Parts & BOMs

Part Types

When you create, edit, or clone a part you need to assign a part Type.

Parent Part Types

The root of part-type hierarchy is Part.

Parent part types are used to organize all other types into a hierarchy.

Examples: Chemical Part, Mechanical Part, Packaging Part.

NOTE: Parts can be assigned a parent type at creation but must be reassigned a supported type before being promoted (this can allow time for creating new supported types, if warranted).

Supported Part Types

A supported part type is defined in ENOVIA for continued use and is a subtype of a parent part type.

Example Part Types:

Parent Type	Supported Type
Chemical	Acid
Mechanical	Actuator
Packaging	Bubble wrap

Unsupported Part Types

Unsupported part types are defined in ENOVIA to support migration from legacy systems, EDIS in particular.

EDIS Basic Names not mapped to Supported Types were mapped to Unsupported Types instead.

No new parts can be assigned these types.

Parts with these types can be revised indefinitely.

Usage of parts with these types is not restricted.

Existing parts assigned a supported type cannot be reassigned an unsupported type.

Parts assigned an unsupported type can (and typically should) be reassigned a supported type.

The specific Unsupported Types are the same as the original Basic Names, with any special characters removed.

Maximum of 10 characters, all upper case.

Discontinued Part Types

All unsupported types are grouped under a parent type named Discontinued Part Types.

The subset of unsupported types representing pseudo parts are sub-grouped under Pseudo Part Types, a child of Discontinued Part Types.

These unsupported types differ in behavior from all other unsupported types; for example, parts with these types cannot be reassigned to another type, in particular any supported type. Examples, Artwork, Eng Spec, Schematic

The subset of unsupported types representing parts whose Basic Names do not clearly map to one type are sub-grouped under Generic Part Types, another child of Discontinued Part Types.

Parts with these types should be reassigned to an appropriate, specific type in ENOVIA.