Setting diagram template relation rules

General Relationship Management (GRM) relations among Teamcenter objects appear as connector shapes in Visio diagrams. For each diagram template, a relation rule lists the GRM relations that can be represented in diagrams based on the template.

You select the relations from the Relation Rule list in the New Diagram Template or Edit Diagram Template dialog box.

Note: Relation Rule choices can vary by application domain, depending on custom configurations at your site. Some domains may have built-in relation rules and may not support rule selection.

The relations are available in the template's diagrams when you:

1. Create shapes for the relations in a Visio stencil associated with the template.
2. Map the relation shapes from the stencil to the corresponding relations in Teamcenter.

You can then work from a diagram to create those relations between objects in Systems Engineering:

1. From the stencil, drop a relation shape on the diagram page.
2. Glue the relation shape ends to the connection points on the shapes representing the related objects.
3. A corresponding relation is created in the structure.

The same relations are available when you use the template to create a diagram for a selected structure in Systems Engineering. Example: if the diagram template's membership rule specifies that functions, interfaces (ports), and connections appear in the diagram, and the template's relation rule includes a Teamcenter relation called Tracelink, and the stencil contains a master shape (a dotted line) mapped to the Tracelink relation — then selecting Function-1 as the root object in the Function view and choosing File -> Create Diagram displays shapes for the Function-1 structure elements, including the trace link between Function-1-2 and Function-1-3.