Custom Properties vs. Labels

Urs_Egger_REACT

Hi There, 
The longer we work with onshape the more Documents we have. So I'd like to organize it a little more. Of course we can make Onshape folders. But I think it would be better to have something more future proof (thinking about PLM/ERP).
So I generally would like to group documents like for example:

• Product Range A, Product Range B, Product Range C
• Product Data, Manufacturing Data
• etc. 

I think it would be enough to have this on document level.

• I don't think it is necessary to apply the groups on every single part. 
• And it is important to quickli apply or change the grouping to one or several documents.
• And it is important to pass the grouping properties to a PLM/ERP system one day.
• And it is important to find documents quickly with a search like e.g.: All Manufacturing Equipment for Product Range B

What would you recommend using? custom properties or labels? Or is there even a better way to do this?

Rhett_Robinson

Labels are user specific, so you definitely want to go the way of custom properties. 

Urs_Egger_REACT

Thank you Rhett. So it is obvious which way to go. 

adrian_vlzkz

Yeah, sucks that we still don't have Company/Enterprise-wide Labels. They'd be very useful

romeograham

Custom properties can't be applied at a Document level - the "highest" level they can be applied is to a Workspace or Version. You can also apply to a Tab (that holds an Assembly, Part Studio, Drawing, or File)....Company Labels would be soooo fantastic! (because they are set per-Document) and visible from the Document List view.