Creating and managing systems engineering models > Creating a functional model > Function dialog box

Function dialog box

Reference documentation for the fields in the Function dialog box (opened via Home tab → Systems Engineering group → Function, see "Create a function").

Parent Selection

Field	Description
Select Parent Function	Lets you select the parent function of this function.

Function Information

Field	Description
Name	Sets the name of the function.
Description	Sets the description of the function.

Function Instance Information

Only available in Teamcenter Integration and when the function is not a root function.

Field	Description
Instance Name	Sets the instance name of the function.

Note: If the function is saved to Teamcenter Integration, the instance name is stored as a BOM Line attribute.

Parameters

Field	Description
Parameters table	Displays the parameters of the function added using Add Parameter. The parameter is edited in the table.
Add Parameter	Lets you add new parameters to the parameters table.

Parameters are the mechanism referenced in the Systems engineering models workflow topic for defining the "output parameters of the functions" that get associated with requirements — they are edited directly in this in-dialog table.

Attributes

Only available in Teamcenter Integration.

Field	Description
Teamcenter Attributes	Opens the Attributes dialog box and displays the attributes located in Teamcenter Integration. The attributes can only be modified; attributes cannot be added or deleted.

Note: You must specify the function form type in the Customer Defaults dialog box (Mechatronics Concept Designer node → System Navigator) and fill out the Form Types group for Teamcenter Attributes to be available/mapped correctly.

Function attribute model summary

Compared to the Requirement dialog box, the Function dialog box is richer: in addition to Name/Description/parent-selection/Instance Name (all present on requirements too), functions add a Reference Designation Letter Code (set during creation, per IEC 81346 style classification), a native Parameters table for defining function-level engineering parameters (used for output-parameter-to-requirement association), and a read/edit-only Teamcenter Attributes panel gated behind a configured Form Type.

Related Concepts

Creating a functional model
Function shortcut commands

Related Tasks

Create a function
Import a function from Teamcenter
Hide the functional structure