Tables, Subtables, and Forms
In the System file, panes display tables, subtables, and forms for the modules in use. Typically, tables and subtables provide summary information that is easy to interpret, while forms provide more detailed information about the active record in the parent table.
Windchill Risk and Reliability supports 15 subtables for each of the following table types: FMEA Table, FMEA Tree Items, FMEA Control Plans, FMEA DVPs, FRACAS Incidents, Problems, and System Tree Items.
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A subtable varies from a table only in that it is a child to a parent table. You can show a subtable in its own pane or embed it on a form. Otherwise, virtually all features supported for tables are supported for subtables.
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The fields that appear in a table are based on its Table Format file. For more information, see Table Format Files. The fields that appear on a form are based on a Form Design file. When you create a Form Design file, you select the table type to which it is tied. For more information, see Form Design Files.
The record selected in the System file determines which forms are shown. When a problem in the Problems table is selected, Problems forms are shown. When an incident in the FRACAS Incidents table is selected, FRACAS Incidents forms are shown.
To view table data on a form, you can insert a child table in a Form Design file created for a parent table. For example, in a Form Design file for the Problems table, you can insert a Problems subtable, the FRACAS Incident table, or a FRACASA Incidents subtable. In a Form Design file for the Incidents table, you can insert an Incidents subtable or the Maintenance Logs table.
The following topics describe how to use tables, subtables, and forms:
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You assign lists to text and memo fields in the Project’s Data Definition file. For more information, see Data Definition Files. When a list is assigned to a field, clicking the drop-down control causes the list to display. If the list contains many items, a scroll bar is present. You can use it or the scroll wheel on the mouse to look at items without changing the selection.
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