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About creating textual work instructions using standard text

Teamcenter enables creating textual work instructions using standard text as building blocks. These textual work instructions are associated with operations or processes in the process structure.

The standard text library is a Teamcenter structure comprised of standard text folders and standard text elements nested under the folders. Standard text content is associated with standard text elements by a specific type of dataset and is accessible in the Teamcenter Attachments view.

The benefits of standard text include:

Standardization and consistency of textual work instructions throughout the entire organization.
Managing standard text content. Standard text enables you to write once only and reuse the same text many times.
Easy maintenance of up-to-date textual work instructions when products are upgraded. Make a single change in a procedure and propagate the change through all the relevant documents.
Improved accuracy. Textual work instructions are intrinsically connected with the process structure; they are a textual expression of the manufacturing process.
Textual work instructions are composed by the planners or engineers who designed the process, increasing accuracy.
Standard text is stored in the database, enabling you to search for text by its ID, name, or the text itself.
Easy localization.
Easy transfer of documents between different virtual engineering systems.

Typically, there are three user roles involved in creating textual work instructions:

Administrator Responsible for creating and maintaining standard text templates and textual work instructions templates. The MEWiStandardTextTemplate preference defines the template used for standard text documents, and the MEWiWorkInstructionTemplate preference defines the template used for textual work instructions. By default, both preferences are set to the same template. The administrator can change these templates or create new ones according to organizational requirements. The templates are in Microsoft Word DOCX format and are associated with a dedicated dataset object.
Librarian Responsible for creating standard text libraries, managing standard text folders and elements, authoring standard text, and creating and managing standard text symbols. Standard text is written in a generic style so that it can be reused in varying contexts. An example of standard text is a procedure describing how to mount a wheel on a car and this can be reused in multiple projects. The librarian uses the standard text editor to write standard text elements and the standard text library interface to manage them. Additionally, the librarian may use the Teamcenter Search view and Results window as aids.
Planner or engineer Uses standard text as building blocks to compose work instructions. Planners cannot edit standard text in the standard text library; however, they may add free text to the work instructions document associated with an operation or process and edit properties related to the standard text content. Additionally, the planner may use process structure, the textual work instructions editor, Teamcenter Search view, and the Results window as aids.

You can use Access Manager to configure various permissions for different roles using access control lists (ACLs). Siemens Digital Industries Software recommends using the scenario of administrator, librarian, and planner.

Note

To use standard text features, Microsoft Word is required. For certified versions, see the Hardware and Software Certifications knowledge base article on Support Center.