Mapping a CATProduct to PRC in ENOVIA V5 VPM

This task explains how it is possible to map a CATProduct to PRC (Product Root Class) in ENOVIA V5 VPM. When creating a CATIA Product, the user should be able to specify if it is going to be a PRC in ENOVIA. This functionality provides a mechanism to associate this PRC, coming from CATIA, to a Product Class in ENOVIA.
A PC (Product Class) can only be created in ENOVIA V5 VPM and thus forces the user to start from ENOVIA instead of CATIA.

  1. In CATIA V5, open your CATProduct:

  2. In the ENOVIA V5 VPM toolbar, click the Set PDM Properties icon (second icon):

The Set PDM Properties dialog box appears:

You can choose between two storage modes:

  • Document kept in vault:
    • Publications Exposed: if you select this option, you do not need to create a PC because the Product is stored as a Document in ENOVIA V5 VPM (in Doc/Doc Revision).
  • Document not kept:
    • Structure Exposed: this option will be developed in the step 3.
      You can type a name in the Document Name field to change the name of the new PRC in ENOVIA V5 VPM. Because the PRC is not associated to a document, this name will not be used as a document name.

  1. Select the Product in the list and check the Structure Exposed option. Therefore, you will build a PRC in ENOVIA V5 VPM before saving the CATProduct. There is a prerequisite: the user must have created his PC (Product Class) and these PC will receive the CATProducts.

  2. Click OK and the List of Product Class is displayed:

  1. Select Product Class 1 and click OK in order to Save the new CATProduct in Product Class 1.

  2. In ENOVIA V5 VPM, in Product Class 1, select the Product Class Editor level:

  1. Right-click the New CATProduct and select the Send to -> Product Editor contextual commands.

And a new window is displayed in ENOVIA V5 VPM and you can see the new CATProduct's tree, you can visualize what the PRC contains: