Items and Parts

Adding Items and Parts to Favorites List
If you frequently work with particular items and parts, you can add them to your Favorites list for quick access. The Favorites list can be especially helpf...
Fri, 26 May, 2023 at 9:10 AM
Creating Items and Parts
This article describes how to create items and parts.  Prerequisites A basic understanding of the SystemWeaver meta model building blocks Familiar wi...
Fri, 19 Nov, 2021 at 12:52 PM
Changing Owner of an Item
When an item is created, the user who created it is set as the Owner. Using the Properties view, you can change the owner of an item. Prerequisites You ...
Thu, 10 Oct, 2019 at 12:46 PM
Changing Item Type
All items in the database are of a specified type as defined in the meta model. Although it is seldom needed, there is a option that allows you to change an...
Fri, 10 Jul, 2020 at 4:15 PM
Deleting Items and Parts
In SystemWeaver it is rare that you would ever delete an item since items are never copies but originals that you usually spend some time in defining. Inste...
Mon, 21 Aug, 2023 at 3:20 PM
Deleting Entire Item Structures
Sometimes an entire item structure can be created by mistake. This usually happens when a structure is created using some type of automation, e.g., an XML i...
Thu, 1 Nov, 2018 at 9:22 AM
Description References for Items and Parts
A Description Reference is a practical way of creating hyperlink references to other items or parts in the system. These references are pasted in the Descri...
Tue, 23 Nov, 2021 at 10:19 AM
How to Open Items
SystemWeaver Explorer offers various ways to open items throughout the application. Use the one that best fits your work at hand. The Menu Options Open...
Tue, 3 Jul, 2018 at 10:40 PM
How to Search for Renamed Part Name
The quickest way to find a particular part, e.g., a Datatype part of a Signal, in a displayed structure tree, is to select it and do Ctrl+C and then Ctrl+G....
Mon, 26 Feb, 2018 at 8:51 AM
How to Find Multiple Versions in a Structure
Before releasing a structure, it is normally important to make sure that it does not contain multiple versions of the same item. When releasing a complete a...
Thu, 12 Jul, 2018 at 2:35 PM