Creating New Documents

This task explains how to create a new document.
  1. Click the New Document button I_New.gif (120 bytes).
    The New Document dialog box appears.

  2. Enter the name of the system you want to create in the dialog box, then validate by pressing Enter or clicking OK.

    Document Type

    There are two document types:

    System (default type):

    • Keep the default document type when functionally defining electrical systems.
    • Assembly Product:
      You can also create Assembly Product document types. These documents are mainly for off sheet connections between different systems. You can also use them to import predefined subsystems directly. Subsystems can then be edited or completed.
      To do so:
      • Create an Assembly Product type document
      • Right-click the document in the tree view and select Import Existing Component from the contextual menu.
        The Select a CATProduct file... dialog box appears.
      • Ctrl-click or shift-click the systems you want to import.
    The new system is created in the server data model and is represented in the tree view. The BOM view of the new system is shown to the right in the document window. (If necessary, click the Properties button in the Workbench toolbar).
    The current object is identified in the BOM view.
  3. Enter attributes identifying your system in the BOM view.

  4. Click OK to validate entries made.
    You can now define system equipment, connectors and signals as desired.

You can create more than one system in any one Electrical System Functional Definition document. When you save the document, each system will be saved in a separate CATProduct file.