Initial Screen

Mass operation / Continue (F8)

Start: Objects are checked and collected, then the main dialogue will be displayed.

Display / Exit (Ctrl+F5)

Allows locking / activating a clone operation for another usage (end operation).

See Lock Clone Operations.

Display / Clone job log (F7)

Transaction to display and delete the clone job log.
See document ProMassOperations, Integration and Enhancement for required authorizations.

Mass operation

Selection of the mass operation.

BOM entry

Input of BOM for the mass operation.
Depending the mass operation, the explosion is according the BOM usage or BOM applications.

Document structure entry

Definition of the document structure for this mass operation.

Option for object selection

Selection of options for a mass operation of a BOM or document structure.

New object selection

If activated, the objects for the operation can be defined by a new selection. See Object Selection.

Use saved object selection

If activated, the objects are determined by a stored selection. The selection must always be selected.

See Object Selection.

PCF selection

Only available if ProPLMClient is installed on the system. The objects will be loaded from a stored selection.

Build selection using a file

If activated, the key for the objects to handle are read from a file.
See Selection by File.

Edit

Edit saved object selections. See Edit a Selection.

Max. Version

For object selection by documents. If activated, always the maximum version of selected documents are used. Also if stored selections are used.
Option is set by default.

Validity

Validity for the explosion of the BOM or the document structure.

Selection changes to process

Depending on the settings only objects will be edited in the operations of a check or release process, which are currently in change with this change number.
The settings may permit that several change numbers can be entered. In this case the push-button will open a pop-up where other change numbers can be entered.

For multiple change numbers a pattern can be used for the change numbers, "*" is used for one or multiple character "+" for exactly one character.

Start change with

For operations which start a change and clone process. The change number valid for this change must be entered here.

Start process: the structures are read, the objects checked and displayed on the ProMassOperations interface. See also next topic.