Structure Management on Active Workspace ─ Usage
About sessions
Sessions help you save and retrieve specific product structures, along with any applied filters and configurations. You can store either static or dynamic data, enable 3D visualization and snapshots in the sessions. You can share the sessions with other users.
To easily retrieve a structure that you are currently working with, you save it within a session. You can further apply filters to the structure or configure it to derive a smaller structure that is more relevant to you. The session retains the filters and configurations applied to the structure.
When you open a session, you view the structure as it was previously saved retaining its applied filtering and configuration criteria. Depending on how your application administrator has configured the system, the session displays:
- Static data already stored in the session. OR
- Dynamic data where the stored data is re-evaluated against the current data and the latest data is loaded.
You can override the value of this preference by creating a new instance of the preference at a higher-precedence location.
You can make changes to the session by applying new filters and configuration, and can also save it as a new session. Additionally, you can capture a snapshot of the product within the session to include the 3D measurement data applied on the structure. You can also share a session with other users.
Depending on how structures are indexed, you can perform the following tasks:
| Scenarios | Tasks |
|---|---|
| Structures are indexed using Active Content Structure Indexing. | Structures are filtered. |
| Structures are not filtered. | Create a session. Visualize large structures and massive structures, and capture snapshots. |
| Structures are indexed using Smart Discovery Indexing. | Structures are filtered. |
| Structures are not filtered. | Create a session. Visualize large structures and capture snapshots. |
When a structure is indexed by using both types of indexing, select an appropriate revision rule to view the structure. To view the structure as indexed by Active Content Structure Indexing, select a revision rule above the rule separator. To view as indexed by Smart Discovery Indexing, select a revision rule below the rule separator.
Note
When applying the Global Latest Working revision rule, the system will reload the entire structure to ensure the components are the latest working versions.