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Creating DMs

Creating DM objects from DMCs or from a DMRL.

About this task

This task describes how to create DM objects in Contenta S1000D from a list of Data Module Codes that you previously created when you uploaded a CSV file or defined your program's DMRL. Alternatively, you can create DM objects when you upload DMs or at the same time you define your DMRL.

Procedure

  1. In Contenta S1000D, navigate to the desired Configuration object.
  2. Click Tools, and then click S1000D Manage DMRL and IRL.
    The S1000D Manage DMRL and IRL window appears.
  3. In the S1000D Program drop-down list, click a program.
    The program loads with codes in the System Difference Code (SDC) field sorted alphabetically.
  4. Click Manage Data Module Codes.
  5. To filter on the SNS by its number:
    1. Click Direct SNS.
    2. In the SDC field, click one or more codes.
    3. In the SNS field, click a code.
    4. In the Information Code field, click a code.
  6. To filter on the SNS by its number:
    1. Click Direct SNS.
    2. In the SDC field, click one or more codes.
    3. In the SNS field, click a code.
  7. To filter on the SNS by its parts breakdown:
    1. Click System, Subsystem, SubSubsystem, Unit or Assembly.
    2. In the SDC field, click one or more codes.
    3. In the System field, click one or more codes.
    4. In the Subsystem field, click one or more codes.
    5. In the SubSubsystem field, click one or more codes.
    6. In the Unit or Assembly field, click one or more codes.
    7. In the Information Code field, click one or more codes.
  8. To filter on the SNS by its parts breakdown:
    1. Click System, Subsystem, SubSubsystem, Unit or Assembly.
    2. In the SDC field, click one or more codes.
    3. In the System field, click one or more codes.
    4. In the Subsystem field, click one or more codes.
    5. In the SubSubsystem field, click one or more codes.
    6. In the Unit or Assembly field, click one or more codes.
    7. In the Information Code field, click one or more codes.
  9. Click Search.
    The modules that meet your search criteria appear below the Do Action drop-down list.
  10. In the STATUS drop-down list, click New.
  11. Check the DMs that you want to create.
  12. Do one of the following:
    1. Verify that the DM type is the one you want. If not, select setDMType from the drop-down list (or the Action column) to specify the desired DM type.
      If you created codes via Define DMRL, the DM TYPE field will be empty and you must use setDMType to specify a DM type before you can create Data Module objects from those codes.
    2. In the Do Action drop-down list, click Create.
    3. In the Actions column, click Create.
    The newly created DM objects are stored in Contenta S1000D according to their SNS. See:
    • How Content is Organized in Contenta S1000D for information about how Contenta creates the hierarchy to store the created objects.
    • Creating DM Templates for information about how tags in the DM and the object's property sheet are populated with information from the template and information extracted from the DMC.
    • The DM Type specifies which DM template to use for creating the object.