Authoring manufacturing process plans > Creating in-process assemblies > Creating legacy in-process assemblies > Filtering in-process assemblies by proximity
Configuring the proximity search results
Configure the presentation of manufacturing search results by setting the following preferences, as applicable:
ME_Proximity_search_result_occ_type Defines the occurrence type that represents a proximity search result collection in the process structure. The default value is MEFilteredIPA.
ME_Proximity_search_result_occ_group_type Defines the occurrence group type that represents a proximity search result collection in the process structure. The default value is MEProximityResult.
ME_Proximity_FilteredIPA_root_name Defines the name of the root that holds all proximity search result groups. The default value is Proximity_Search_Results.
ME_Proximity_FilteredIPA_suffix Defines the suffix of the filtered IPA names. The default value is _fipa.
Note
If you change the settings of any of the preferences listed above, you must restart the server to clear cached data and restart the services.
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.mse/id777819 · retrieved 2026-07-11