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View populating and end objects
The populating object is the one that was selected when the asset was populated. The end object is the object that is actually displayed in the asset after it is populated. These can be the same object, or different ones, depending on your alias definition.
You can view these objects.
Procedure
Select the asset in the Work Instructions pane.
Do one of the following:
To show the populating object in My Teamcenter, choose Edit → Asset Components → Send to My Teamcenter → Populating Components.
To show the end object in My Teamcenter, choose Edit → Asset Components → Send to My Teamcenter → End Object.
To view the populating object in the default viewer without switching applications, choose Edit → Asset Components → View Populating Components.
To view the end object in the default viewer without switching applications, choose Edit → Asset Components → View End Object.
Results
Note
These menu commands may not work depending on how the alias file is implemented. For more information, contact your administrator.
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.plm00043/pub_view_end_objects · retrieved 2026-07-11