Open Item database

You can open the item database for viewing, edit items and save the changes.

When defining search terms, you can use an asterisk (*) to replace several characters or a question mark (?) to replace a single character.

When the search returns several items, you can define item selection from a list, by browsing item cards or including the substructures. The selected method is used until you change it. Confirm the search criteria in the dialog boxes.

  1. On the tab, in the Databases group, click Product Structures.
  2. Fill in the search criteria in the dialog box.
    • Item label.
    • Fill in item search criteria when you don't know the item label, and choose the item browsing method. Item Data
  3. Confirm the data.
    • If the item label is used as a search criterion, the item data is opened directly into the window.
    • The item matching the criteria will open into the window, with its substructure, when Show Structure is selected as the browsing method.
    • Items matching the search criteria will open in a list format if the browsing method is From a List, or by item card, if the browsing method is From Archive Cards.
  4. If the search returns several items, move the cursor over the desired item with the cursor keys.
  5. Editing an item.
  6. Confirm by clicking OK.
Note:
  • If you edit part or assembly item data using this function, the changes will not be updated in the assembly model data. Data is collected on the model drawing's parts list from the item database only when the Roll-out to End option is selected in the parts list collection.
  • Edit or view the class of the items.

    On the tab, in the Databases group, click Application, and double-click Item Classes or Material.

    Item Database Management