Switch Scenarios in an Assembly

You can change the scenarios used to cost sub-components in an assembly.

Switch an Assembly Component Scenario

  1. From the Cost Object section of the Assembly Details view, select a component.

  1. Right-click and select Switch Scenario.
    Switch Scenario

  2. Select either Official Scenario at the top of the pop-out menu or one of the options listed below Select Specific Scenario if available - such as the Search for Scenario option.

  3. If you attempt to switch to an inactive scenario, aPriori warns you that the geometry may not be up to date.

    Tip: See Active and Inactive Scenarios for more information.

Switch Multiple Components

You can right-click to select multiple components and switch them to their official scenarios.

Non-official scenarios are not available for switching during multi-select.

Note: When multiple components are selected, the pop-out menu does not display a green status dot next to the currently selected scenario since the status might be different for each component. A green dot appears only when one component is selected.

Managing performance when switching scenarios in assemblies

Note: Optimize performance by managing the number of scenarios you create and keep in your databases when using matrix costing to avoid any issues.

Typically when you right-mouse click on a scenario to switch to a different scenario, aP Pro scans and runs permissions on all scenarios, which can result in a time lag. The max to search value of 20 and max to display value of 8 are the default values

You can limit the number of scenarios against which aPriori scans and runs permissions by configuring the apriori.properties file, for example:

apriori.menu.switchScenarios.maxToSearch = 20

apriori.menu.switchScenarios.maxToDisplay = 8