Create a revision rule with an override clause

You can create a revision rule with an override clause that engineers can use for various tasks, such as marking the structure as precise, checking temporary changes, performing what-if analyses, and analyzing changes to the structures based on business requirements.

Procedure

1. Create a folder that can be used by the users as an override folder.

   In Active Workspace:

   1. From Launcher, click Explorer. If this option is unavailable, search for it. You can pin it from the search results for future access.
   2. Navigate to a location where you want to create a folder and click More Commands > New > Add.
   3. On the Add panel, select Folder type.
   4. Enter a name and description for the folder.
   5. Click Add.

   In the rich client:

   1. In My Teamcenter, click File → New → Folder.
   2. In the New Folder dialog box, select Folder and click Next.
   3. Enter a name and description for the folder.
   4. Click Finish and Close to close the New Folder dialog box.

2. In Active Workspace, set the AWC_display_configured_revs_for_pwa preference to false.

   Setting this preference to false allows an engineer to copy the revision of an item, instead of copying the item itself, to the folder.

3. Create a revision rule with an override clause.

   In Active Workspace:

   1. Open a structure and click the Revision list.
   2. Click next to the revision rule that you want to modify.
   3. In the Revision Rule panel, click Add clause.
   4. On the Clauses list, select Override and click Add.
   5. Modify the clauses and set the precedence of the Override clause considering your requirement. You can add multiple clauses with override folders to the revision rule.
   6. Click Modify and Configure to modify the selected revision rule. Alternatively, click Save As and then enter a name and description for saving this revision rule with a new name.

   In the rich client:

   1. In the Structure Manager application, click Tools → Revision Rule → Create/Edit.
   2. In the Revision Rules dialog box, select a rule that you want to use as a basis for creating the new revision rule in the Rules section, and click Create.
   3. In the Create New Revision Rule dialog box, enter a name and description for the revision rule.
   4. Select Override, and choose the folder that you created in the previous step.
   5. Modify the clauses and set a precedence for the Override clause. You can add multiple clauses with override folders to the revision rule.
   6. Click OK.

The revision rule is created.