About configuring the design structure generation

If an engineering BOM (Usage BOM or Assembly BOM) exists in Teamcenter, users can generate the corresponding design structure. You, as an administrator, can configure the design structure generation by:

• Specifying which part type and design type can be aligned to each other.
• Mapping the engineering BOM and design structure root types.
• Setting a naming convention for the generated design occurrences.
• Setting conditions to skip a part or part occurrence in an engineering BOM while generating the corresponding design occurrences.
• Specifying additional properties to be copied from a part occurrence to a design occurrence while generating the design structure.

After the design structure is generated, some updates can be made to the engineering BOM. In such a case, users must update the design structure. One of the methods to update is the guided update wherein users can update the design structure based on the proposed changes. By default, certain BMIDE conditions are already set to propose the required updates depending on the release status of a part in the engineering BOM. You can use these conditions to define the proposed updates for parts with customized release status.