Creating a Product Flow

Using the Create Product Flow command, you can create a product flow between two systems, between two operations, or between a system and an operation.

A product flow specifies a precedence constraint between a source and a target.

  1. Click Create Product Flow .
  2. Select the source system or the source operation.
  3. Select the target system or the target operation.

    Important:
    • You can select operations from different systems.
    • To create a product flow between two systems, both systems must be under the same parent. However, they can be at different levels in the hierarchy of systems.

The product flow is created.

Tips:
  • Dropping an operation or a system and its children from one parent system to another keeps internal Product Flow and Time Constraint links (inside the same System structure). Moved elements must be in the same System structure.
  • When creating a product flow between two operations only, right-click the arrow, then click Constraint Properties on the context menu to open the Constraint Properties panel and manage the product flow. It allows you define attributes such as delay, dependency, and category.