exists in the app.
    Note: You can reopen the representation in Pack Manager.

    For more information, see Opening a Representation.

Revise a Representation

You can revise a representation.

  1. Select one or more representations in the list.
  2. Click Revise .
    The representation is revised.

Promote a Representation

You can promote a representation.

  1. Select one or more representations in the list.
  2. Click Promote .
    The representation is promoted.

Synchronize a Representation

You can retrieve the last version of a representation.

  1. Select representations in the list.
  2. Click Synchronize .

The last versions of the representations are loaded.

Run Automatic Mode

You can run the Automatic Mode to automatically generate several representations.

  1. Select one or more representations in the list.
  2. Click Launch Automatic Mode .
    The representations are automatically generated.
  3. Optional: Click Stop Automatic Mode to stop the Automatic Mode.

Configure the Automatic Mode Parameters

You can configure the Automatic Mode parameters. The parameters of the current representation are copied and applied to other representations during the Automatic Mode process.

  1. Click Automatic Mode Parameters .
    A dialog box appears.
  2. In the Modeling section, select one or more parameters to copy.
    For more information about modeling parameters, see About Representations.
  3. In the Merchandising section, select one or more parameters to copy.
    For more information about merchandising parameters, see About Representations.
  4. Optional: Select Promote Saved Representations to directly promote the generated representations.
  5. Click Apply.
    You can now run Automatic Mode.