{"id":4673,"date":"2020-03-23T10:58:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T14:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/?p=4673"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:49:07","slug":"new-bom-management-capabilities-in-active-workspace-4-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/new-bom-management-capabilities-in-active-workspace-4-3\/","title":{"rendered":"New BOM Management Capabilities in Active Workspace 4.3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
We have made significant enhancements to our assembly-based BOM management capabilities in Active Workspace 4.3. We have added features and improved usability so that Active Workspace can be the tool of choice for any user:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
for consumers looking for\nBOM information quickly<\/li>
for analysts looking for\nadditional insights into their products<\/li>
and for authors needing\nincreased productivity.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s briefly look at some\nof the new features below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Feature\ncompleteness in Active Workspace<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Active Workspace 4.3 provides additional enhancements in\nassembly management. Many features that\nwere previously available only in the Rich Client are now also available in\nActive Workspace. Active\nWorkspace can now be considered as the primary interface for managing product\nassemblies for many users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Configuring an Assembly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You now have increased flexibility when configuring an\nassembly in Active Workspace. An\nassembly can be configured by a user-defined revision rule in addition to the\nadmin-defined rules. Active Workspace\nnow supports variant rules defined by classic options and variants in addition\nto those defined by Product Configurator. \nYou can further refine the view of an assembly by setting an active\narrangement or a BOM view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Assembly Editing Capabilities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Also, in Active Workspace 4.3 there are more efficient assembly\nediting capabilities. An interactive\nduplicate now provides more precise control by allowing the removal and replacement\nof individual occurrences of an item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The multi-structure view now allows you to switch to a\ndifferent assembly on either side. Secondary\ntabs, such as \u201cOverview\u201d, \u201cWhere Used\u201d, and \u201cRelations\u201d can now be shown for\nboth assemblies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In-context overrides are supported in Active Workspace. You can view overrides that have been\ndefined, and you can set an assembly in context and make any edits to the assembly\nin that context.<\/p>\n\n\n\nView and modify Revision Rule details<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
BOM Markups\nand Redlines<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In prior releases, you\u2019ve been able to make proposed edits\nto an assembly using markup. In this release, you can now view markups in\na formal change. All markups are automatically tracked within the\nchange. When the change is approved, the markups can get automatically\napplied as edits to the assembly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you view an assembly that is in an active change, the\nsystem automatically displays the assembly in redline mode. Redline mode is where any edit to the current\nworking revision and assembly is shown with font treatments such as\nstrikethrough and color change. Redlined\nedits include occurrence properties such as quantity, sequence, variant\ncondition. And they also include assembly\nedits such as additions, removals, or replacements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Change scoped markups provides the ability to effectively\ncollaborate by proposing markups on a released BOM where you may not have write\naccess. You can propose changes via BOM\nmarkups in the context of a change and submit for the review process. On\nsuccessful review and approval, all of the proposals can be auto-incorporated\nas solutions by the system performing the necessary BOM operations. You can take advantage of the workflow\ntemplate delivered out-of-the-box and tailor it to suit your business process.<\/p>\n\n\n\nChange scoped BOM markups, with redlines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Usability<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We have continued to improve the usability of the assembly tree\ntable in Active Workspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now the table is more visual. Visual indicators make it easier to\nunderstand the state of the assembly. \nSeveral indicators are provided out-of-the-box. You can hover over the indicators to see\nsmart tooltips, which provide more information and access to relevant commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We have improved the responsiveness of assembly configuration. When you change the configuration of an assembly,\nit dynamically updates without reloading the full assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can specify how the tree is expanded by applying\nexpansion rules, also known as closure rules. \nFor example, you can set a rule to skip the components of a purchased\nassembly. We have also made it easier to\nexpand an assembly by allowing you to specify the number of levels to\nauto-expand.<\/p>\n\n\n\nVisual Indicators provide more concise information within a BOM table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
As always with Teamcenter, we continue to adapt and advance\nreleasing more capabilities in every release. If you and your company were not\naware of Active Workspace or were watching and waiting \u2013 we are ready for you\nand look forward to sharing more of what we have to offer. Active Workspace 4.3\nhas added many valuable capabilities, and we believe it can be the primary BOM\nmanagement tool for many users. Reach\nout to your account representative to learn more about Active Workspace 4.3 intuitive\nBOM management capabilities. Stay tuned\nfor additional information about BOM management in Active Workspace. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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