Replace Revision

Explanation

Use this activity to replace a child document that has already been defined for a particular document. The document you select should be in the same state or in a higher state than the parent document. The state Released is higher than the state Approved, which is higher than the state Preliminary. Therefore, you can replace a document in state Approved with another document in state Approved, or with one that is in state Released.

Prerequisites

• The parent document should be created in the Document Titles window, it should be defined as a structure document and should have a child document defined in the Consists of tab.
• The document to be selected to replace the child document should be created and should be in a higher state than the parent document.

System Effects

As a result of this activity, the existing child document will be replaced by another document which will take its place in the structure.

Window

Document Revision

Related Window Descriptions

Document Revision
Document Revision/Consist of
Enter Replacement Document

Procedure

1. Open the Document Revision window and query (F3) for the parent document.
2. Click the Consists of tab.
3. Select the row with the document you wish to replace.
4. In the windows application, right click and select Replace Revision. The Enter Replacement Document dialog box is opened. Use the List button to select appropriate values for the Document Class, Document No., Document Sheet and Document Revision fields respectively and click Ok.