Opening Existing Systems

This task explains how to open existing systems stored in ENOVIA V5 into Electrical System Functional Definition (EFD).

  1. Start ENOVIA V5.

  2. In ENOVIA V5, click the EFD button in the WebInfo area to start EFD within ENOVIA V5:

    An EFD document appears in the WebSpace.
    To ensure that EFD is available in ENOVIA V5, start EFD using the runEFD.bat command once. This adds the EFD icon to your user preferences and ensures it is available in the WebInfo area.

  3. Click the ENOVIA Home button in the WebInfo area.

  4. Open the Engineering Life Cycle folder and double-click Product Class Editor.
    The Product Class Editor displays in the ENOVIA Portal.

  5. Expand the product class structure and open the product containing the document of interest.
    The Product Editor displays in the ENOVIA Portal.

  6. Right-click the product and select Expand -> Selection from the contextual menu.
    The product is displayed in the second pane of the Webspace.
    You now need to show all the documents under your product.

  7. Right-click the product and select Document -> Show from the contextual menu.

  8. In the Show document dialog box, click the All checkbox under Show.

  9. Right-click the document containing the system of interest and select Send to editor -> Electrical Functional Editor from the contextual menu.

  10. Switch to the Electrical Functional Design WebSpace.
    The selected system is loaded.

  11. Click the EFD button in the WebInfo area.

    You can now make appropriate modifications.
For more information on the product class editor, see the Product Class Editor section in the appropriate Life Cycle Application user guide, for example Engineer Role.