You can replace all the instances of a selected component by
another component. The replaced component can be a product, a part or a
representation object.
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.
Right-click a component and select
Explore With... > Explore Parents.
The
Explore Parents dialog box appears.
Note:
The
Explore Parent command is documented in
Product Finder
User's Guide:
Exploring Parents from the Search results.
Right-click the parent reference and select
Replace Where Used.
The
Replace Component dialog box is displayed.
Perform a search and select a replacing component.
If the reference is configured, you have to select an
effectivity before performing the replace action. A
single selected effectivity should be valid for all instances. If different
effectivites have to be selected, the replace action should be performed on the
selected instances for which the same effectivity should be applied.
Click
OK.
The replace action is performed for the selected
references. A
Replace report window is displayed with the
replace results including the replaces failure instances.
Warning:
The instance name (displayed in the
Properties dialog box) is not updated. The previous instance name is
kept.
If you copy and paste this instance, the new name is taken into account and displayed.
Warning:
If the
Explore Parents action is launched with
multiselection you will get an invalid root object element. If you then select
a parent and initiate the Replace action an error message will indicate that
this is not allowed.
.
The Search Results panel appears and displays the products corresponding to your search criteria.