Authoring Section: Primary Area

The primary area of the Authoring section provides commands for inserting resources, managing Resource-System Scope, and balancing resources.

This page discusses:

Flyout for Inserting Resources
Flyout for Managing Resource-System Scope
Flyout for Creating Precedence Links
Flyout for Managing PPR Data Display


	Area See Flyout for Inserting Resources.
	Create Resource-System Scope See Flyout for Managing Resource-System Scope.
	Assignment Manager Manages assignments such as: products to a selected item items to a selected operation resources and detailing task to a selected operation operations and detailing tasks to a selected resource requirements to a selected item or operation. In the Assignment Manager panel, use the arrow buttons to assign or unassign PPR objects on the selected object. See Managing Resource/Operation Assignments.
	Create Precedence Link See Flyout for Creating Precedence Links.
	Process Gantt Displays a tree view and a flow view of systems and operations, and provides information about systems, operations, parts, fasteners and resources. Select a system. The Gantt chart displays systems and their operations, and can be used to create operations and constraints between operations. See Using the Process Gantt Chart.
	Resource Utilization Gantt Displays a tree view and a flow view of resources and operations, and provides information about operations assigned to resources, operation times, resource utilization and associated parts. Select a Manufacturing Cell or Area resource. The Gantt chart displays resources and their assigned operations. You can assign operations to resources and set a time mode on operations. See Using the Resource Utilization Gantt.
	Resource Balancing Balances operations between working resources using a bar chart. Select an organizational resource as the parent resource. A panel appears comprising a bar chart and a table showing: information about the working resources the operations that are assigned to each working resource. In the bar chart, balance the operations on the working resources by dragging and dropping rectangles, which represent operations. See Balancing Operations on Working and Nonworking Resources.
	Tree Reordering See Flyout for Managing PPR Data Display.
	3D View Displays the 3D representation of the selected PPR object. The 3D View lets you visualize: The 3D representation of a product or resource The build-up of an item, system or operation. See Using the 3D View in Equipment Allocation.
	PPR Spreadsheet Editor Starts the PPR Spreadsheet Editor. Lets you browse and edit the planning and simulation data in a spreadsheet view. See Using the Spreadsheet.
	Relations Displays the selected object's relations with other objects in the current session. The panel displays relations such as scope links, implement links, data requirements, precedence constraints, product flows, and time constraints. See Listing Related Objects in the Relations Panel.
	Measure Between Measures the distance between two selected geometrical objects.
	Sectioning Manages product sections and cuts. This command lets you define a resource position in a 3D plane.
	Documents Allows you to attach or detach Attachments or Specifications to an object and preview them in another panel. See, Social and Collaborative Apps  \| Enterprise Modeling and Execution \| Document Management for Dashboard \| Information Tabs \| Attachments.

Flyout for Inserting Resources


	Area Inserts an Area resource, which is an organizational resource. Select a parent in the resource structure where you want to create the Area resource. See Inserting a Resource.
	Manufacturing Cell Inserts a Manufacturing Cell resource, which is an organizational resource. Select a parent in the resource structure where you want to create the Manufacturing Cell resource. See Inserting a Resource.
	Robot Inserts a Robot resource, which is a working resource. Select a parent in the resource structure where you want to create the Robot resource. See Inserting a Resource.
	Worker Inserts a Worker resource, which is a working resource. Select a parent in the resource structure where you want to create the Worker resource. See Inserting a Resource.
	Transport Inserts a Transport resource, which is a working resource. Select a parent in the resource structure where you want to create the Transport resource. See Inserting a Resource.
	Conveyor Inserts a Conveyor resource, which is a working resource. Select a parent in the resource structure where you want to create the Conveyor resource. See Inserting a Resource.
	NC Machine Inserts an NC Machine resource, which is a working resource. Select a parent in the resource structure where you want to create the NC Machine resource. See Inserting a Resource.
	Industrial Machine Inserts an Industrial Machine resource, which is a working resource. Select a parent in the resource structure where you want to create the Industrial Machine resource. See Inserting a Resource.
	Inspect Inserts an Inspect resource, which is a working resource. Select a parent in the resource structure where you want to create the Inspect resource. See Inserting a Resource.
	Control Equipment Inserts a Control Equipment resource, which is a working resource. Select a parent in the resource structure where you want to create the Control Equipment resource. See Inserting a Resource.
	Logic Controller Inserts a Logic Controller resource, which is a working resource. Select a parent in the resource structure where you want to create the Logic Controller resource. See Inserting a Resource.
	Tool Equipment Inserts a Tool Equipment resource, which is a non-working resource. Select a parent in the resource structure where you want to create the Tool Equipment resource. See Inserting a Resource.
	Storage Inserts a Storage resource, which is a non-working resource. Select a parent in the resource structure where you want to create the Storage resource. See Inserting a Resource.
	Sensor Inserts a Sensor resource, which is a non-working resource. Select a parent in the resource structure where you want to create the Sensor resource. See Inserting a Resource.
	User Defined Resource Inserts a User Defined resource, which is a non-working resource. Select a parent in the resource structure where you want to create the User Defined resource. See Inserting a Resource.
	Manufacturing Product Inserts a Manufacturing Product resource, which is a non-working resource. Select a parent in the resource structure where you want to create the Manufacturing Product resource. See Inserting a Resource.
	Existing Product or Resource... Inserts an existing product or resource. Select a parent in the resource structure then select an existing resource or product using the search box in the top bar. See Inserting an Existing Product or Resource.

Flyout for Managing Resource-System Scope


	Create Resource-System Scope Defines a Resource-System scope, which specifies the resource scope on which the system (and operations of the system) can be executed. Select an organizational resource and a system in the tree to create the scope. See Defining a Resource-System Scope.
	Remove Resource-System Scope Removes the scope definition link between a resource and a system. Select the resource involved in the scope definition link to delete the link. See Removing a Resource-System Scope.

Flyout for Creating Precedence Links

For a description of the commands in this flyout, see Creating Time Constraint Links Between Operations.


	Create Precedence Link Creates a precedence constraint between two operations. Select two operations to create a precedence constraint between them. The first operation ends before the second one starts. See Create a Precedence Link.
	Create Start-Start Link Creates a start-start synchronization link between two operations. Select two operations to create a start-start synchronization link between them. The two operations start at the same time. See Create a Start-Start Link.
	Create End-End Link Creates an end-end synchronization link between two operations. Select two operations to create an end-end synchronization link between them. The two operations end at the same time. See Create an End-End Link.
	Create End-Start Link Creates an end-start constraint link between two operations. Select two operations to create an end-start constraint link between them. The first operation ends before the second one starts. You can specify a delay between the two operations. See Create an End-Start Link.

Flyout for Managing PPR Data Display


	Tree Reordering Reorders objects in the tree. See Reordering Objects in the Tree.
	Order by Sequence Sorts operations and systems in the tree and Gantt chart by taking into account their sequencing. Select a system (the root system, for example). The structure of the selected system is reordered according to the begin times of the operations. See Ordering by Sequence.
	Filter PPR Content Filters PPR content based on predefined configurations. The PPR Configuration Filtering panel lets you filter content in root products, items, systems, and resources that have predefined configurations. See Filter PPR Content Panel.