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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Checking in a new I-deas part</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">The process of creating a new part in I-deas and checking it in to Teamcenter is similar in concept to working with TDM, but some of the terminology is a little different.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">To create a new I-deas part and check it in, follow this procedure:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Create and name the part as you normally would in I-deas.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Start Teamcenter from within I-deas.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Teamcenter</b> in the <b class="uiTerm">Library Check-in</b> icon stack.
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                  <p class="para_item">Login to Teamcenter, filling in all required marked input boxes.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Check in the part.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Select the <b class="uiTerm">Newstuff</b> folder in Teamcenter.
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                  <p class="para_item">In the <b class="uiTerm">I-DEAS Model File View</b> window, expand the bin containing the part.
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                  <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/mb3.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Save to TCEng</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Save, Check-in, and Remove</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Enter the <b class="uiTerm">Name</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Item ID</b>.
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                  <p class="para_item">Enter the <b class="uiTerm">Revision</b>. 
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                              <p class="para_tip_body">Enter &ldquo;-001&rdquo; for the first <b class="uiTerm">Revision</b>. A common convention is to use the minus sign and a number to indicate designs in process before using a named revision such as &ldquo;A.&rdquo; 
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                  <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Save</b> 
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Expand the <b class="uiTerm">Newstuff</b> folder and the item and item revisions in it to see the I-deas part dataset. 
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Depending on your options, you will also see a JT dataset for display in Teamcenter.</p>
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                     <li class="condense">Home </li>
                     <li class="condense">Mailbox folder</li>
                     <li class="condense">Newstuff folder</li>
                     <li class="condense">Item</li>
                     <li class="condense">Item Master dataset (Information about the item)</li>
                     <li class="condense">Item Revision</li>
                     <li class="condense">DirectModel dataset (JT view)</li>
                     <li class="condense">Item Revision Master dataset (Information about the item revision)</li>
                     <li class="condense">I-deas part dataset</li>
                     <li class="condense">Assembly view folder (Expand to see assembly structure)</li>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/close_window.gif" border="0"> Closing the Teamcenter window will also close the <b class="uiTerm">I-DEAS Model File View</b> window.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Check in options:</p>
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                              <p class="para_note_body">Teamcenter</p>
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                              <p class="para_note_body">TDM</p>
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                              <p class="para_note_body"><b class="uiTerm">Save</b></p>
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                              <p class="para_note_body"><b class="uiTerm">Check-in, Keep to Modify</b> (CK)
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                              <p class="para_note_body"><b class="uiTerm">Save &amp; Check in</b></p>
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                              <p class="para_note_body"><b class="uiTerm">Check-in Keep for Reference</b> (RFL)
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                              <p class="para_note_body"><b class="uiTerm">Save, Check in, &amp; Remove</b></p>
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                              <p class="para_note_body"><b class="uiTerm">Check-in, do not Keep</b></p>
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                              <p class="para_note_body"><b class="uiTerm">Save As</b></p>
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                              <p class="para_note_body">Library copy, check-in with a new name.</p>
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                  <p class="para_tip_body">A recommended practice is to use number designations for item revisions in progress, and letter designations for released designs. For example -000, -001, -002, A, A001, A002, B etc. In this example, the &ldquo;-&ldquo; replaces the letter for a design in progress not yet released.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">See also:</p>
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