Meta model compliant applications are capable of discovering the properties required to create an object, obtaining the property information, then submitting that information back to the application requiring the information. In the case of Solid Edge, in the Teamcenter managed environment Teamcenter can mandate that certain properties are required at the time of the object’s creation. Solid Edge queries Teamcenter to determine these requirements and lets you enter the values so the object is created. The properties are only shown at the time of the object’s creation and they are not saved in the Solid Edge CAD files.
The objects where the meta model can be used are:
Item
Item Revision
Item Master Form and Custom Master From
Item Revision Master From and Custom Item Revision Master Form
Common property dialog boxes are modified to show you the properties delivered with Solid Edge along with meta model properties and mapped properties. When a document is created, the eight properties delivered with Solid Edge are shown first in the New Document dialog box, followed by the meta model properties and the mapped properties. After the new object is created, only the mandatory and mapped properties are shown in common property dialog boxes.
Note:
There is no requirement to define a mapping to a meta model property that is marked as required, regardless of an initial value.
See the Meta model help topic for additional information.