Classes and Sub-Classes

SmarTeam - Web Editor organizes all data related to the leading class, generally projects, documents, materials, items, to help you browse through data and locate objects.

A Class is set of objects that share common structure and common attributes. Every engineering entity is an object that can be classified.

The leading class is used to:

An abundance of information can be specified for each object in its data structure. As defined during setup by the SmarTeam System Administrator, data is categorized into Classes and sub-Classes of information displayed in tree links. These Classes and sub-Classes define the type of information provided for each document.

Tree links are comprised of objects, represented by icons. When you add a new object in SmarTeam - Web Editor, its name appears as an object in the appropriate tree.

Note: If you add an object from a view other than a tree browser (top-down tree) the new document or part is added to the SmarTeam database, but is not linked in a tree. Refer to Creating a New Object for further details.

SmarTeam - Web Editor provides full customization features when setting up a data structure. Classes, sub-Classes and their respective icons are designed by the SmarTeam System Administrator during setup. Pages of information can be customized to display specific fields of information. In addition, various aspects of the interface can be altered, ranging from the language in which it is displayed to the color, font and button size. Customization is performed by the SmarTeam System Administrator.