Propagate Changes

Design Templates User Guide

Tools : Propagate Changes

When a Design Template is modified, it may be necessary for the user to consider propagation of changes to make sure the latest version of the template is used.

Note:

Design instances may only be updated if the user has full access to modify each instance. If any instances are claimed by another user, or modification is prevented by Data Access Control then the update fails.

To update design instances, make sure the correct Design Template is highlighted in the Template Browser.

On the Design Templates tab, in the Tools group, click Propagate Changes to display the Propagate Changes window.

The name of the currently selected Design Template and the last modification date displays at the top of the Propagate Changes window.

The Template Instances part of Propagate Changes window displays a list of design instances for the currently selected Design Template and the current State of each design instance.

When a Design Template is updated, all design instances that do not reflect the latest Design Template are marked as Suspect in the State column of the Propagate Changes window.

The Messages part of the Propagate Changes window displays relevant messages for the selected design instance during the update process.


Show All	Select the radio button to display all design instances in the list of design instances.
Show Suspect Only	Select the radio button to display all design instances marked as Suspect in the State column in the list of design instances.
Show Failed Only	Select the radio button to display all design instances marked as Failed when the user updates the design instance.
Select All	Click to select all design instances in the list of design instances.
Display	Displays a view of all selected elements in the list of design instances.

To facilitate selection, the list of design instances may be sorted accordingly to the State column.

When design instances have been selected, click Update to propagate changes to the selected elements.

Click OK to propagate changes to the selected design instances or Dismiss to discard any inputs.

The State column of the list of design instances displays Updated or Failed.