Viewing attribute values

Attributes are placeholders for values that distinguish one instance of a class from another. For example, within the Sheet Metal Screws class, the length, diameter, and thread attributes are used to distinguish one sheet metal screw from another. Attributes and their values are displayed in the Properties pane.

In addition to the list of attributes that is displayed when you select a class, your administrator may have added custom attributes that are listed in a tool tip in the Properties pane.

There may be restrictions set by your administrator on what attribute values you can modify or what values you can enter. For example, an attribute value may not be modifiable because your administrator has set a default value, or you can only enter attributes between a certain range. In addition, the display of the values can be changed. For example, by modifying the ICS_display_unformatted_numbers preference, you can add or remove the leading zeros.

Teamcenter provides you visual aid to see the restrictions set on an attribute. If you are in edit mode, you may see the following indicators.

Symbol	Restriction
	Attribute property is set to Protected or a default value is set to Fixed.
	Attribute property is set to Mandatory. Whether you can save an ICO without setting mandatory attribute values is controlled by the ICS_force_mandatory_attribute_check preference.
	Attribute property is set to Mandatory and Protected.
	Attribute value is set to Auto Computed. Note the gray frame. This value is calculated automatically based on external logic.
	Attribute value is displayed in centimeters. To display the value in a different unit, click the unit and select the desired display unit. This does not change the storage unit in the database. If the unit is not hyperlinked, it means that Teamcenter cannot find the given unit in the Unit Definition class. Notice that the cm entry is in bold type. This indicates that the storage unit for this attribute is centimeters. Tip Type the unit in the attribute value box along with the value. Teamcenter changes the unit for you automatically.
	Attribute value is restricted to a specific range.
	Attribute value falls outside allowable range.
	Key-LOV value 03 No Trans Guns is deprecated and should no longer be used.
	Attribute value is localized. Click to enter or view values in other supported languages.