| | Object familiesObject families are the basis of the ODM linking mechanism.
Object families consist of a family owner and family members. The family owner
and the family members are object types. One of the functions of families is to
determine which object types can be attached to other object types. A family
owner can be linked to all of the owner’ s members. The following table describes the data fields of the Object Families (dmsys1112s000) details session. | Family | Displays the family ID, which acts as an identifier. | | Description | Displays the description of the object family. | | Owner | Displays the owner of the object family. Click the browse arrow to display the Objects (dmsys1511m000) session. | | Inverted | Displays an option to indicate if the object family is inverted.
An inverted object family has the source as the object family and not the
object type, for example, Folder, Document, or Change Request. | | Foreign | Displays an option to indicate if the object family is foreign.
The links of a foreign family are maintained through a table other than the
generic links table. | | Virtual | Displays an option to indicate if the object family is virtual. A
virtual family is a virtual grouping of objects that can be linked to an object
family. A virtual family is a family that links between two object
families. | | Symmetric | Displays a check box option. If this check box is selected, the
owner object type and target object type are the same. The owner and members of
the family belong to the same object type. | | Links Table | Displays the table in which the object links are
maintained. Click the browse arrow to start the Table Definitions (ttadv4520m000) session. | | Owner ID Field Name | Displays the source-object identifier field name. Click the browse arrow to start the Table Fields (ttadv4522m000) session. | | Target Type Field Name | Displays the target-type field name. Click the browse arrow to
start the Table Fields (ttadv4522m000) session. | | Target ID Field Name | Displays the target-object field name. Click the browse arrow to
start the Table Fields (ttadv4522m000) session. | | Sequence Field Name | Displays the sequence field name. Click the browse arrow to start
the Table Fields (ttadv4522m000) session. | | Link Session | Displays the links between the owner and
members. Click the browse arrow to start the Sessions (ttadv2500m000) session. | | Logical Linkage Type | Displays the logical linkage type for the object linked to the
object family. | | Data Linkage Model | Displays a drop down list to choose the data linkage
model. A logical linkage is permitted between source and target object type.
This gives the relation between the family owner and family members. - One to One: A one-to-one relation between the owner and
member. The owner instance can be linked to only one member instance, and vice
versa.
- One to Many: One owner instance can be linked to many
member instances, but the member instances can be linked to only one owner
instance.
- Many to Many: Multiple owner instances can be linked to
multiple members, and vice versa.
- Many to one: A member can be linked to many owner
instances, but the owner instances can only be linked to one member instance.
| | Direct Logical Description | Displays the title of the session, which displays the
links of this family. You can use this field to display the title of the
generic session, for example, dmcom9110m000 and dmcom8110m000, when this
session is accessed to create links between the owner object and a member
object. If the owner object invokes the generic session. For
example, if the user selects the document revision attachments from the
Document Revisions session, the title of the generic session dmcom9110m00 will
be the Direct Logical Description field value of the Family
– FATT_DOC_REV) | | Used Logical Description | Displays the description of the object family from the
link: - Direct: From an owner to a member
- Used: From a member to an owner.
You can use this field to display the title of the
generic session, For example: dmcom9110m000, dmcom8110m000. If the member object invokes the linkage session, the Used Logical Description is shown as the title of the
session. For example: from the Folder session, if the user clicks the Paper Clip icon, the session dmcom8110m000 starts with the
title as the Used Logical Description field value of the family
FATT_DOC_REV. | | Display in Browser | Displays the object field name for the
browser. Click the browse arrow to start the Table Fields (ttadv4522m000) session. Displays the field value based on which the object
browser appears when started from the main session of the owner
object. | | System Defined Family | Displays a check box option, which you can select to indicate
whether or not the object family is a system-defined family that cannot be
deleted or modified. |
The appropriate menu in the Object Families (dmsys1512m000) session contains the following data
fields: | Object Properties for Browser | Displays an option on the appropriate menu.
Click Object Properties for Browser to start the Object Properties (dmsys0114m000) session, which you can use to create property details
for an object. You can use these details are used to display the object when
the object is linked to this family/owner object. | | Family Members | Displays an option on the appropriate menu.
Click Family Members to start the Family Members (dmsys0113m000) session. You can use this session to link an object
type, such as Document, Engineering Item, Folder, and so on to an object
family. The LN system administrator defines object families as attachment objects for specific
change and document entities. | | Virtual Family Content | Displays an option on the appropriate menu.
This option is enabled if the object family is defined as a virtual family. You
can perform this action if the Virtual option in Family option is selected. After you select this
option, click Virtual Family Content to start the System Objects Links (dmsys0110m000) session. | | Browse | Displays an option that you can use to start a browser window to
view the window’ s properties and links in the form of a tree structure. | | Browser Options | Displays an option that provides details about browser options.
Click Browser Options on the appropriate menu
to start the Object Browser Details (dmsys0115m000) session. Use the Browser Options
session to set the browser option. The browser is an impact analysis and
configuration management tool that enables you to view an object's structure
and relations in a graphical manner in the form of a horizontal tree. This
graphical display is particularly useful for viewing multiple-level complex
objects. The browser enables you to add new links, delete existing links, and
copy or cut and paste links onto another object. For example, you can copy all
document links from one folder to another. The link operations that you can
perform depend on the object or objects being operated on. For example, you can
copy a file from one revision of a document to another revision of the same
document, but not to a revision of a separate document. |
The following table displays the data present in the Object Families (dmsys1512m000) session: | Family | Owner | Description |
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| FAFF_OBJ | CP_VER | ERP affected Objects linked to Change Proposal | | FATT_CH | CH | ERP Objects linked to Change Header | | FATT_CR | CR | ERP Objects Linked to Change Request | | FATT_DOC | DOCS | ERP Objects Linked to the Document | | FATT_DOC_REV | DOC_REV | ERP Objects linked to the Document Revision | | FATT_TASK | TASK | ERP Objects linked to Tasks | | FBOCO | CO | BOCOs linked to a Parent CO | | FCH_CR | CH | Change Requests linked to a Change | | FCO_AFF_OBJ | CO | ERP Affected Objects linked to CO | | FCPVER_CO | CP_VER | Change Orders linked to Change Proposal | | FCP_VER | CH | Change Proposal Versions | | FCR_CH | CR | Changes based on CR | | FDOC_FILES | DOC_REV | Files linked to the Document Revision | | FDOC_REVISION | DOCS | Revisions of the Document | | FDOC_REV_TREE | DOC_REV | Reference to Document Revisions | | FDOC_RLTD_DOC | DOC_REV | Related Document Revisions | | FDOC_TEMPLATE | DOCTYPE | Document Type and Document Revision Template Links | | FDOC_TYPE | DOCTYPE | Document Type and Library Links | | FFLDR_RSDNT | FLDR | Container for Objects linked to Folder | | FLIB_TREE | LIBR | ERP Objects linked to Library | | FQUERY | QUERY | ERP Objects retrieved by Query Execution | | FTASKS | TG | Tasks of the Task Group | | FTASK_CP | CP_VER | Tasks attached to a Change Proposal | | FTASK_GR | CP_VER | Task Groups attached to a Change Proposal | | FVAULTSERVER | VAULT SERVER | Related Vault Areas linked to Primary Vault Area |
Note The data in the previous list must be part of the Object Families (dmsys1512m000) table. | |
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