Using configuration-specific mapping

For each template, you can define mapping rules for attributes that only relate to a specific configuration. Mapping can take place between the parts and the PLM items.

To perform configuration-specific mapping.

To perform configuration-specific mapping, proceed as follows:

1. Define a mapping rule using a configuration-specific attribute in Creo. For this purpose, on the PLM Mapping Tool dialog box, select Configuration-specific under the Creo section.
2. Define a rule to map, for example, map the value Mass in the Mass properties in Creo to the item’s Estimated Weight in PLM.

   Note that users must avoid defining configuration-specific mapping for the following attributes:

   • Item_ID
   • Revision
   • Status

   These attributes are used to create design variants and serve as links between design variant instances and PDM items. For further information, see Capturing design variants/configurations.

3. Create a file in Creo.
4. Specify configurations. For example, specify a value for Mass.
5. Capture the design variants for the configuration. For further information, see Capturing design variants/configurations.
6. Activate the default configuration and save the default configuration to PLM. As a result, the mapping applies only to the item associated with the default configuration.
7. Activate the configuration captured through design variants and save it to PLM. This applies to mapping to items associated with the current configuration as well.

   This procedure is applicable for all parts, assemblies and drawings. The mapping groups may be different for these components. The mapping groups are listed in the following table.

Parts	Assemblies	Drawings
Parameters	Parameters	Parameters
Mass Properties	Specific Attributes
Material Properties	Mass Properties
Configuration-specific	Configuration-specific	Specific Attributes
Specific Attributes
Dimension