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Selecting a Date Effectivity Configuration Specification
A Date Effectivity configuration specification filter selects part versions based upon an effectivity date, or date and time, that is assigned to a new part version at the completion of a change management process. For more information, see About Effectivity.
Use the following steps to define a Date Effectivity configuration specification:
1. Click the Edit Filter icon in the Structure tab toolbar. The Edit Filter window is displayed.
2. Select the Configuration Specification tab.
3. Select Date Effectivity from the Choose a Type drop-down list. The filter criteria are displayed.
4. Enter values in the following criteria fields:
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The selected part version must satisfy all specified filter criteria.
Filter Criteria
Description
View
Select a part structure view such as “Design” from the drop-down list. The selected part version must be in the selected view or a parent view in the view hierarchy. The structure views available at your site are defined by your Windchill system administrator.
BOM Type
Select a BOM Type from the drop-down list. Standard choices include:
• Production
• Testing
• Costing
The selected part version must be of the selected BOM Type or its parent BOM Type.
BOM Type only appears when Windchill MPMLink is installed.
Alternate BOM
Select an Alternate BOM number from the drop-down list. The selected part version must be in one of the alternate BOMs.
Alternate BOM only appears when Windchill MPMLink is installed.
Effectivity Context
Date effectivity may be defined with or without a part as a context.
A date effectivity without the selection of a context part is described as “global.” The effectivity date applies in all contexts.
A date effectivity in the context of an assembly part is only applicable when the part is used in the context assembly.
When selecting a part to use as the date effectivity context, enter the name or number of the part in the Effectivity Context field, or click the advanced search icon to search for a context part.
Effectivity Date
Enter an effectivity date or click the calendar icon to select a date to filter by.
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Your Windchill administrator may have set a system preference to allow setting both effectivity date and time. With this setting turned on you will see a drop-down menu where you can also select an effectivity time to the nearest half hour.
Enter the effectivity date and time for your time zone. Effectivity dates and times viewed in other time zones are translated to the equivalent date and time in that time zone.
5. Click Add to include the new configuration specification filter in the To Be Applied table in the right pane. Position the new configuration specification filter in the desired order using the up and down arrows to the right of the table.
6. Click OK to dismiss the Edit Filter window and filter the part structure.
The part structure is refreshed to display part versions satisfying the added date effectivity configuration specification filter criteria. Where possible the expansion state of the part structure will be preserved.