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Configure the Time view

In addition to configuring the Time view using preferences, you can configure the following:

  • Add new categories in the Business Modeler IDE application.

  • Specify the color in which each time category appears. This category is reflected in the Activities section of the Time view and in the colors of the pie chart in the Time Analysis section.

Choose Edit→Options.Teamcenter opens the Options dialog box. Click Manufacturing in the hierarchy tree. Click the Time tab. In the Colors Representing Time Analysis Types section: Click any of the displayed colors.Teamcenter opens the Color Chooser dialog box. Click a new color. Click OK. These changes are saved in the MEActivityTypeColors preference.

  • Change the time unit that appears in the Time Analysis section as follows:

Choose Edit→Options.Teamcenter opens the Options dialog box. Click Manufacturing in the hierarchy tree. Click the Time tab. Choose the time unit that you want to display in the Current Time Unit list. You can choose from any of the following units:

Unit ID

Long display name (localizable)

Short display name (localizable)

Multiplier to seconds

1000th_min

1/1000 min

0.001m

0.06

100th_min

1/100 min

0.01m

0.6

10th_min

1/10 min

0.1m

6

FAC

FAC

FAC

0.18

MOD

MOD

MOD

0.129

TMU

TMU

TMU

0.036

day

Day

d

86400

hour

Hour

h

3600

minute

Minute

min

60

second

Second

sec

1

(Optional) Make further adjustments to the time units using the MEAvailableTimeUnits and MECurrentTimeUnit preferences.

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.mse/time_configure · retrieved 2026-07-11