Configuring IMDS Export

You can configure how Materials Compliance Management exports IMDS data.

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Configuring Properties
  1. Create or open the text file to contain customized properties. For more information, see Editing Properties Using MQL.
  2. To enter Yes in the Development Sample Report field based on the lifecycle state of an EC part, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit this line in the file used to import properties into a page object: 

      emxMaterialsComplianceCentral.IMDSExport.ECPartState.devSampleRep.Yes

    2. Set the value for this property depending on your business requirements. You can enter a comma-separated list to define more than one state.

      • Preliminary
      • Review
      • Approved
      • Released

      If the state of the EC part matches any of the states specified, the Development Sample Report parameter is uploaded as Yes. If there is no match to the specified states, the Development Sample Report parameter is uploaded as No.

  3. To determine what characteristic of the enterprise part should be used for mapping the value for the Development Sample Report field, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit this line in the file used to import properties into a page object: 

      emxMaterialsComplianceCentral.IMDSExport.CEP.devSampleRep.MapFrom

    2. Set the value for this property depending on your business requirements:

      ValueDescription
      External Part StageThe External Part Stage attribute of the Enterprise is used to map values for the Development Sample Report field.
      StateThe state of the Enterprise Part is used to map values for the Development Sample Report field.

  4. To set the Development Sample Report to Yes based on the Enterprise Part's external part stage or its state, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit this line in the file used to import properties into a page object: 

      emxMaterialsComplianceCentral.IMDSExport.CEP.devSampleRep.Yes

    2. Set the value for this property as a single external part stage or state, or a comma-separated list of external part stages or states. The default value is Development,Prototype.

      If the IMDSExport.CEP.devSampleRep.MapFrom property is set to External Part Stage:

      • If this Enterprise Part's "external part stage" matches any of the values in this property value, then "Development Sample Report" will be uploaded as "Yes".
      • If this Enterprise Part's "external part stage" does not match any of the values in this property value, then "Development Sample Report" will be uploaded as "No".

      If the IMDSExport.CEP.devSampleRep.MapFrom property is set to State:

      • If this Enterprise Part's state matches any of the values in this property value, then "Development Sample Report" will be uploaded as "Yes".
      • If this Enterprise Part's state does not match any of the values in this property value, then "Development Sample Report" will be uploaded as "No".

  5. To allow a user to optionally choose to export the reference weight of a part to the IMDS measured weight, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit this line in the file used to import properties into a page object: 

      emxMaterialsComplianceCentral.export.imds.UseReferenceWeight

      This property is valid for an enterprise part, plant-specific part (PSP), reported part, manufacturer equivalent part (MEP), and sub-tier part.

    2. Set the value for this property depending on your business requirements:

      • Yes to report the reference weight for the IMDS measured weight for each part.
      • No reference weight is not reported for each part.

      The rollup process calculates the IMDS calculated weight in addition to the Materials Compliance Management calculated weight. During rollup, IMDS weight and deviation are calculated as follows.

      IMDS Calculated Weight:

      IMDS Calculated Weight(P)  = ∑ Reference Weight (C)
      where C is a direct child of P

      IMDS Weight Deviation:

      IMDS Weight Deviation (P) = ((IMDS Calculated weight(P) – Reference Weight(P)) /
Reference Weight(P)) * 100

      The results are stored in the IMDS Calculated Weight and IMDS Weight Deviation attributes for each part type. This calculation is invoked regardless whether ELV is installed or not.

      IMDS weight deviation can be negative. The IMDS calculated weight is used if the reference weight for a part is zero.

  6. When finished updating the text file with all properties you want to modify, including the ones shown here, use the text file to modify the emxMaterialsComplianceCentral.properties page object. For more information, see Editing Properties Using MQL.