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14-Alexandrite
September 22, 2026
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Is there way where Suppliers should not see substitute/alternate parts added to the child parts/structure

  • September 22, 2026
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Customer has requirement, where external Suppliers/other Suppliers should not see those substitute/alternate parts added to the child part or any part in the structure.

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Using policy administration/access control, the available OOTB levers only lets us restrict actions on the object once it is already visible (Example : Read, Download, Modify, Revise, Delete) – There is no OOTB configuration path that removes the alternate row/relationship from the structure tree which can suppress the row itself from rendering in the structure.

  • Confirm whether there is any OOTB configuration option that can hide or suppress the Alternate row/relationship from the structure tree.
  • Identify whether there are any supported customization or extension options available to achieve the desired behavior if no OOTB solution exists.

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17-Peridot
September 22, 2026

Interesting question, I would ask why the client lets the supplier log into pdmlink at all.

Surely this is a good case for projectlink? I would then look at sharing only the wtpart and not the alternates (have not tested this)