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Updating Object Associations
Perform the following steps to update the associations of multiple objects simultaneously:
1. In the Folder Contents table, Search Results table, or object information page, select the object for which you want to update the associations.
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The Administrator controls the associations that can be updated when using Mass Update Manufacturing Objects. For more information, see Configuring Mass Update for Object Associations.
2. From the Actions menu or right-click actions menu, select Mass Update Manufacturing Objects.
The Mass Update Manufacturing Objects Assistant window opens which displays the selected object on the Select Target Objects tab.
3. To collect the objects associated with the selected object, click .
The Return Collected Objects dialog box opens which displays the selected object.
4. In the Return Collected Objects dialog box, select the object and click the appropriate toolbar action to collect the required associations.
To collect a semi-finished or finished part made from the selected part, click .
The associated objects are displayed.
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• You can either collect usages of a selected part or a part made from the selected part.
• For information on the toolbar actions in the Return Collected Objects dialog box, see Collecting in Advanced Mode.
5. Click OK.
The Target Objects table on the Select Target Objects tab displays the associations. Additional objects that you collect are appended to the table.
6. Click Next.
7. On the Select Replacement tab, click to select the type and the objects that should replace the selected associations, and then click OK.
8. Optionally, specify the number of the change task against which you want to record the updates.
The updated objects will be added as resulting objects in the specified change task. Do not specify the change task number when updating a raw-material or semi-finished part. The part made by the raw-material or semi-finished part is not iterated when this part is replaced.
Click Preview to verify the associations that will be updated and check for any error messages. Click End Preview to go back to the Select Replacement tab.
9. Click Finish.
Information about the number of objects that are successfully replaced and the number of errors encountered is displayed.
10. Click Finish again to close the Mass Update Manufacturing Objects Assistant window.
The associations are updated. All parent objects are iterated. A semi-finished or finished part is not iterated when the part it is made from, is replaced with another part.