Checking the Status of Items with B.I. Essentials

You can view the update status of an item, part, or an object's configuration effectivity with B.I. Essentials. B.I. Essentials computes the status of the selected item or part and its resulting product.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Open your data, which must have product and manufacturing assembly structures.
See Also
About Manufactured Items
Using B.I. Essentials in Planning Structure
About Systems

Checking the Update Status of an Item with B.I. Essentials

You can view the update status of an item with B.I. Essentials. B.I. Essentials computes the status of the selected item and its resulting product.

  1. Select an item in the tree.
  2. From the Tools section of the Action Bar, click B.I. Essentials .
    The B.I. Essentials panel appears.
  3. Click the Item Update Status menu option in the B.I. Essentials panel.
    B.I. Essentials computes the status of the selected item as well as its resulting product. The list appears and contains information about the selected item.

    B.I. Essentials has now color-coded the item in both the tree and the main 3D according to its status in the B.I. Essentials panel.



Checking the Status of the Configuration Effectivity with B.I. Essentials (Item)

You can compute the configuration effectivity status with B.I. Essentials, which takes into account Manufactured Items. B.I. Essentials color-codes the object tiles and the objects in the tree according to their configuration effectivity status.

  1. Select a Manufactured Item in the tree.
  2. From the Tools section of the Action Bar, click B.I. Essentials .
    The B.I. Essentials panel appears.
  3. Click the Configuration Effectivity menu option in the B.I. Essentials panel.
    The list appears and contains information about the configuration effectivity status.

    B.I. Essentials has now color-coded the selected Manufactured Item in both the tree and the main 3D according to its status in the B.I. Essentials panel.



Checking the Status of the Configuration Effectivity with B.I. Essentials (System)

You can compute the configuration effectivity status with B.I. Essentials, which takes into account Systems and Operations. B.I. Essentials color-codes the object tiles and the objects in the tree according to their configuration effectivity status.

  1. Select a System or Operation in the tree.
  2. From the Tools section of the Action Bar, click B.I. Essentials .
    The B.I. Essentials panel appears.
  3. Click the Configuration Effectivity menu option in the B.I. Essentials panel.
    The list appears and contains information about the configuration effectivity status.

    B.I. Essentials has now color-coded the selected system or operation in both the tree and the main 3D according to its status in the B.I. Essentials panel.