Cancel a released part

You cancel an obsolete part record when it's no longer relevant to your product, and you want to ensure no one uses it in the future.

Cancel a released part record by adding it to an executing change form's Affected list, and then approve and release the change form.

If the part iteration is pending, then you can't cancel it; instead, remove the pending part iteration.

A canceled part cannot be used on any pending or released parent item. Before canceling the part, examine its Appears On lists (BOM, References, Sources). If it's a child part on any pending or released parent item, then remove it from the parent. If the parent item is released, then the parent must be revised to remove the part, and the parent revision must be released with (or before) the child part's canceling change form.

Canceling, instead of revising, a part ends its internal history timeline at the canceled iteration. If you later create a new iteration, a new history timeline begins. Markups show all previous rows as added (blue "add on" icon ) because they're copied from the canceled iteration onto the new history.

You don't need to change the iteration's lifecycle when you cancel it. Keeping the current lifecycle indicates its technical status when it was canceled, and simplifies re-releasing later if it's needed for servicing or a new application.

BOM, source or reference child items are not affected by canceling the parent part record. They remain released and can be used on other parents until you cancel them.

Canceling a released part record iteration is very similar to releasing it.

1. Start a new executing change form, such as a Change Notice. Or, use an existing change form that's at Originated state.

2. Drag the released part that you want to cancel from the Item Explorer's Search or Recent lists to the change form's Affected list. The released iteration is shown with (change cancels iteration).

3. Process the change form for review, approval, and release. See the Processing a change help topic.

Un-cancel a part §

After a part is canceled, you can return it to a released state by creating and releasing a new iteration.

• If the part does not have any new technical content, edit the pending Revision and Lifecycle values to match the canceled iteration values.

• If the technical content has changed, edit the new pending iteration as described in the Revise a released part help topic.

When you've finished editing the new iteration, release your part on a change form. When it's added to the change Affected list, the pending iteration is shown with (change releases iteration); the canceled iteration is not shown.

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