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Search by classification data

You can search for appearances that are assigned to a Classification category. Click the button to the right of the Classification box and Teamcenter displays the Family Attributes dialog box.

Note

Classification searches are available only if you create two or more Classification categories.

To search by category:

Procedure

  1. Click the button at the top of the Family Attributes dialog box.Teamcenter displays a list of all available Classification classes.

  2. Double-click a listed class to select it.

  3. Repeat the previous steps as necessary if you want to search more than one class. For example, if you select the Bolt class and the Nut class, Teamcenter finds all items that are classified as a bolt or a nut.

If you select a single class, you can further refine the search to include specific attribute values. For example, if you select the Bolt class and want to locate a particular size of bolt, do the following:

Procedure

  1. Click the Bolt line in the Family Attributes dialog box.Teamcenter displays the Classification Attribute Criteria dialog box.

  2. Click the Add button and specify additional attribute criteria. You can specify multiple attribute criteria; for example, you could specify thread=.25 and Lock_Wire=1.

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.plm00043/cca0607 · retrieved 2026-07-11