About the Relations Navigator

Manufactured Item

The Relations Navigator panel displays the following results for the selected manufactured item:

• The Implement Relations tab shows the implemented products and implementing systems/operations of the manufactured item.
• The Process Flow tab shows the predecessors and successors of the manufactured item.
• The Sourcing Relations tab shows the existing sourcing relations for the selected material. It shows supplier/customer couples that exchange the selected material.
• The Sourcing Usage tab shows systems that provide (Inputs of) and systems that require (Outputs of) the selected material. It also shows the systems providing or requiring any material that implements the same product as the selected material.
• The Capable Resource References tab shows the capable resource references linked to the manufactured item.
• The Product Materialization Relations tab shows the resulting product of the manufactured item.
• The Simulation tab shows simulation objects and scenario representations that are linked to the manufactured item.
• The Groups tab shows all child groups of the manufactured item.
• The Alternate tab retrieves the part from one of its alternate parts, or all the alternate parts related to a part.
• For a selected manufactured item, the Origin tab shows its list of origins and the list of manufactured items of which it is the origin.

System

The Relations Navigator panel displays the following results for the selected system:

• The Implement Relations tab shows the implemented manufactured items and implementing resources of the system.
• The Product Flow tab shows the input predecessor and output successor systems of the selected system.
  Note: When a product flow has been created between cousin systems in Process Planning, what is really created is a set of product flows. For example, this could be a product flow between cousin 1 and its parent, another between the parent of cousin 1 and the parent of cousin 2, and another between the parent of cousin 2 and cousin 2. Since the Relations Navigator shows relations step by step, if it is run on cousin 1, it shows the parent of cousin 1 as the next system. Similarly, if it is run on cousin 2, it shows the parent of cousin 2 as the previous system.
• The Sourcing Relations tab lists the supplier and customer systems of the selected system.
• The Inputs/Outputs tab shows the materials (manufactured items) that are input to the system and materials (manufactured items) that are output from the system.
• The Capable Resources in Context tab shows the capable resources in context that are linked to the selected system.
• The Capable Resource References tab shows the capable resource references that are linked to the selected system.
• The Simulation tab shows the simulation objects and scenario representations that are linked to the selected system.
• The Equivalence tab retrieves the list of equivalent systems from a system or the origin system from one of its equivalent systems.
• For a selected system, the Origin tab shows its list of origins and the list of systems of which it is the origin.

Operation

The Relations Navigator panel displays the following results for the selected operation:

• The Implement Relations tab shows the implemented manufactured items and implementing resources of the operation.
• The Capable Resources in Context tab shows the capable resources in context that are linked to the operation.
• The Capable Resource References tab shows the capable resource references that are linked to .
• The Sourcing Link tab shows the sourcing link between a supplier and a customer system for a selected Transfer operation.
• The Simulation tab shows the simulation objects and scenario representations that are linked to the operation.
• For a selected operation, the Origin tab shows its list of origins and the list of operations of which it is the origin.

Product

The Relations Navigator panel displays the following results for the selected product:

• The Implement Relations tab shows the manufactured items that implement the product.
• The Product Materialization Relations tab shows the manufactured item that uses the product as output.
• The Simulation tab shows simulation objects and scenario representations that are linked to the product.
• The Alternate tab retrieves the part from one of its alternate parts, or all the alternate parts related to a part.

Resource

The Relations Navigator panel displays the following results for the selected resource:

• The Implement Relations tab shows the systems and operations implemented by the resource.
• The Capable Resource References tab shows the manufactured items and/or systems linked to the selected capable resource reference.
• The Capable Resources in Context tab shows the systems linked to the selected capable resource in context.
• The Simulation tab shows the simulation objects and scenario representations that are linked to the resource.
• For a selected resource, the Origin tab shows its list of origins and the list of resources of which it is the origin.

EBOM

The Relations Navigator shows the Implement Relations tab for an EBOM part to visualize the implementing manufactured items. The tab shows implemented EBOM parts when a manufactured item is selected.

Relations Navigator Tabs

The general layout of the panel is as shown in the example below. The selected object is shown centered on a green background. The related objects are listed under an appropriate heading in the left and right frames of the panel.

In the example below, for a selected manufactured item the Implement Relations tab shows the implemented products and implementing systems related to that manufactured item:

Depending on the selected object type, two or more tabs are displayed in the panel:

• Implement Relations tab
• Process Flow tab
• Product Flow tab
• Sourcing Relations tab
• Sourcing Usage tab (for manufactured items)
• Inputs/Outputs tab (for systems)
• Simulation tab
• Capable Resource References tab
• Capable Resources in Context tab
• Product Materialization Relations tab
• Group tab
• Alternate tab
• Origin tab

Selection of Upper Scopes in Implement Relations Tab

The Upper Scopes button in the Implement Relations tab in the Relations Navigator allows you to see all the levels of scopes above the central object, for both implemented and implementing objects. From this upper scopes view, you can explore the objects corresponding to the desired level of scope.

This view is available in the Implement Relations tab of all object types.

In the example below, when you click the Upper Scopes button, a tree is displayed showing the manufactured item as root. By expanding the nodes, you will see the upper parent manufactured items linked with at least one scope to the implemented or implementing objects.

If you select a parent manufactured item in the tree, the Relations Navigator panel is updated to show the implemented products and implementing systems related to that parent manufactured item.

If you collapse the tree, the Relations Navigator goes back to the initial manufactured item selection.

Double-click a PPR Object

Any PPR object displayed in the Relations Navigator panel can be explored in the tree by double-clicking on it.

Note that non-PPR objects such as simulation objects cannot be explored by double-clicking. In this case, you must right-click the object and use the Explore command.

Right-click a PPR Object

Depending on the object type, the following commands can be accessed through the context menu on an object selected in the Relations Navigator panel:

• Properties: opens the Properties dialog box on the selected object.
• Explore: opens an Explore tab with the selected object as root.
• Explore with Manufacturing Context Builder: opens a new navigation tab with the selected object and the 'central' object in the panel (that is, the selected object in the tree). To explore the object in the navigation tab, double-click the object.