PDM-Workbench PDM-Workbench Release 2.5 User Manual - CMI.

Some attribute values can be keyed in as free text while for others a value might beselected from a list.Picture 8: Query dialog – entry query criteriaWhen you have specified the selection criteria you can start the query for PDM objectswith a click on the “OK” button.In the settings of the PDM-Workbench you can define how the query result will bepresented (see chapter Options - Query Mode).When the “Query Mode” is set to “list view” then all PDM objects which correspond to yourselection criteria will be presented in a new PDM-Workbench list view window.There you can select the objects to be opened in a new PDM-Workbench window. Thenclick on the “Load” button in order to load the selected objects in a new PDM-Workbenchwindow. A double click on a single object opens it in a new PDM-Workbench window (seePicture 9: Query result – list view window). By clicking on the column name you can sortthe query result.Picture 9: Query result – list view windowWhen the “Query Mode” is not set to “list view” all PDM objects corresponding to yourselection criteria will be instantly presented either in a new PDM-Workbench window - ifnone was open yet – or in the current PDM-Workbench window (see Picture 10: Queryresponse window).6 PDM-Workbench User Manual