Define the Detailed Product Flow
You can easily define the product flow and flow behavior between selected systems. You can also create operations and ports, link between ports, link between ports and operations, link between operations and ports, and edit flow details.
- Create a system structure with product flow links between the systems.
- From the Authoring section of the action bar, click Define Detailed Product Flow
.
The Define Product Flow dialog box appears. - Select the source system in one of the following ways:
- Click the source system in From System list.
- Click
and then select source system in the authoring window.
The table is initialized with operations from the selected system. Ports are proposed for each of these systems. - Select the target system in one of the following ways:
- Select the target system in To System list.
- Click
and then select target system in the authoring window.
The table is initialized with operations from the selected system. Ports are proposed for each of these systems.Note: If Process Flow Simulation is not installed, Route order, Route mode, Acceptance order, and Acceptance mode are not available. For Process Planning, these are defined by default as follows:- Route order and Acceptance order: FIFO (first in/first out)
- Route mode and Acceptance mode: First allowed. The product is routed from any upstream system and to any downstream system.
- Double-click a cell under the Operation column to specify or create new operations for the selected systems.
- Click an existing operation of the selected system from list.
- Select Create General Operation or Create Loading Operation to create a new operation for the selected system. These options are available for General and Transformation systems. The Create New Operation option is available for Buffer, Transfer, and Sink systems.
The
symbol is displayed on modified rows until you click
Apply.
- Select an existing port or create a new port for the selected systems.
- Double-click a cell under the Port column and select the required port of the selected system from the list.
- ClickCreate IN Port\Create OUT Port from the list to create a new port.
A port is an object through which the material flows.
-
Click
Apply to apply the flow details.