Planning Structure

What's New

Planning Structure Basics

Related Guides and Resources

Planning Structure Access to Content

Using the Applicative Search

Predefined Queries

User Interface

Action Bar

Authoring Section: Primary Area

Authoring Section: Secondary Area

View Section

AR-VR Section

App Options Panel

Customizing Preferences

Tutorials

Creating a Manufacturing Assembly Structure

Create the Item-Product Scope

Create the Manufacturing Assembly Structure

Assign Products by Drag and Drop

Assign Products Using the Assignments Manager

Check Completion Status and Analyze Implement Links

Creating a System Structure

Create the System-Item Scope

Create the Basic System Structure

Detail the System Structure

Create the Product Flow

Sequence Operations Using the Gantt Chart

Balance the Workload on Systems

Define a Part Position

Simulate the Operations and Systems

Analyze Implement Links

Creating a Resource Structure

Create a Resource Structure

Create the Resource-System Scope

Assign Operations to Resources by Dragging

Assign Operations to Resources Using the Assignments Manager

Balance Operations on Resources

Define Operation Positions

Simulate the System and Operations According to Defined Positions

Defining Manufacturing Assembly Structures

About Manufactured Items

Creating a Manufactured Item

Inserting an Existing Item

Creating Continuous Manufactured Items

Checking the Status of Items with B.I. Essentials

Managing Manufacturing Assembly Structure

About Manufacturing Assembly Creation and Update

Creating a Manufacturing Assembly in Advanced User Mode

Defining System and Operation Structures

About Systems

Creating a System

Inserting an Existing System

Creating Operations

Inserting an Existing Operation

Inserting an Existing Operation as Copy

Defining Resource Structures

About Resources

Inserting a Resource

Inserting an Existing Product or Resource

Inserting an Existing Product

Item-Product Scope

About Item-Product Scope

Creating an Item-Product Scope

Modifying or Repairing Item-Product Scopes

Creating a Partial Item-Product Scope

Managing Assignment Filters

System-Item Scope

About System-Item Scope

Defining a System-Item Scope

Deleting a System-Item Scope

Reconnecting a System-Item Scope

Managing Inconsistent Links Between Operations and Items

Creating a Contextual Scope for Reusing Systems and Operations

Resource-System Scope

About Resource-System Scope

Defining a Resource-System Scope

Removing a Resource-System Scope

About Object Assignments Using Drag and Drop

Managing Object Assignments

Creating and Assigning Items Automatically

Assembly Assignment Assistant

About the Assembly Assignment Assistant

Using the Assembly Assignment Assistant

System Assignment Assistant

About the System Assignment Assistant

Using the System Assignment Assistant

Multi-Assigning and Unassigning Items Using the Assistant

Cycle Time Management

About Cycle Time Management

Defining Cycle Times

Displaying System Utilization

Displaying Resource Utilization

Process Gantt Chart

About the Process Gantt Chart

Using the Process Gantt Chart

Managing Display of Systems in the Process Gantt Chart

Displaying B.I. Essentials Colors in the Process Gantt Chart

Using Value Added Information in the Process Gantt Chart

Locating an Object in the Process Gantt Chart Using Auto-Scroll

Exporting Process Gantt Chart Information to an XML File

Customizing Columns of the Process Gantt Chart

Time Types on Operations

About Time Modes on Operations

Using Time Modes on Operations

Updating the Simulated Time

Resource Utilization Gantt Chart

About the Resource Utilization Gantt

Using the Resource Utilization Gantt

Displaying B.I. Essentials Colors in the Gantt Chart

Locating an Object in the Gantt Chart Using Auto-Scroll

Exporting Gantt Chart Information to an XML File

Implementing Links Between a Resource and a System in the Resource Utilization Gantt Chart

Resource Balancing

Balancing Operations on Working and Nonworking Resources

Comparing Configurations in Resource Balancing

Calculating Time Based on Effectivity in Resource Balancing

Displaying B.I. Essentials in Resource Balancing

Exporting Resource Balancing Information to an XML File

Workload Balancing

About Workload Balancing

Balancing Workloads on a Selected System

Balancing Workloads Using Operation Columns in Panel

Balancing Workloads Using System Columns in Panel

Calculating Time Based on Effectivity in Workload Balancing

Using Drifting Operations in Workload Balancing

Managing the Workplan Structure When Balancing Operations

Displaying B.I. Essentials in Workload Balancing

Exporting Workload Balancing Information to an XML File

Managing Inconsistent Links Between Operations

Defining Constraints

Creating Time Constraint Links Between Operations

Creating a Product Flow

Constraint Properties Panel

Analyzing Implement Links

Specifying an Enterprise Item Number

Capable Resources

Managing Capable Resources on Items

Managing Capable Resources on First-Level Operations

About Capable Resources For Processes

Assigning Capable Resource References on First-Level Operations

Assigning Resource Usages to Capable Resource References on First-Level Operations

Creating Preassigned Work Center Links with Operations

About Resources Positioning

Unloading Objects

Reordering Objects in the Tree

Ordering by Sequence

Selecting PPR Objects in the Tree

Change Management and Manufacturing Assemblies

About Change Management

Managing Changes

Managing Minor Revisions

Managing Changes with Resulting Products

Change Management and Systems

About Change Management

Managing Changes

Using the Filter PPR Content Command

Inserting an Item with a Predefined Configuration

Using the Spreadsheet

Assigning Product Structure Nodes to Items

Using the 3D View in Planning Structure

Managing Inconsistent Links Between Products and Items

Using the Attachments Panel

Using the Relations Panel

About the Relations Panel

Listing Related Objects in the Relations Panel

Loading Related Objects in Session Using the Relations Panel

Relations Panel Customization

Activating Root Items

Displaying Light 3D for Items

Using B.I. Essentials in Planning Structure

Synchronizing with Planning Data

Inserting Capable Resources

Synchronizing Data with Planning for a Manufactured Product

About Data Setup for Items

About Data Setup for Manufacturing Work Plans, Systems and Operations

Knowledge Packages

Standard Types

Item Packages for Knowledgeware

DELPLMFProcessAdvFunctionPackage Functions

PLMMfgProcessAlternatePackage Functions

PLMProcessAdvTypePackage Types

PLMProcessAdvTypePackage Methods

FProcessKnowledge Type: FProcessOccurrence

EKL Server: Functions for Items

System Packages for Knowledgeware

PLMProductionSystemAdvFunctionPackage Functions

PLMProductionSystemAdvTypePackage Types

PLMProductionSystemAdvTypePackage Methods

PLMProductionSystemTypePackage Types

PLMProductionSystemTypePackage Methods

EKL Server: Functions for PPR Systems