Affected Objects Table for Change Requests
The Affected Objects table displays the objects that are affected by the change request.
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For customers with Windchill Integrations for Embedded Software installed, see Creating a Defect—Selecting Affected Objects.
Changing the Table View
You can limit the objects displayed in the Affected Objects table by selecting a view from the drop-down list immediately to the right of the table title. Views such as Parts, Documents, CAD Documents, or Dynamic Documents may appear, allowing you to constrain your view to only those objects. You can create a specific view for Requirement External Resource type, Architecture External Resource type, and their subtypes.
For more information on the subtypes, see the topic System Compatibility and Requirements.
Actions
From the Affected Objects table toolbar, you may have the following actions:
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The Affected Objects table has certain limitations for external object data. For more information, see the Known Limitations of Tables Displaying Remote Object Data section in the Troubleshooting Digital Product Traceability topic.
Icon
Function
Description
Copy
Places a copy of the selected local objects such as parts, documents, and other changeable and external objects temporarily on the clipboard where it is available to be saved in a new location using the paste icon.
Paste
Adds local objects such as parts, documents, and other changeable and external objects that had been previously added to the clipboard.
Paste selection
Opens a window from which you can select local and external objects from the clipboard that you want added to the table.
Remove
Removes the local and external objects from the table.
Add
Opens a window from which you can search for local objects to add to the table.
Collect
Opens a window that allows you to collect related local and external objects.
These actions are also available from the toolbar actions menu. In addition, the Add from Structural Annotations action is available from the toolbar actions menu. This action allows you to add revised parts to the Affected Objects table. The Edit action in the toolbar actions menu allows you to edit a change request. The Export List to File allows you to export local and external objects to different file formats.
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The Add from Structural Annotations action is not supported for external objects.
The row-level Edit Annotations action allows you to add annotations to a local object. The Copy action is available for local and external affected object types.
The Affected Objects table makes use of autosuggest for adding objects to the table. For more information, see Quick Entry Using Autosuggest.
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