Component Substances in IMDS

During import from IMDS, component substance weight is handled as follows:

• All available target, min, and max values are imported.
• If min or max values are not available, min = target and max = target.
• Percentage weight with type 0 (Fix) will have unit of measure type % (percent).
• Percentage weight with type 1 (Range) will have unit of measure type % (range).
• Percentage weight with type 2 (Rest) will have unit of measure type Fill.

The above rules are applied regardless whether min and max is enabled or not. The system will calculate the default for min, max, and target values if a value does not exist in the data.

With the support of IMDS 13, the component can be specified as multisource and the component can imported as multisource as Internal and External modules.

• Internal Module: If an internal module contains a component that is multisource, you can import this as an enterprise part referencing MEP equivalents. When a source is listed, the importer:
  1. Searches if an MEP is present in the app with the node ID. If it is present, the MEP is connected to the enterprise part in the app as an equivalent.
  2. If it is not present:
     • Creates an MEP with the Host Company as the Supplier.
     • Connects the MEP to the enterprise part as an equivalent.
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  3. Sets the preferred MEP according to the setting defined for the Selected Equivalent property after impoting the module. For more information, see Configuring Multisourced Components
  If in the next import, an external module is imported that matches the IMDS ID of a Host Company MEP (created in the process described in the above), the importer:
  • Creates a supplier for the external module if it is required.
  • Changes the Manufacturer of the MEP and its subtiers from the Host Company to the supplier
• External Module: If an external module is present that consists a multisource component, the option is to import the preferred source as it is not possible to have equivalents for MEPs or the subtier parts in the app.

During export to IMDS, component substance weight is handled as follows:

If min and max are not enabled:

• The target value is exported and the IMDS type is Fix. The attribute FixValue is used to write the percent weight value.
• The percentage weight with unit of measure type Fill will be mapped to the IMDS type Rest.

If min and max are enabled:

• The percentage weight with unit of measure type % (percent) is mapped to the IMDS type Fix. The attribute FixValue is used to write the percent weight value.
• The percentage weight with unit of measure type % (range) is mapped to the IMDS type From-to. The attributes MinValue and MaxValue are used to write the min and max percent weight values.
• The percentage weight with unit of measure type Fill is mapped to the IMDS type Rest.