Create a class

Note

The process of creating a class consists of identifying the class in the database, assigning attributes to the class, assigning properties to the attributes, and saving the class definition.

Procedure

1. Open the Classification Admin application.

Note: You must have administrator privileges to open Classification Admin.

2. In the Hierarchy pane, right-click the node in the hierarchy tree that will serve as the parent to the new class.

Note: This may be a group or another class.

3. Choose Add Class.
4. In the Add New Class dialog box, type a class identifier or click Assign to automatically assign a unique identifier. The class identifier can be comprised of up to 31 alphanumeric characters. By default, the identifier cannot contain blank spaces or special characters (|%*:(){}[] \). You can use the dash (–) and dot (.) characters as separators in the identifier.

Caution: Once a class identifier is assigned, it cannot be modified. After the class identifier is assigned, the pane displays information about the class, including object type, class identifier, and the name of the parent group or class.

5. Click OK.
6. In the class definition pane, type a name for the class in the Name box.
7. Click metric, non-metric, or both (metric and non-metric) to specify the systems of measure to be applied to the attributes of the class. The measurement system Teamcenter displays as the default can be set using the ICS_unit_default preference.
8. Specify whether the class is abstract or storage. The classes are defined as abstract by default. To create a storage class, clear the Abstract option.

Note: Signals libraries are created in a storage class but you may have additional attributes inherited from a parent abstract class. You can use abstract classes to combine common attributes for use in storage classes, but you cannot store classification instances (ICOs) in them. You store instances in storage classes.

9. (Optional) Complete the class definition by typing additional values in the Class pane.
10. In the Classification Administration toolbar, click Save current instance to save the class definition.

The class is added to hierarchy tree, under the parent node.