Connect Part to Assortment
Explanation
This activity is used to create new parts and connect
them to an assortment or to connect existing parts to an assortment.
Prerequisites
- There should be at least one node defined within
the assortment structure.
- If existing parts are to be connected, they should
have been defined in the Part Catalog.
System Effects
As a result of this activity:
- If you select Connect Parts, a
part existing in the part catalog will be connected to the assortment.
- If you select Create and Connect Parts, a new part will be created in the part catalog and this will be
connected to the assortment.
Window
Assortment
Related Window Descriptions
Assortment
Create and
Connect Parts
Connect
Parts
Procedure
To connect a new part:
- Open the
Assortment window and
search
for the assortment to which you want to connect a part.
- Select the root node in the
Structure
tab, right-click and then click Expand Descendents.
- Select the node to which you want to connect a
part. Right-click and then click Create and Connect Parts. This opens
the
Create and Connect Parts dialog box.
- Click New to create a new line.
- Enter an ID for the new part in the Part No
field and a description in the Description field.
- Enter a unit of measure in the UoM field.
- Continue creating new lines to enter as many parts
as needed.
- Click OK. You can see the part(s) you
created appearing in the graphical object structure in the
Structure
tab.
- If you want to define a classification part number for the connected
part, click the part in
Structure tab. Enter the appropriate
value in the Classification Part No field in
Node Information
tab.
- Enter a classification unit of measure in the Classification UoM
field. This must have been defined in
Units of Measure window.
This field has no connection with other units of measure.
To connect an existing part:
- Open the
Assortment window and
search
for the assortment to which you want to connect a part.
- Select the root node in the
Structure
tab, right-click and then click Expand Descendents.
- Select the node to which you want to connect a
part. Right-click and then click Connect Parts. This opens the
Connect Parts dialog box.
- Use one of the following methods to specify the
parts to be connected.
- Click Part List and select one or
more part lines from the Part List dialog box. Click OK.
- Click New and then click List to
choose a part number from the List of Values.
- Click New and enter a part number in
the Part No field.
- Click OK once you have entered
all the parts you want to connect. You can see the parts you connected
appearing in the graphical object structure in the
Structure
tab.
- If you want to define a classification part number for the connected
part, click the part in
Structure tab. Enter the appropriate
value in the Classification Part No field in
Node Information
tab.
- Enter a classification unit of measure in the Classification UoM
field. This must have been defined in
Units of Measure window.
This field has no connection with other units of measure