Property window
The three types of property windows show metadata associated with breakdown elements, data files and products (see Figure 68 below).
Figure 68. Property window
The top section shows system properties, the lower section shows user-defined properties. System properties are predefined by the system. User-defined properties are defined in the reference data page by the user. Right after installation of EDMtruePLM the user-defined property sections are empty.
Note: The property windows always show the properties of the last selected node, data file or product.
Icons definition
Allows the user to edit the property value; properties that do not have this icon are not editable. This feature does not allow you to leave the property value field empty, that is, without a value. Use the following function 
to unset a property value.- Will clear a property value.
Note: Deleting a property can only be done from the reference data page.
System properties of breakdown elements
Breakdown elements have the following set of predefined properties (Table 6).
Table 2. Breakdown element system properties
Name | Description | Type | Editable | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Name | The name of the breakdown element | string | yes |
2 | Description | The description of the breakdown element | string | yes |
3 | Created by | The name of the user who created the node | user name | no |
4 | Created date | The date when the node was created | date and time | no |
5 | Last modified by | The name of the user who did the last update | user name | no |
6 | Last modified date | The latest date when the node was modified | data and time | no |
7 | Phase | The process phase that the node was created in | reference data | no |
8 | Type | The type of the breakdown element | reference data | yes |
9 | Version | The current version of the breakdown element | version id | no |
10 | Links | The links between the breakdown element nodes | hyperlink | no |
11 | Organisation | The organisation details | hyperlink | no |
User defined properties will also appear within this window.
System properties of data files
Breakdown elements have the following set of predefined properties (Table 3).
Table 3. Data file system properties
Name | Description | Type | Editable |
|---|---|---|---|
Title | The title of the document | string | yes |
Name | The file name | string | no |
Description | The description of the document | string | yes |
Created by | The name of the user who added the document to the system | user name | no |
Created date | The date that the document was added to the system | date | no |
Last modified by | The name of the user who did the last update | user name | no |
Last modified date | The last date when the document was checked in | date | no |
Version | The current system version of the document | version id | no |
Phase | The process phase that the data file was created in | reference data | no |
Approver | The name of the user who shall approve the document | user name | yes |
Release manager | The name of the user who manages the release process of the document | user name | yes |
Responsible | The name of the user responsible for the document. | user name | yes |
Reviewer | The name of the user who shall review the document | user name | yes |
Discipline | The discipline that the document is associated with | reference data | yes |
External version | An external version given by the user | string | yes |
Format | The file extension | string | no |
RID references | A list of issue identifiers from the review process of the document | string | yes |
Source | Identification of the origin of the document | reference data | yes |
Status | The status of the document in its lifecycle | reference data | yes |
Type | The category of document | reference data | yes |
User defined properties will also appear within this window.
Product properties
The data file has a set of predefined properties.
Table 4. Product properties
Name | Description | Type | Editable |
|---|---|---|---|
Name | The human understandable name of the product | string | no |
Type | The category assigned to the document | reference data | no |
Description | The description of the document | string | no |
Created by | The name of the user who added the product to the system | user name | no |
Created date | The date when the product was added to the system | date | no |
Domain | The discipline of the product | reference data | no |
Stage | The stage that product is at in its lifecycle | reference data | no |
User defined properties will also appear within this window.