Updating Multiple Distribution Targets
The Update Distribution Targets feature in the Product Structure Browser or the Manufacturing Associative Part Structure Browser allows you to manage distribution targets for multiple objects simultaneously. It also gives a summary of how many of the selected objects are associated to a given distribution target (All Objects, Some Objects, or No Objects).
While the Associate Distribution Targets and Remove features allow you to add or remove one or more distribution targets from a single object, this feature allows you to add distribution targets to, or remove distribution targets from, multiple objects.
The following table describes the possible states the selected objects can have in relation to a distribution target:
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Object State
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Description
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All Objects
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Indicates that all of the selected objects have their data sent from your Windchill solution to the distribution target.
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Some Objects
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Indicates that some of the selected objects have their data sent from your Windchill solution to the distribution target.
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No Objects
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Indicates that the selected objects either did not, or currently do not, have their data sent from your Windchill solution to the distribution target.
In the Distribution Targets table that appears in the Update Distribution Targets window, if No Objects appears in the Originally Assigned column, then the distribution target was recently added to the Distribution Targets table for the selected objects.
If No Objects appears in the Currently Assigned column, then the distribution target was recently removed from the Distribution Targets table for the selected objects.
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Adding Distribution Targets to Multiple Objects
To add a distribution target to multiple objects in the Product Structure Browser or the Manufacturing Associative Part Structure Browser, perform the following:
1. In the Navigator select > . Or you can navigate to the structure tab on the information page of a top-level object.
2. Select the objects to which you want to add the distribution targets.
3. From the right-click actions menu, select Update Distribution Targets.
4. From the toolbar, select Associate Distribution Targets.
5. Enter in search criteria to find the distribution targets you want and click Search.
6. Select one or more of the targets from the list and click OK .
◦ To add distribution target to multiple objects in the Manufacturing Associative Part Structure Browser:
1. Click Actions and select > .
2. Select the objects to which you want to add the distribution target.
3. Click Tools and select Update Distribution Targets.
4. From the toolbar, select Associate Distribution Targets.
5. Specify search criteria to find the distribution targets you want and click Search.
6. Select one or more of the targets from the list and clickOK.
Removing Distribution Targets from Multiple Objects
To remove a distribution target from multiple objects in the Product Structure browser, perform the following:
1. In the Navigator select > . Or you can navigate to the structure tab on the information page of a top-level object.
2. Select the objects from which you want to remove the distribution target.
3. From the right-click actions menu, select Update Distribution Targets.
4. Select the distribution target from which you want to remove the objects.
5. From the toolbar, select
Remove
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6. Click OK.
◦ To remove a distribution target from multiple objects in the Manufacturing Associative Part Structure Browser:
1. Click Actions and select > .
2. Select the objects to which you want to remove the distribution target.
3. Click Tools and select Update Distribution Targets.
4. Select the distribution target from which you want to remove the objects.
5. From the toolbar, select
Remove .
6. ClickOK.