Creating resources > Creating resources and adding value for downstream applications > Creating and maintaining resource structures

Add components to a structure

After a root component is specified in the assembly structure, add components to the root to build up the resource structure.

Procedure

Select the root component in the Resource view.
Click the Edit button on the toolbar to enter edit mode.
Choose Edit→Add Classified Component, or click the Add Classified Component button on the toolbar.The Classification Search Dialog opens.
Search for a resource to add to your structure. If you use the Manufacturing Resource Library:

Begin your search for new components in the customer hierarchy.

If you do not find a required component in the customer hierarchy, search for it in the catalog hierarchy and map the desired ICO to a customer class.
After you select the object, click OK in the Classification Search Dialog.The Classification Search Dialog closes and the object is added as a child component of the root in the assembly structure.

Note You can select more than one item simultaneously to add multiple components to the resource structure at one time.
Click Save .

You can select assemblies as components to add in a resource structure. If you do, each subassembly is shown with a different background color.

Repeat these steps to add additional components to the structure.