Navigating Relations

You can use the Relations Navigator command to select an object and display the various relations that exist between products, manufactured items, resources, systems, and operations.

This task shows you how to:

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About the Relations Navigator

Navigate Relations on a Product

When you start the command on a product, it shows the following relations: implementing manufactured items, product materialization, alternate, and simulation.

  1. In the tree, select a product and then select Relations Navigator .

    The Relations Navigator panel appears.

  2. Double-click a PPR object in the panel to explore the object in the tree.
    Notes: Here is some useful information:
    • When you click Upper Scopes in the Implement Relations tab, a tree is displayed showing the selected product as root. Expanding the nodes allows you to see the upper parent products linked with at least one scope to the implemented or implementing objects. See Selection of Upper Scopes in Implement Relations Tab.
    • To explore a non-PPR object such as a simulation object, right-click the object and use the Explore command.

Navigate Relations on a Manufactured Item

When you start the command on a manufactured item, it shows the following relations: implement, process flow, sourcing, sourcing usage, product materialization, simulation, capable resource reference, alternate, origin, and groups.

  1. In the tree, select a manufactured item and then select Relations Navigator .

    The Relations Navigator panel appears.

  2. Double-click a PPR object in the panel to explore the object in the tree.
    Notes: Here is some useful information:
    • When you click Upper Scopes in the Implement Relations tab, a tree is displayed showing the selected manufactured item as root. Expanding the nodes allows you to see the upper parent manufactured items linked with at least one scope to the implemented or implementing objects. See Selection of Upper Scopes in Implement Relations Tab.
    • To explore a non-PPR object such as a simulation object, right-click the object and use the Explore command. If you double-click a group in the relations navigator, it is explored with the same behavior as the Explore with Manufacturing Context Builder command. All the manufactured items included in the group are explored in PPR.

Navigate Relations on a Resource

When you start the command on a resource, it shows the following relations: systems and operations implemented by this resource, simulation, capable resource references, capable resources, and origin.

  1. In the tree, select a resource and then select Relations Navigator .
    The Relations Navigator panel appears.
  2. Double-click a PPR object in the panel to explore the object in the tree.
    Notes: Here is some useful information:
    • When you click Upper Scopes in the Implement Relations tab, a tree is displayed showing the selected resource as root. Expanding the nodes allows you to see the upper parent resources linked with at least one scope to the implemented or implementing objects. See Selection of Upper Scopes in Implement Relations Tab.
    • To explore a non-PPR object such as a simulation object, right-click the object and use the Explore command.

Navigate Relations on a System

When you start the command on a system, it shows the following relations: implement, material flow, sourcing, inputs/outputs, simulation, capable resource in context, capable resource reference, and origin.

  1. In the tree, select a system and then select Relations Navigator .

    The Relations Navigator panel appears.

  2. Double-click a PPR object in the panel to explore the object in the tree.
    Notes: Here is some useful information:
    • When you click Upper Scopes in the Implement Relations tab, a tree is displayed showing the selected system as root. Expanding the nodes allows you to see the upper parent systems linked with at least one scope to the implemented or implementing objects. See Selection of Upper Scopes in Implement Relations Tab.
    • To explore a non-PPR object such as a simulation object, right-click the object and use the Explore command.

Navigate Relations on an Operation

When you start the command on an operation, it shows the following relations: implement, capable resource in context, capable resource reference, simulation, and origin. For Transfer operations only, sourcing relations are displayed.

  1. In the tree, select an operation and then select Relations Navigator .

    The Relations Navigator panel appears.

  2. Double-click a PPR object in the panel to explore the object in the tree.
    Notes: Here is some useful information:
    • When you click Upper Scopes in the Implement Relations tab, a tree is displayed showing the selected operation as root. Expanding the nodes allows you to see the upper parent systems linked with at least one scope to the implemented or implementing objects. See Selection of Upper Scopes in Implement Relations Tab.
    • To explore a non-PPR object such as a simulation object, right-click the object and use the Explore command.