Add or remove structure elements

You can add new or existing elements to a Teamcenter structure as child elements or siblings, including multiple occurrences. You can also remove elements from a structure, ensuring proper management of the assembly hierarchy.

Whenever you add an element to a structure, it is always added to the open structure node, which is the right-most element in the breadcrumb.

You can add multiple occurrences of an element to a structure with a single add operation. To add multiple occurrences, the element being added must exist in the database. Multiple occurrences of a new element cannot be added.

If you are working in the markup mode, you must apply or cancel the markups to complete the updates.

Add an element to a structure

Procedure

1. Search for the structure where you want to add an element and click Open .
2. If you want to add elements in the markup mode, choose More Commands > Markup to switch to the markup mode.
3. Select the target node where you want to add the element in the structure, click the Add icon, and select one of the following add options. Select Child to add the element as a child of the target node. Select Sibling to add the element at the same level in the structure as the target node. If the top-level node is selected as the target, the Sibling option is not available.
4. In the Add Child panel (displayed when you are adding a child) or the Add Sibling panel (displayed when you are adding a sibling), click one of the following tabs: New Allows you to add a new element from your computer. You can browse to the required file or select it from your Recent list. The Other list allows you to filter for the relevant file type. You cannot add multiple occurrences from the New tab. Palette Allows you to paste an element from the clipboard or to select one from your Favorites or Recent list. You can add multiple occurrences of an element from the Palette tab. Search Allows you to search for an element to add. You can add multiple occurrences of an element from the Search tab.
5. Enter the ID, name, description, or unit of measure as required.
6. If you are adding a new element from the New tab, in Element Properties, specify Number of Elements and Quantity.The Quantity field is available by default. If your administrator has configured to include additional element properties, those properties are also displayed in Element Properties.By default, the Element Properties section is available for Item and Part in the New tab. This section appears for other business objects if your administrator has configured the create style sheets for those objects.
7. If you are adding an element from either the Palette or the Search tab, locate and select the element, and specify the Number of Elements and Quantity.
8. Click Add.Teamcenter creates the occurrence and refreshes the display.

Remove an element from a structure

Click Edit Structure > Remove , and accept the confirmation message.

You can also remove multiple occurrences simultaneously by selecting multiple occurrences using either Ctrl+click or Right-click.

Note

You cannot remove the top node of the structure, that is, the leftmost element in the breadcrumb.