Managing Object Assignments

You can manage object assignments using the Assignment Manager command. The objects that are available for assignment depend on the scope definition. You can manage the following assignments:

  • Product to item
  • Item to operation
  • Operation to resource
  • Resource to operation

Before you begin: The following scenario illustrates how to manage item to operation assignments. Open your data containing system and item structures and start a session.
See Also
About Object Assignments Using Drag and Drop
About Item-Product Scope
About System-Item Scope
  1. From the Authoring section of the action bar, click Assignment Manager .
  2. Select an operation.

    The Assignment Manager panel appears with the Item to Operation Assignment tab selected. It lists assigned and assignable items of the selected operation.

    Notes:
    • All the items that are listed are derived from the System-Item scope definition. For more information, see System-Item Scope and Implement Link.
    • You can change the active object by double-clicking an assigned object. After double-clicking an object in the panel, it is also highlighted in the tree and the main 3D.

    Assigned Items Area
    It lists the items that are already assigned to the selected operation.
    Assignable Items Area
    The Unassigned Items tab lists the items that are not assigned, but can be assigned to the selected operation.
    The Other Assigned Items tab lists the items that are already assigned to other operations. These can also be assigned to the selected operation.
    Notes:
    • The Resource to Operation Assignment tab lists assigned and assignable resources of the selected operation.
    • The Requirement to Operation Assignment tab is used for managing requirements on items and operations. For more information, see Requirements Management in Manufacturing Planning

  3. You can manage the assignments as follows:
    • Assign an item: from the Assignable Items area, click an item in the Unassigned Items list to assign it to the operation by clicking Assign Selected Items . The item is added to the list in the Assigned Items area.
      Note: When you assign an item clicked from the Other Assigned Items tab, it creates a new operation with an implement link to the item at the targeted position. The previously existing operation remains in the MBOM structure but its implement link to the item is removed.
    • Unassign an item: from the Assigned Items area, click an item in the list to unassign it from the operation by clicking Unassign Selected Items . The item is added to a list in the Assignable Items area.
    • Filter attribute content: click Filter to filter the content of one or several attribute columns. A blank box appears in which you can specify the data to filter. Then, if you select a column header, the entire column is filtered. To deactivate the filter(s):
      • On one column: click Filter again
      • On all columns: click Clear All Filters.
    • Customization: click Attributes Customization to customize attribute columns.

    Notes:
    • If the item is not declared as Manufacturable/Procurable, it does not appear in the Assignable Items lists.
    • When clicking parts in the Assignment Manager panel, they are crossed highlighted in the tree.

  4. Close the Assignment Manager panel to save any modifications made to the assignments.

Notes:
  • For more information about item to operation assignments, see the Process Planning User's Guide
  • For more information about product to item assignments, see the Manufactured Item Definition User's Guide
  • For more information about resource to operation and operation to resource assignments, see the Equipment Allocation User's Guide