Synchronizing Data with Planning

You can import planning data to build a manufacturing product composed of the system output computed from the planning.

A manufacturing product is a collection of parts that represents the as-manufactured product. During early validation, the manufacturing product directly aggregates the EBOM assembly while in resource programming. When the process and the workplan are available, the product includes the in-process model of the EBOM.

Synchronize Data with Planning builds a manufacturing product composed of intermediate assemblies defined by process planning, and can be called at any organizational level (line, station, etc.). Once a manufacturing product has been created, subsequent calls of Synchronize Data with Planning update its content if any planning or design changes have been made.

This task shows you how to:

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About Manufacturing Products

Synchronize Data with Planning

You can import planning data to build a manufacturing product composed of the system output computed from the planning.

  1. From the Setup section of the action bar, click Synchronize Data with Planning .
    You are prompted to make a selection.
  2. Select a task, organizational resource, or an existing manufacturing product.
    The Synchronize data with Planning panel appears. It displays a 3D preview of the planning output that will be generated, as well as a list of the systems that will be used to create the content.

    A Status column indicates whether the data is up-to-date or not. When Synchronize Data with Planning is run for the first time, the status for each line will be green . If a manufacturing product has already been created and linked to the organizational resource, parts that are not up-to-date will be red . In this case, an Action list also appears in the panel providing options for none, replace, and replace all.

  3. Click OK.
    A manufacturing product is created and placed under the organizational resource.

Check B.I. Essentials

You can check the status of IPPs under a manufacturing product.

  1. From the Compass, click Information Intelligence.
  2. Select B.I. Essentials.
  3. Select manufacturing product status.
    Color-coded information appears in the tree.
    • Green indicates that the IPP is up-to-date and the last version defined by planning data.
    • Red indicates that the IPP is not up-to-date and could be replaced by a new version defined by planning data.

Open in Parent Context

When programming multiple stations that point to the manufacturing product of a line, you can open a station in its parent's context.

  1. Right-click a station in the Search Results panel.
    A menu appears.
  2. Select Open in parent context.
    The selected resource is opened with its line and associated manufacturing assembly.

View the Manufacturing Product Outside of 3D Simulation

You can view a selected manufacturing product with respect to an organizational resource.

  1. Right-click on a manufacturing product.
    A menu appears.
  2. Select View Manufacturing Product.