Additional Capabilities > Manufacturing Process Management > Transforming an eBOM into an mBOM > Using the BOM Transformer > Editing Object Attributes
Editing Object Attributes
The Uses tab is an efficient location for editing usage information about the children of a selected assembly.
• Click a row in the table to highlight that row. Table cells in boxes can be edited.
• Use the SHIFT or CTRL keys to highlight multiple rows.
• Use the TAB key to move the cursor to the right and down within the editable fields in the table.
• Use the SHIFT and TAB keys to move the cursor to the left and up within editable fields in the table.
• The arrow keys move the cursor one cell in the direction of the arrow.
• The HOME key goes to the first editable cell and the END key goes to the last editable cell.
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The parent part must be checked out to edit usage attributes. Editing any attribute in the Uses table automatically checks out the parent part. You must check in the parent when editing is complete to save the changes you have made. The assembly is not checked in automatically.
The following actions are available on the toolbar of the Uses tab.
Icon
Action Name
Description
Insert Existing
Searches for and inserts a previously created part into the part structure. For more information, see Inserting an Existing Part.
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The empty part row at the bottom of the Uses table, preceded by the Insert Existing icon, can be used to insert an existing part. Type in a partial number or name to locate the desired part. To return broader search results, add an asterisk (*) to the beginning of your search criteria. This functionality is not available for translated text attributes.
Insert New
Creates a new part and adds it to the structure. For more information about creating new parts, see Creating a New Part.
Remove
Removes selected parts from the product structure. The parent assembly part is checked out automatically and remains checked out after the remove action is complete.
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A removed part is not deleted from the database. It is only removed from the part structure.
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