Managing Item to Operation Assignments

If a System-Item scope exists, you can assign one or more items to a selected operation using the Assignment Manager command. You can also unassign items that are already assigned to the operation. The items that are available for assignment are derived from the System-Item scope definition.

The Assignments Manager panel also displays FTA requirements associated with the product. FTA requirements are listed in the Assignable Items area when you select Show FT&A ON in the Product Build Up Options panel.

Before you begin: Open your data, which must contain system and manufacturing assembly structures and start Process Planning.
  1. 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.

    All the items that are listed are derived from the System-Item scope definition.

    You can change the active object by double-clicking an assigned object in the Assignment Manager panel. After double-clicking an object in the panel, it is also highlighted in the tree and the main 3D.

    The Assigned Items area lists the items that are already assigned to the selected operation. In the example above, one item is already assigned to the selected operation.

    In the Assignable Items area:

    • When selected, the Show Lower Scope Objects check box displays items from lower scopes.
    • The tab lists the items that are not assigned, but can be assigned to the selected operation.
    • The tab lists the items that are already assigned to other operations. These can also be assigned to the selected operation.

  3. You can manage the assignments as follows:
    • Assign an item: in the tab, when you click an item from the Assignable Items list, you can assign it to the operation by clicking Assign Selected Items . The item is added to the Assigned Items list.
      Note: When you assign an item clicked from the 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: in the tab, when you click an item from the Assigned Items list, you can unassign it from the operation by clicking Unassign Selected Items . The item is added to the Assignable Items list.
    • 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: you can customize attribute columns by clicking Attributes Customization . In the Customize dialog box that appears, first select the Object Type, then move one or more available attributes in the Available Attributes column to the Displayed Attributes column. When you click OK, a new column corresponding to the selected attributes appears in the Assignment Manager panel.
  4. Close the Assignment Manager panel to save any modifications made to the assignments.

    In addition to the Item to Operation Assignment tab, the Assignment Manager panel also has:

    • A Resource to Operation Assignment tab for managing resource to operation assignments
    • A Requirement to Operation Assignment tab for managing requirement to operation assignments. .

    These assignments are done in a similar way to the item assignments described above.

Note: When parts are clicked in the Assignment Manager panel, they are crossed highlighted in the tree and on the tiles of the Item Editor.

 

See Also
About System-Item Scope