Managing System Output

You can compute an output for a system or an operation, which can then be saved as an independent product. System or operation output is a product assembly. This assembly is the state of the product for this system in the assembly line. If there is a flow from other systems, then the output shows those assemblies also.

You can manage system/operation output using a group of contextual commands that are available on system/operation tiles of the System Editor. As well as on system/operation nodes in the tree and Process Gantt chart.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Open your session data containing system/operation and product structures.
See Also
About the System Editor
Using the System Editor

Compute System Output

You can compute the output for a system (or an operation) with an assigned item (3D on tile). Any input product flows are also included in the system output.

Before you begin: To display computed outputs on system or operation tiles, select the Automatically Load Outputs option in Me > Preferences > Manufacturing Planning > System Editor > System/Operation Output
  1. Select a System tile.
  2. Right-click the tile and select System Output > Compute Output.
    The output product is then computed and associated with the system. A message is issued: a blue icon is displayed at the middle left of the tile. This indicates that an output product is linked to the system, and the output product appears on the tile.
    Note: You can display or hide the product output on one or more system/operation tiles using the Show Output Context and Hide Output Context contextual commands. This allows you to work on specific systems/operations with the correct 3D output without having to load all the PPR data. A blue icon indicates that the system/operation has an output and the output is shown on the tile. If the icon is white , this indicates that the system/operation has an output but the output is hidden on the tile.

Define System Output

You can manually define an output on a system (or an operation) by selecting an existing product.

  1. Right-click a System tile and select System Output > Set Output.
    A dialog box appears allowing you to select a product.
  2. Select the product that you want to link to the system as output.
    The product appears on the System tile. An icon is displayed on the tile to indicate that an output product is linked to the system.
    Tip: The output is also displayed in the 3D View panel as product build-up when the System or Operation is selected. For more information about product build-up, see the Common Services for Process Engineering Apps User's Guide.

Open System Output in New Tab

You can open the output that is linked to a system (or an operation) in a new authoring tab.

  1. Select a System tile that has a link to an output product.
  2. Right-click the tile and select System Output > Open Output in New Tab.
    The system output that is linked to the system is opened in a new authoring tab, and can then be edited like any product.

Remove System Output

You can break the link between a system (or an operation) and the output.

  1. Select a System tile that has a link to a system output.
  2. Right-click the tile and select System Output > Remove Output.
    The link from the system to the system output is broken. A message is displayed and the icon is no longer displayed at the middle left of the tile.

Compute System Output on a System with an Existing Output

You can use the Output Comparison panel to detect differences between an existing system output and the output resulting from a new computation.

  1. Right-click a System tile that already has a system output and select System Output > Compute Output.
    The Output Comparison panel appears. It comprises the following sections:
    • Managed Product: Added value of the system or operation.
    • Input Product: Products resulting from the input flow or from precedent operations.
    • Output Management Choice:
      • Update existing: The output is cloned and the new clone is updated by a local modification.
      • Replace existing: A new output is created and referenced by the system or operation.
  2. Click OK in the panel to update or replace the system output.
  3. Save to propagate changes.

Possible modifications that can appear in the Output Comparison panel are as follows:

  • New product in output: a product is added to the new output. An operation implements a product that was previously not implemented.
  • Product removed from output: a product is missing in the new output. An operation no longer implements a product that was previously implemented.
  • Product moved from input to managed: a product previously in the Input Product section is moved to the Managed Product section. An implementation was changed from input to system or operation.
  • Product moved from managed to input: a product previously in the Managed Product section is moved to the Input Product section. An implementation was changed from system or operation to a previous system or operation.
  • Position changed: Product position has changed. Implementation has not changed for the product but the geometry is not at the same position.

Update Existing System Output After Design Review

You can update an existing system output after a design review. Annotations are kept after the update.

  1. Open your PPR Context that has suitable product, system, and item structures in Process Planning.
  2. Right-click "Station1" and select Open Output in a new tab.



    A new tab opens showing the system output.

  3. From the Compass, select the Design Review app.

    The Work on a Review panel appears: it displays slides of current review (in this case showing one slide: Slide1).

    The product displayed with annotations: "Diameter 120" and "Holes missing"



  4. In the Collaboration Lifecycle Management app, right-click the Tension Strut product in the tree and select Replace by Revision.

    The Select a revision panel appears (in this case showing one item).



  5. Select the item and click OK.



  6. Save to propagate changes.
  7. In Process Planning, right-click Station1 and select Compute Output.
    The Output Comparison panel appears.



    In the Modification column, an icon indicates that the product can be replaced compared to linked content.

  8. In the Output Management Choice section of the panel, select Update existing, then click OK.
  9. Right-click "Station1" and select Open Output in a new tab.
    A new tab opens showing the system output.
  10. From the Compass, select the Design Review app.

    The Work on a Review panel appears: it displays slides of current review (showing one slide: Slide1).

    The product is updated with a new revision of the "Tension Strut" product: it has holes and the annotation "Diameter 120."



Display System and Operation Outputs

You can display outputs on system and operation tiles using Load Resulting Product or System/Operation Output. This command is useful to display outputs for specific systems or operations only.

  1. Select one or more System tiles.
  2. From the Authoring section of the action bar, select Load Resulting Product or System/Operation Output .
    The output is displayed on the selected tiles.

Note:
  • Alternatively, you can right-click a system or operation and select Load Output.
  • If no system or operation is selected, Load Resulting Product or System/Operation Output loads the outputs of all the systems and operations in session.
  • To automatically display outputs of all the systems or operations in session, select Automatically Load Outputs in Me > Preferences > Manufacturing Planning > System Editor.

Reconnect a System and Operation with an Output Revision

For outputs that have been manually defined, you can use Reconnect on Revision to reconnect a new version of an output on a system or operation.

  1. Right-click a tile and select System Output/Operation Output > Reconnect on Revision.
  2. In the panel that appears, select a revision from the list.

The new revision is loaded in session and the system or operation is automatically linked to this new revision.