Breaking Layout Inheritance for PTC FlexPLM Subtypes
Break layout inheritance on PTC FlexPLM subtypes if any of the following apply:
• The enabled or disabled state of an attribute needs to change from parent type to child type
• The visibility (hidden or visible) of an attribute needs to change from parent type to child type
• The attribute group in which an attribute is present needs to change from parent type to child type
For simple types, break inheritance by creating the Default Layout, Retail, and Retail Search Criteria attribute layouts on the child type.
If layout inheritance is broken on the secondary type of a synchronized type set, then you must also break the layout inheritance on the primary type.
1. Break the inheritance on the secondary type by creating new Default Layout, Retail, and Retail Search Criteria attribute layouts on the secondary type, including any necessary reusable table layout elements and image layout elements.
2. Break the layout inheritance on the primary type by creating new Default Layout, Retail, and Retail Search Criteria attribute layouts on the secondary type, including any necessary reusable table layout elements, image layout elements, and nested group layout elements.