Create partition schemes

Partitions are used to organize the contents of a product structure. Partitions are created within partition schemes. A partition scheme contains attributes that specify the characteristics of a collection of partitions, for example, the type of child partitions or the number of top-level partitions the scheme may contain. Partition schemes can be of different types such as functional, spatial, or physical.

The following video shows how to create a partition scheme.

Procedure

1. Open the product structure (item revision, part revision, or design revision) for which you want to create the partition schemes.
2. Select the topmost element of the structure, and click Add > Partition Scheme.
3. In the Partition Scheme panel, select the type of scheme that you want to create, for example, Function.
4. Enter the required information and click Add.

Note Once you create a partition scheme of a specific type, you cannot create another scheme of the same type.

Results

The partition scheme that you created is displayed on the screen. If this partition scheme is set as the primary scheme by your administrator, it is indicated as Primary in the Partition Scheme list. By default, a structure opens in the primary partition scheme. However, you can choose to load the structures in a different partition scheme by overriding the PTN_DefaultPrimaryScheme preference set by the administrator. In this case, by default, the structures will open in the partition scheme that you have set though this scheme is not the primary scheme.

You can now create additional partition schemes.

To go back to the product structure, select None from Partition Scheme.