Configurator question (Connectors)

Question

Hi,
I am not sure this is the appropriate forum to post this question, but I couldn't find another one.
My question is, when loading a model with a connector, it loads the target item as "inactive", unless i explicitly load the target as well. Is there a way to load the target item, maybe with a functional companion, without having the user explicitly select both the main and the target items into the configuration?
Thanks in advance for your help,
Pedro

Answer 1

Hi,
yes, let me be more clear... our model is like this:
TOP
|-- Item 1
|[][]|-- Item 1.1
|
|-- Item 2
Item 2 has a Connector feature which connects to Item 1.1
Because Item 1 and Item 2 are both optional and IB Trackable, I can add them to a configuration (we are using Quoting) from Installed Base idependently, which means I can configure only one of them. But, when Item 2 is connected to Item 1.1, if I add Item 1 to the configuration Item 2 is also displayed in the UI (even though it is not really in the configuration) all greyed-out (read-only).
My question is, if I can add an item from Installed Base into a configuration on "runtime" (maybe using a functional companion), meaning, after the configuration is open. I want to allow the user to add only Item 1 to the quote but have Item 2 available for writing without the user having to add it explicitly to the quote.
Thanks in advance,
Pedro