Propagating Design Template Changes

Propagate Design Template Changes

1. In the Design Templates application, select the Utilities, then select the Propagate Changes… menu command.

   The Propagate Changes form opens:

   

   This form shows all linked instances of Design Template /ADV/VESS004. All of the instances are marked as Suspect. This means that the master Design Template has been modified either in the same session or in a subsequent session to the last modification to the Design Template instances, and consequently they should be considered for propagation of changes.

   Note: Design Template instances may only be updated if the user has full access to modify each instance. If any instances are claimed by another user, or modification is prevented by Data Access Control then the update will fail.

2. In order to update Design Template Instances, first the user must select on the Propagate Changes form the Design Template instances to update. These may be selected by using the Select All button or by selecting one or more elements on the list.

   Pressing the Display button will pop up a view showing all of the selected elements.

   To facilitate selection, the list of Design Templates may be sorted accordingly to the State column.

   You can also use the Print button to preview the current content of the form.

3. When Design Template Instances have been selected, the Update button is pressed to propagate changes to the selected elements.

   During the Update operation, the system may find conditions where the Update function is unsuccessful, for example where Data Access Control has prevented the update from completing. The success or failure of the Update operation for each Design Template instance is shown on the form when the Update operation has finished. This will be indicated by the words Updated or Failed in the State column. If an update fails, a brief message is shown in the Message column and a more complete description of the problem appears in the Messages box below the table when the row containing the failed update element is individually selected.

   

4. (Optional) Undo has been implemented for the Update command. Using the Undo command immediately after an Update reverts the model back to its state immediately before the update.

5. In order to update the Design Template for an individual Equipment design instance, the user must first highlight the design instance in the Design Explorer.

   Note: There are limitations to the Design Template update operation:

   Updated Design Template instances will be replaced, dimensions and labels linked to these elements will no longer link to an element.

   The number of parameters on the master Design Template must not change. If they have changed since the original Design Template was instanced, the design instance must be deleted and recreated.

Update Template

6. Using the Equipment application, select the Modify, then the Update from Template menu command.

   The Update Template form opens:

   

7. Click the CE button to identify the currently selected Equipment element as the working element.

   The name of the currently selected Equipment element (that is linked to a Design Template) is shown at the top of the Update Template form. The last modification date of that element is shown under the name.

   The Equipment element must be linked to a master Design Template via a valid Specification reference. An element that has been unlinked from a master Design Template cannot be updated.

   The name and last modification date of the master Design Template is shown in the Design Template panel of the Update Template form, along with the current state:

   

   State:

   Design Template is up to date	The design instance was been modified more recently than the Design Template, update will not be required.
   Update	The Design Template was modified since the last design instance update.
   Suspect	The Design Template and design instance were modified in the same session. It is not possible for the system to determine which was changed first within that session.

8. (Optional) Click the Cancel button to discard any changes and close the Update Template window.

9. Click the Update button to update the Design Template for an individual Equipment design instance.

   Messages relating to the update operation or any errors found during the update are shown at the bottom of the Update Template form.