SmarTeam - BOM


General, Open & Documentation Issues

General Issues

BOM Briefcase To run a Briefcase package on a machine which does not contain a SmarTeam installation, the runtime components of Visual C++ Libraries are required.

To install the runtime components of Visual C++ Libraries which are required to run applications developed with Visual C++, specific packages provided by Microsoft are required:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=200b2fd9-ae1a-4a14-984d-389c36f85647&displaylang=en http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=32BC1BEE-A3F9-4C13-9C99-220B62A191EE&displaylang=en

To solve this problem, it is recommended that you install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)

 

BOM settings


SmarTeam - Editor and SmarTeam - BOM Editor are implemented in different technologies. The BOM Editor settings are taken from the OS settings (.Net), while SmarTeam - Editor has its own settings which are not dictated by the operating system.
 

BOM


When performing an Undo Last Change or Redo Last Change operation in a BOM White Board (BWB), a textual description of the last event does not appear when you select the Undo or Redo buttons.
 

BOM


To support the required language in SmarTeam BOM Briefcase you must first open STBOM (BOM Briefcase file) and then select the relevant language.
 

Drag and Drop


User cannot drag & drop items from BOM Editor to another BOM Editor window.
 

BOM Briefcase


To support the required language in SmarTeam BOM Briefcase you must first open STBOM (BOM Briefcase file) and then select the relevant language.
 

Installation


After removing all BOM components, all BOM toolbars and main menu still exist.
 

Installing Offline BOM Briefcase


When installing Offline BOM-Briefcase, BOM online commands will not be displayed.
 

Releasing selection of items


After selecting all items in BOM Editor, you can release the selection by performing one of the following procedures:
  • Press CTRL + mouse click on a row and the selection is released.
  • Use the up/down arrows to release the selection.
  • Click CTRL + SPACE to release the selection.
 

BOM Generation Wizard


The SmarTeam offline BOM package applications (Briefcase and Briefcase WhiteBoard) do not allow the same object to be linked as a 'Document Item Relation' and as a Specification link to an Item.
 

English Text in Japanese SmarTeam - BOM White Board


In the Japanese version of the SmarTeam - BOM White Board application, the term "Component" appears in English.
 

Referenced documents in Briefcase or BWB


When working in SmarTeam Briefcase or Briefcase WhiteBoard (BWB), it is not possible to insert or replace the same referential document in the offline package more than once in the current work session.
 

Export to Excel in Briefcase and BWB


Before using the Export to Excel operation in Briefcase, Compare Tool or BWB, perform the following steps:
  1. Click the Microsoft Office button.
  2. Click the Excel Options button.
  3. From the left side of the window, select Save.
  4. In the "Save Workbooks" section, from the "Save file in this format" combo box, select the required Save format.
 

Briefcase Synchronization Wizard


Using the Briefcase Synchronization Wizard, you can perform synchronization of a Briefcase and BOM White Board (BWB). However, the Briefcase and BWB do not include filtering capabilities.

As a result, the Briefcase Synchronization Wizard may be used to synchronize any of the following:
  • Unfiltered Briefcase
  • Unfiltered BWB

Open Issues

 

Copy Mapping Utility


When using the Copy Mapping Utility, the validator does not detect the "Sequence Mapper" value.
  Workaround:
  Administrator should verify that the Sequence value is valid for the attribute type.
 

BOM Editor Interface


Shortcut keys and directional arrow keys cannot be used in BOM Editor.
  Workaround:
  Use menu options instead of shortcut keys. Use the mouse instead of the arrow keys.

Documentation

 

BOM


From V5R19 SP5, a new database function is available. It will improve the performance of the following SmarTeam commands in BOM Editor:
  • Expand All
  • Switch to Summary mode
  • Export to Excel
  • Replace Item
In order to use this function you must perform the following tasks:
  1. In the SmarTeam Configuration Editor, change the value of "RetrieveOptimizationLevel" from 0 to -1
  2. Run DMD and select Create or run SmartDBRepair.exe and then select Actions > Create DB functions.