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Select the objects to claim. For example, when you fence select a pump, you might accidentally select more than the pump object. You select the nozzles associated with the pump. You can also select the foundation under the pump, even though the foundation is not nested under the pump in the Workspace Explorer.
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Specify a project in the Active Project box on the main toolbar. You can select a WBS project or an As-Built project.
If the appropriate project does not appear in the list, click More to open the Select Active Project Dialog Box.
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Click Project > Claim to associate the objects with the active project.
For a WBS project, if no as-built projects are available, an error message requests that you create a project in the Workspace Explorer and choose As-built in the Project Purpose field. You can then re-run the command.
For an As-Built project, the software displays the Claim Status window, which shows the status of failed claimed objects, if any exist. You can view the claim status of all the selected objects by clicking Show All Results.
To save these results, click Save to Excel. When finished, click Close.
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You must have an as-built project for the Claim command to run. For more information, see WBS Items and Projects.
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You must have Write access to the active project to claim an object to it. For more information, see WBS Items and Projects.
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An object can be related to only a single project. If you attempt to claim an object that belongs to another project, the claim fails. You must use the Release Claim command to set the relationship back to the initial state, and then re-run the Claim command to claim it to the new project. For more information, see Release Claim .
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You can create a filter of objects by project and set a style rule, so objects belonging to a certain project are easily distinguished.
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If errors occur when using the Claim command, refer to the Troubleshooting Reference Guide in Help > Printable Guides for additional information.