Configuring Teamcenter

How to configure Teamcenter and NX to match your company's workflows is beyond the scope of this user guide. However, there are a few general configuration items that will impact the data migration. Settings for the following options should be considered, depending on your workflow.

• Revision rules These define whether assemblies reference specific versions of components, or whether components will always reference the latest revision. A precise assembly is an assembly containing components with specific released versions, not work in progress. Most sites prefer to use this rule in Teamcenter. Siemens recommends that all data is migrated using a precise data structure. Using a precise data structure means that the item’s product structure will be migrated using the same revisions that were used when the item was saved. Imprecise data structure allows assemblies to be migrated using other revisions, usually the latest revisions available. While this is permitted for all source CAD types except I-deas, it is not recommended. Please note that for migration using imprecise revision rules, you may not use customized BOM structures such as the CATIA BOM. For more information about revision rules and BOM types, please see the Teamcenter documentation.
• Versions per item revision Configure Teamcenter to store only one version in each item revision for compatibility with precise assemblies. The only way to allow a CAD program to reference a specific version is to set this option so that there is only one version within each item revision.
• Drawings within part or assembly items A drawing dataset can either be stored in the same item as the part or assembly referenced by the drawing, or it can be stored in its own item. This choice is dependent on your company's data standards. Configuration guide

Configuration guide Configuration for I-deas migration The following preferences must be set in the Teamcenter preferences for I-deas migration. These should also be set when running a test migration to provide comparable results.

• IDEAS_external_owning_user_name = . When running CMM, you may need write access to item revisions created by the external owning user. For additional information on this preference, see the Teamcenter Integration for I-deas User's Guide.
• TC_BOM_Precision_Preference = Precise. This creates precise assemblies, instead of using the latest version of each component. This preference can also be changed in the Teamcenter Options dialog box under the Product Structure section. Set the option to Precise. This is set to Imprecise by default. Configuration guide

Configuration guide