Insert or remove levels in a structure

You must have write access to the structure to insert or remove a level. The insert action adds a level between the selected object and its parent object. The remove action removes the selected element’s parent object one level above and attaches the element and all its siblings to its current grandparent object two levels above.

Search for the structure you want to edit and click Open.

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Insert a level

Click the element above which you want to insert a level and click Edit Structure

Insert Level . Fill in the details and click Insert.

A new level is added above, as the new parent of the selected element.

Remove a level

(Optional) If any child of the level you want to remove has effectivity or variant condition set on it or is suppressed, enable the following options:

Show Excluded by Effectivity

Show Excluded by Variants

Show Suppressed

Click the element that you want to remove from the assembly and select Edit Structure

Remove Level .

The selected element is removed from the structure, and its child elements are attached to what was previously their grandparent elements.

The following example shows how the remove-action works in the three-level assembly in the graphic:

In both cases, removing or adding levels, the element may split due to effectivity cutback. If you are not able to remove an aligned occurrence, contact your administrator.