Redline Actions Toolbar

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The top part of the redline structure browser is the actions toolbar. The actions in the toolbar are divided into sections called action sets. These actions allow you to modify the redline.

These actions are also available from the right-click action menu.

The following table provides an overview of the actions available in each action set in the toolbar:

Action Set	Actions
Editing	This action set includes Insert New, Insert Existing, Remove, and Edit actions. For more information on actions associated with this action set, see the Editing Action Set section in Redline Actions Toolbar.
Check Out/In	This action set includes Check In, and Undo Checkout actions. For more information on actions associated with this action set, see the Check Out/In Action Set section in Redline Actions Toolbar.
Clipboard	This action set includes Copy and Paste actions. For more information on actions associated with this action set, see the Clipboard Action Set section in Redline Actions Toolbar.
Viewing	This action set includes Views and Display actions. For more information on actions associated with this action set, see the Viewing Action Set section in Redline Actions Toolbar.
Filter	This action set includes Current Filter and Path Filter. For more information on actions associated with this action set, see the Filter Action Set section in Redline Actions Toolbar.

Editing Action Set

The Editing action set provides the following actions on a redline structure browser page:

Action

Description

Insert Existing

Insert Existing – Insert an existing part into the structure. For more information on how to insert an existing part, see Inserting an Existing Part.

Insert New

Create and insert one or multiple new parts into the redline structure. The new part is created as a child of the selected redline in the redline structure pane. The following actions are available in the list:

Insert New – Create and insert one new part into the redline structure. For more information on how to create a new part, see Creating a New Part.

Insert Multiple New – Create and insert multiple new parts into the redline structure. For more information on how to create multiple new parts, see Create Multiple New Parts.

Remove

Remove – Remove a part from the redline.

Removing a part from a part structure does not delete it from the database. It only removes the usage relationship to the parent part.

Edit

The following actions are available in the list:

Edit Part – Edit version-specific attributes associated with a selected part. For more information on how to edit a part, see Editing a Part.

Edit Usage Attributes – Edit attributes associated with the relationship between the redline and child parts in a redline structure. For more information on how to edit usage attributes, see Editing Usage Attributes.

Manage Redline Suspect – Set and unset the redline or child parts as suspect. For more information on how to manage redline suspect, see the Managing Redline Suspect in section Synchronization and Redline Suspect Status.

Check Out/In Action Set

The Check Out/In action set provides the following actions on a redline structure browser page:

Action	Icon	Description
Check In		Check in the redline. For more information on how to check in objects, see Checking In an Object.
Undo Checkout		Clear the check out of the redline, discarding any changes that have been made. For more information on how to undo a checkout, see Undoing a Checkout.

Clipboard Action Set

The Clipboard set provides the following actions on a redline structure browser page:

Action	Icon	Description
Paste		The following actions are available in the list: Paste – Create part usage relationships by pasting a part from the clipboard to a part selected in the structure pane. Paste Selection – Create part usage relationships by pasting a part selected from the clipboard to a part selected in the structure pane.
Copy		Copy a part to the clipboard to be used in a subsequent paste operation.

For more information about using the clipboard, see About the Clipboard.

Viewing Action Set

The Viewing set provides the following actions on a redline structure browser page:

Action

Icon

Description

Views

Use the

Views icon to create table views that change the information displayed in the structure pane. Select a previously defined view from the list or create a new view using Manage Structure Views. For more information on managing structure views, see Customizing Table Views.

Display

The Display actions change how parts are displayed within the part structure and the number of panes shown in the redline structure.

The following actions are available in the drop-down menu:

• Select All – Selects and highlights all parts displayed in the structure, so that other actions may be performed on the selected parts.

Parts that are not expanded and visible in the structure are not selected.

• 2-Pane Display – Click to show all tabs in a single pane to the right of the structure.

• 3-Pane Display – Click to show tabs in two panes, one to the right and the other beneath the redline structure browser.

You can drag information tabs between panes.

If you set display in one application, for example, in redline structure browser, the display is set to other applications such as document structure browser and part structure browser.

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Refresh – Re-displays the part structure preserving the expansion state.

The top part is selected when the refresh is complete. A part selection within the structure will not be retained.

Filter Action Set

The Filter action set provides the following actions on a redline structure browser page:

Action	Icon	Description
Current Filter		Hover your mouse over the Current Filter icon to see a summary of the structure filters currently applied to the part structure. Click this icon to display the Current Filter window with a full description of applied filters. For more information, see Viewing a Structure’s Current Filter Properties.
Path Filter		Filter the display of large number of parts, so that only those parts that you are currently working on are displayed in the redline structure. The following actions are available in this list: • Edit Path Filter – Opens the Edit Path Filter window, where you can clear, select, or reset all path filters. • Apply Path Filter – Applies the path filter to the parts that you have selected in the part structure tree. • Disable Path Filter – Removes the path filter applied to the parts in the part structure tree.