Using snapshots

A snapshot captures the current information, such as variant rules and occurrences and puts this information in a folder in My Teamcenter. In other words, a snapshot creates a flat list of a structure in a folder in My Teamcenter. A baseline is a released snapshot of the structure. When you modify the original structure, the baseline is not affected. You can view the snapshot only in the folder in My Teamcenter. Therefore, if you send the snapshot to Structure Manager, you see a configuration that may not be the same when you captured the snapshot. Example Consider that you create a snapshot at the moment A for a structure. The structure may contain some children, it may be released or not released, and it may be precise or imprecise. You add or remove one or more children from the structure and then create a second snapshot at the moment B. Now, you can see two different snapshots in the folder in My Teamcenter. However, when you send the first snapshot to Structure Manager, you see a different configuration than what you had saved earlier at the moment A. This is the same configuration that you had saved at the moment B. When you create a baseline, you can configure Teamcenter to also create a snapshot folder by: Setting the Baseline_create_snapshot_folder preference to 1. Choosing Edit→Options→General→Item Revision, and moving Snapshot from the Available Relations column to the Shown Relations column. Choosing Edit→Options→Related Objects→Item Revision, and moving Snapshot from the Available Relations column to the Shown Relations column.

Tip Snapshots and baselines are separate features that are normally used for different purposes. You cannot create snapshot folders for precise baselines, only imprecise baselines. The Baseline_create_snapshot_folder preference is ignored if you create a precise baseline. When you create a baseline of an imprecise structure, Teamcenter: Creates the baseline item revision. Creates a snapshot folder with the baseline job name under the baselined item revision. Populates the snapshot folder with references to the item revisions included in the structure when you created the baseline.