Understanding items

The term item generically describes all types of items that exist in Teamcenter. To effectively manage many types of item, you should create specific types of item appropriate to your business. You should also distinguish between the item and its associated item revisions, as follows: Item An item commonly represents manufactured product such as parts, assemblies, end items, and tools. It is an abstract container that holds item revisions and general documents that apply to the product, rather than to a particular revision. You cannot build or test an item. Item revision An item revision represents a physical entity and is a unique, specific revision of a previously created item. It may have associated CAD models, drawings or specifications that are applicable only to this revision. You can release an item revision with a workflow or through change management. This action applies a Released status to the item revision, preventing further edits and allowing Teamcenter to maintain product history. Users can search for an item if they do not know the applicable item revision; all available item revisions are grouped below the item. When the relevant item revision is identified, you can retrieve CAD files and other file representations of part data including 2D or 3D images of drawings or models. If you search for an assembly, you can also view the structure of the product.