Creating a Product Flow

Using the Create Product Flow command, you can create a product flow between two systems, between two operations, or between a system and an operation.

A product flow specifies a precedence constraint between a source and a target.

See Also
About Product Flows
Modifying Product Flow Display
Inserting a System or Operation Into an Existing Product Flow
  1. From the Authoring section of the action bar, click Create Product Flow .
  2. Select the source system or the source operation.
  3. Select the target system or the target operation.

    Important:
    • You can select operations from different systems.
    • To create a product flow between two systems, both systems must be under the same parent. However, they can be at different levels in the hierarchy of systems.

The product flow is created and symbolized by an arrow in the System Editor.

Tips:
  • To delete a product flow, select the arrow then press the Delete key. Alternatively, right-click the arrow then click Delete.
  • When tiles are collapsed, arrows appear stacked between the parents. To make sure you delete the right product flow, expand the tiles before selecting it.
  • Dropping an operation tile or a system tile and its children from one parent system to another keeps internal Product Flow and Time Constraint links (inside the same System structure). Moved tiles must be in the same System structure.
  • When creating a product flow between two operations, right-click the arrow, then click Constraint Properties on the context menu to open the Constraint Properties panel and manage the product flow. It allows you define attributes such as delay, dependency, and category. For more information, see Constraint Properties Panel.