In order to take ownership of foreign CAD documents the following prerequisites must be met:

• The Teamcenter Preferences SEEC_BOM_Synchronize and SEEC_Foreign_Datasets must be set to True.

• The foreign data must be added to the document structure in the Teamcenter rich client.

• BOM Synchronization must be set to Yes so that structures are synchronized.

• The direct document must be a Solid Edge assembly document.

1. Open the Solid Edge Assembly that uses the foreign data.

2. In PathFinder, select the foreign CAD documents for taking ownership.

   If you select a subassembly, you do not have to take ownership of each subassembly between the component and the direct document. Solid Edge Embedded Client is capable of managing and addressing soft edits so the intermediate subassemblies stay up to date.

3. Right-click and select Manage→Take Ownership.

   Status messages indicate the command is validating input and verifying business rules. If at least one object fails validation, details are presented in the Take Ownership Validation dialog box. You must decide whether to continue with the objects that passed validation or exit the command.

4. Select continue to display the Take Ownership dialog box.

   This dialog box combines the capability of the Revise command with processing multiple objects simultaneously. Objects are displayed with property values from Teamcenter and the new revision cell populated. The default action is to upload the documents into Teamcenter.

5. Click OK to upload the new revision of the selected documents into Teamcenter.

   PathFinder indicates the new revision is checked out to you, and you can edit the document.