Replace a component

Procedure Select the component to replace in the product structure. Optionally, copy the replacement component to the clipboard. This action prepopulates the Replace dialog box with the item identifier and revision of the replacement component. Choose Edit→Replace.... Teamcenter displays the Replace dialog box. The dialog box contains details of the selected component to replace. Enter the item identifier of the replacement component. If you copied the replacement component to the clipboard, the item ID and revision boxes are already populated with those of the copied component. You can change the identifier if required, but not the item name; the item name is derived from the item identifier you enter.

Note If you specify an item identifier that is shared by multiple objects, Teamcenter displays the Select Unique Item dialog box allowing you to select the object you require. You can specify a revision in some circumstances, depending on whether the parent assembly BOM view revision of the component replaced is precise or imprecise: If the BOM view revision of the parent assembly is precise, you can specify a revision. In this case, use the Replace command to replace one component item revision with another item revision or to replace the component with a revision of a different item. If an item is taken from the clipboard, Teamcenter determines the revision by the revision rule. If the BOM view revision of the parent assembly is imprecise, you cannot specify the revision. In this case, use the Replace command to replace one component item with another item. If there is not a revision that satisfies the revision rule when you add the component to the structure, Teamcenter displays the revision as ???. (Optional) Use the bottom section of the Replace dialog box to change the scope of the replacement by clicking one of the following: The original Replaces only the selected component. Adjacent occurrences Replaces all components of the selected item revision that are in the parent assembly. All occurrences in assembly Replaces all occurrences of the selected item revision, regardless of their position in the product structure. If the component to replace has multiple views, Teamcenter uses the default view type. If no default is defined, Teamcenter displays an error message, and you must specify a view type in the Replace... dialog box. Alternatively, to replace one or more items (parts) or item elements for another:

Procedure Select one or more source lines that represent items or item elements, and choose Edit→Copy. Select target lines that represents the same types of item or item element, and choose Edit→Paste. If you copied more than one source line to the clipboard, but only selected a single target line, Teamcenter displays the Select Object for Replace dialog box. Otherwise, it replaces the targets with the sources and updates the find numbers, as appropriate. If you attempt to replace an item or item element with a line of another type, Teamcenter displays an error message and does not replace any of the selected lines. If Teamcenter displays the Select Object for Replace dialog box, select the required source from those listed and click Replace.