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Teamcenter: Basics of Report Builder

  Teamcenter Report builder module allows to create custom reports based on PLM data from Teamcenter. Teamcenter Reports are mainly based on queries and PLMXML framework. Report definition specifies the data to display in the report. This includes the data source, additional properties to be extracted, and the rules for importing the data. XSL style sheets allow to control the properties you want to display in the report and the display order. They also help to define the look and format of the report. Report Administrators (DBA or non-DBA users) creates and manages the report definitions. End users uses these report definitions to generate various types of reports in Teamcenter or Active Workspace. Optional Teamcenter Reporting and Analytics( TcRA ) standalone application is used to create advanced reports using various data sources.  Types of Reports Summary Reports Summary reports present information based on a Teamcenter saved query definition. No object selection...

Teamcenter: Introduction to Stylesheets

Rich Client Customization Types   The rich client uses several methods to control how it presents information. Stylesheet Stylesheets controls the layout of the user interface based on the object being viewed and the user session. Stylesheets are customized using configuration instead of coding. Stylesheet are defined in XMLRenderingStylesheet datasets. Stylesheets does not require deploy, it is stored on the server. New Stylesheets can be registered. Each commonly used business objects in Teamcenter (such as item revisions, forms, datasets and so on) has a stylesheet that defines the layout of its properties in the user interface. Stylesheets are used in: Summary view Property dialog box Create dialog box Save As dialog box Revise dialog box Form display How Stylesheet Works The Object type being viewed and the viewer being used determines name of the preference that has to be used. For example, if ItemRevision object is being viewed in Summary viewer. then the preference used is ...

Teamcenter Preferences

  Teamcenter preferences are settings stored in the Teamcenter database that provide a mechanism to control and define Teamcenter behavior by letting you modify the interface, set default behavior, and specify default values. Use Teamcenter preferences to configure many aspects of a session of application behavior, such as how assemblies are revised, whether extension rules are bypassed for specified operations, and which Teamcenter objects are displayed in integrations. Each application may have associated preferences. They are similar to environment variables, except that they operate with several layers of permissions