Replace a node

You can replace an item representing a node in the structure with another item. All data associated with the original node is preserved.

Note Your system administrator sets the PS_replace_with_substructure preference to determine if any substructure below the node is replaced. If this preference is true, the node and its entire substructure (if any) are replaced without prompting. If it is false, Teamcenter displays an error message and does not complete the replacement action. Select the line to replace and choose Edit→Replace Node or click . Teamcenter displays the Replace Node dialog box. Enter the item identifier and other attributes of the item that replaces the existing item. Click OK or Apply. Teamcenter replaces the existing item. If you have edit highlighting turned on, the number of the original part is shown in red, strike-through text.

Note In most cases, associations between objects (such as Connected To relations) are correctly maintained or are reassociated. However, after editing a Mechatronics structure, you should always choose the Fix In-Structure Associations command to identify any invalid associations. If the child of the copied item includes RealizedBy, ImplementedBy, or RedundantSignal as the primary association, the corresponding child in the replaced assembly points to the secondary association of the original (copied) assembly. You can replace a line that represents a generic design element (GDE) with another GDE line but not with a line that represents another object. You can replace Mechatronics items with any type of item. However, Siemens Digital Industries Software recommends you use the same item type as the replaced item or one of its subtypes for the replacement item. Use of incompatible types may result in invalid relationships between occurrences in the product structure. The following table lists possible Mechatronics items for replace operations. Mechatronics items for replace operations Object Recommended types for replace Functionality Functionality or its subtype Connection Connection or its subtype Network Network or its subtype PSConnection PSConnection or its subtype Signal Signal or its subtype PSSignal PSSignal or its subtype Message Message or its subtype HRN_Accessory HRN_Accessory or its subtype HRN_AssemblyPart HRN_AssemblyPart or its subtype HRN_CavityPlug HRN_CavityPlug or its subtype HRN_CavitySeal HRN_CavitySeal or its subtype HRN_CoPackPart HRN_CoPackPart or its subtype HRN_ConHousing HRN_ConHousing or its subtype HRN_Fixing HRN_Fixing or its subtype HRN_GenTerminal HRN_GenTerminal or its subtype HRN_GeneralWire HRN_GeneralWire or its subtype HRN_Harness HRN_Harness or its subtype HRN_Module HRN_Module or its subtype HRN_WireProtect HRN_WireProtect or its subtype AppSoftware AppSoftware or its subtype Calibration Calibration or its subtype ConfigFile ConfigFile or its subtype PriBootloader PriBootloader or its subtype SecBootloader SecBootloader or its subtype Processor Processor or its subtype