Adding Textual Information Elements
The
Structure tab on the
Service Structure Information Page enables you to insert textual information elements into a service structure. A content holder associates the textual information element to the service structure at the location where you would like the content to be inserted. The textual information element is a separate object in
Windchill. The textual content holder is also a separate object in
Windchill and has its own information page (see
Content Holders for Information Elements for more information).
Follow these steps to insert a textual information element into your service structure:
1. Open the Structure tab on the information page for the service structure.
2. In the service structure pane, find the location where you want to add a textual information element and click on the object.
3. Click Insert Existing in the Editing action set, and choose Insert Existing Information Element from the menu.
You can also use the shortcut menu to insert an information element by choosing > .
The Insert Existing Information Element dialog box opens.
4. You can search for existing information elements by type, and then you can select the ones you want to add to your service structure. The window contains the following options:
◦ Search On – Select the type of content you want to search for.
For textual information elements, choose Dynamic Document.
◦ Number – Search for an object based on the object number.
If you know the number of the object for which you want to search, enter it here.
◦ Name – Search for an object based on the object name.
You can use wildcards to enlarge your search. For more information, see
Using Wildcards.
◦ If you are inserting into a publication structure or section, choose Context – Specify the context in which you would like to search. Select a context from the menu list. You can use your current context or all contexts.
◦ If you are inserting into a publication structure or section, choose Where to Insert – Specify where you would like the content inserted, relative to the currently selected object in the publication structure.
Select a location from the following:
▪ As Last Child – Insert the information element as the last object in the hierarchy of the selected object in the publication structure.
This choice is only available when a publication structure or publication section is selected in the publication structure.
▪ Before – Insert the information element before the object selected in the publication structure.
▪ After – Insert the information element after the object selected in the publication structure.
▪ As First Child – Insert the information element as the first object in the hierarchy of the selected object in the publication structure.
This choice is only available when a publication structure or publication section is selected in the publication structure.
5. After setting the options as desired, click Search.
The table in the window lists the information elements found by your search.
6. Select one or more information elements in the table and click OK.
Click on an object in the table to select it or CTRL+click to select multiple objects.
The content holders are inserted into your service structure at the location you specified. Each information element has a content holder that associates the referenced information element to the service structure.