Create an item from a template

Over time, you may design standard products or generic structures that can be reused in similar products. Using templates provides a way to reuse these standard designs as you create new structures for similar products. A template may be created from an actual in-use product, or you may create a generic structure explicitly for use as a template.

Procedure Ensure that the necessary Product.Template preferences are defined. These preferences contain the rules that determine how the related objects in the template are mapped to the objects in the new item—each object may be cloned (copied), referenced, or ignored. Items created from a template are typically product or subassembly structures. Choose File→New→Item from Template. It is not necessary to load a structure or template into the current window. Teamcenter displays the New Item dialog box. To create the new item from a template, click the Choose Template tab, enter the name of the structure top line to clone in the Template ID box. Alternatively, you can browse to the template structure you require or to another product structure to clone. In the lower pane of the tab, Teamcenter populates the item identifier, revision and name of the new item. The item identifier is assigned sequentially and you cannot change the displayed value. Click the Configuration tab and select the cloning rule to apply from the Cloning Rule list. If required, you can also change the revision rule on this tab. Click OK or Apply to create the new product from the template you choose. The new top level is not loaded into the window and, if you want to verify that it was created correctly, you must search for it.