Authoring Section: Secondary Area

The secondary area of the Authoring section provides commands for automatic line balancing, creating resource links, browsing requirements, creating sourcing links, and starting the sheet editor.

Browse Requirements
Browses existing requirements.
The Requirement Browser lets you manage:
  • the specification link between an item or operation and a set of requirements
  • the requirements assignments.
See Managing Requirements.
Automatic Line Balancing
Balances systems and operations while respecting structure and time constraints.
Select the initial and target systems.

In the dialog box, select the Optimized Cycle Time or Minimum number of systems option.

Click Generate to balance operations on the subsystems of the target system according to the selected option.

See Automatic Line Balancing Using Optimized Cycle Time.
Manage Capable Resources
Manages links between capable resources and process or operations.
Select process and create a capable resource link using a resource reference.
See Assigning Capable Resource References on First-Level Operations.
Manage Resources Structures
Creates and manages the resource structures of the selected workplan or service workplan.

The Manage Resources Structures panel enables you to create the capable resources and assets structures of the selected workplan or service workplan.

See Create a Capable Resources Structure for a Workplan.


Synchronize Data with Planning
See Flyout for Synchronize Data with Planning.
Sheet Editor
Starts the Sheet Editor.
The Sheet Editor lets you view and edit the properties of multiple objects in a spreadsheet view.
See Using the Sheet Editor.
Attributes
Allows browsing and modifying object attributes.
Select an object to browse or modify its attributes.
Manage Origins
Assigns or removes origin links on items, systems, operations, or resources.
An origin link:
  • Is set between objects of the same type.
  • Lets you determine from which object is the origin of the selected one.
See Using the Manage Origins Panel.
Manage Manufacturing Responsibilities
Manages Manufacturing Responsibilities.
Manage links between an item, system, or operation reference and a manufacturing responsibility.
See Using the Manufacturing Responsibility Panel.
Unload Evolved Instance
Unloads and removes permanently selected evolved instances of items, workplans, systems, operations or resources.
See Unload Evolved Instances of Objects.
Load Resulting Product or System/Operation Output
Loads the resulting product of items and outputs of systems and operations.
Select one or more systems or operations to load the output.
See Managing System Output.


Issue Management
Lets you create and assign issues, and view existing ones directly from the application.
Select an object from the tree or from the 3D view.
See Reporting Issues.

Flyout for Synchronize Data with Planning



Synchronize Data with Planning
Synchronize Data with Planning
Synchronize Data with Planning to generate or update a Manufacturing product
See Synchronizing Data with Planning for a Manufactured Product.
Insert Capable Resources
Provides options for inserting resources into the Manufacturing cell.
To access the dialog box, select Insert Capable Resources.
See Inserting Capable Resources.