View where an element is used across assemblies simultaneously

Export the Where Used information for a structure element to an Excel file, allowing you to simultaneously view its usage across all assemblies at all levels or at the product level, for comprehensive analysis.

You can view where a structure element is used across all assemblies up to the top level, starting with the immediate parent and navigating one level up at a time. To do this, you go to the Used in Structures section and expand one level at a time. However, if you want to view all this data simultaneously, export it to an Excel file.

Similarly, if you want to see where an element in used at the product level across all assemblies simultaneously, you can export this information to an Excel file as well. However, you must have Smart Discovery Indexing installed to generate this data.

Procedure

1. Search for and select the structure element.
2. Click the Where Used tab.
3. Click Export to Excel from the following sections depending on the scenario. Scenario Action View where the element is used across all assemblies at all levels. In the Used in Structures section, click Export to Excel . Note If the number of results in the Used in Structures section goes beyond the threshold value, the Export to Excel button is unavailable. The threshold value and the number of levels to be exported to Excel are set by your system administrator. View where the element is used across assemblies only at the product level (works only if you have Smart Discovery Indexing installed). In the Top Level section, click Export to Excel . The Export To Excel panel is displayed with a list of properties available for export.
4. To change the order of the properties, select a property, and in the Selected Properties section, click Move Up or Move Down .
5. To select the properties to be exported, in the Selected Properties section, click Add Properties .
6. In the Add Properties section, clear the check boxes for the properties that you do not want to export. Select the check boxes for the properties that you want to export.
7. Click Add.
8. It is recommended to use the Run in Background option while exporting the data from the Used in Structures section. However, if you do not want to run the export process in the background, clear the Run in Background check box.While exporting the data from the Top Level section, you do not get an option to run the export process in the background.
9. Click Export. If the export process ran in the background, view the notification in the Alerts panel and click the link to download the Excel file. If the export process did not run in the background, a dialog box is displayed to download the Excel file to your machine. Note You cannot reimport the exported data back into Teamcenter. The following graphic shows the sample data in the Used in Structures section.

The following graphic shows the sample data in the exported Excel file.