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Former_Member
Accelerator III
9 years ago

Creating new Part Classification/Type

Hello I'd like to add another Type (classification) to the list of those selectable when creating a new Part... Assembly, Component, Material etc. Is this straightforward, and if so, how do I do it?! Many thanks Bob

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  • eli_donahue's avatar
    eli_donahue
    Community Manager
    Hi Bob, To add a new class to the Part classification structure, you're going to edit the Part ItemType.
    1. Login to Aras as an Administrator (ex: "admin" User)
    2. Select Administration > ItemTypes in the Table of Contents (TOC).
    3. Search for the Part ItemType.
    4. Right click the Part ItemType and select Edit.
    5. Click the Class Structure button on the Part ItemType form.
    6. In the dialog that appears, right click on the root node and select Add SubClass to Part.
    7. Enter your classification name into the new node.
    8. Click the green checkmark icon to commit your change and close the dialog.
    9. Save the Part ItemType.
    Eli
    Eli Donahue Aras Labs Software Engineer
  • Hey Eli - thanks. Turns out I hadn't locked the part for editing, and couldn't understand why right clicking didn't give me any options... cheers for the help. Bob