Creating a Product with a Template

You can create a template in the Engineering Rules Capture app and use it in the Product Structure Design to create a product.

This task shows you how to:

Create a Template

You can create a template in Product Structure Design.

Before you begin: Create a product structure in Product Structure Design.
  1. From the Compass, click 3D Modeling Apps and select Engineering Rules Capture.
  2. From the Tools section of the action bar, click Knowledge Engineering Specification . For more information about engineering specification, see Knowledge Basics User's Guide: Creating Knowledge Engineering Specifications.
  3. From the Tools section of the action bar, click Formula .
    The Formulas dialog box appears.

    For more information about these options, see Knowledge Basics User's Guide: Formulas.

  4. Click Reactions in the Reactive Features bar.
    The Reaction dialog box appears.

    • In the Source type list, select one of the options. Selection enables you to manually select one or more objects in the tree. Owner enables you to link the action with the tree.

    • The Sources box shows the selected objects with which the reaction will be linked (only available if the Selection Source type is selected).

    • The events available in Available Events list depend on the source type selected in the Source type box.

    • The Action box enables you to select language in which you want to write and edit the action. There are two types of action: Knowledge action and Visual Basic action. To activate the instance from the instances of product,

      • SetEffectivity: command is set as true. To deactivate the instance from the instances of product,
      • SetEffectivity: command is set as false.

    • The Destination box reflects the destination where the reaction is appended.

  5. Click OK.
  6. Double-click the Length parameter and edit the value.
    The Edit Parameters dialog box appears.
  7. Save the structure.
    The template is created.

Create a Product Using Template

You can create a product using a template.

  1. From the top bar, type the search criteria then click Search .
    The Search Results panel appears and displays the products corresponding to your search criteria.
  2. Select the product structure.
  3. From the Lifecycle section of the action bar, click Duplicate .
    The Duplicate dialog box appears.

    For more about this dialog box, see Document Management User's Guide: Document Duplication.