Rename - Active File Structure

If you click Rename > Active File Strcuture, the following steps are performed:

  1. Click Rename > Active File Structure. The Rename Files dialog box opens. This contains list of all files (under the structure of currently active file which are allowed for renaming) wherein you can specify the new filename for one or more files.
  2. Click OK. Integration prepares a list of all files under the structure of currently open files which have direct reference to the files that are getting renamed.
  3. Integration closes the files that are open.
  4. Files that are marked for renaming are first renamed locally (at O/S level) to their new filenames.
  5. Referenced file names is corrected on the files that have direct reference to these renamed files.
  6. Files names are updated in PLM with the new filenames. Integration also sets the data set field Orig. file name (FILE.ORIG_FILE_NAME) with the value of its original filename of these files.
  7. All the files whose references have been modified (and which exist in PLM) are uploaded into PLM.
  8. File name of the Neutral files (if any) for these renamed files is also corrected according to new names.
  9. File that was originally active is re-opened
  10. Results of renaming is displayed.
    Corrections of file references during Edit file:
    There can be certain files in PLM whose referenced files were renamed, but their referenced paths were not corrected. This is handled when you Edit/View file operation. During Edit file, it checks if any of the files references were renamed. If it is renamed it corrects the referenced filenames for those files and uploads these files into PLM.