Create product assembly plan

A product assembly plan can be created for a product if it has at least one product parts list.

A product assembly plan applies to a product parts list of the same product.

Requirements

• At least one product with at least one product parts list has been created.
  Create product parts list
• Expert or Administrator role

Procedure

1. Open the Product assembly plan menu.
   Product assembly plan
2. If the product is not yet displayed in the overview, open the Add new product assembly plan dialog window in the overview with .

   The product is displayed in the overview after the product assembly plan has been created.

   Or:

   If the product to which the new product assembly plan is to be added is present in the overview, select the product. Filter by product if necessary.

   

   All product assembly plans for the product are listed in the Variants/versions view.

   • In the Variants/versions view, open the Add new product assembly plan dialog window using in the header.

     The new product parts list is assigned to the product after the product assembly plan has been created.

     

3. Enter the following details:
   • Type/item number
     Select the product identifier in the drop-down list.

     If the product assembly plan is to be linked to a product parts list, the type/item number must be the same.
     Link the product parts list to a product assembly plan

   • Type/item name
     Is filled in automatically if the Type/item number is selected.
   • Assembly plan name
     Enter the product assembly plan identifier.
   • Range
     Enter the location of the lines at which the components and materials are to be processed.
   • Production version
     Select the production version from the drop-down list.
4. If the product assembly plan is to be versioned after changes, activate the Versioned checkbox.

   : A new version of the product assembly plan will be created after each change.
   : The product assembly plan can be edited without creating a new version of the product assembly plan.

5. If necessary, create user-specific parameters for the processing machines:
   • Create a new parameter type using Parameter.
     Input fields appear under Name and Value.
   • Select the required parameter from the Name drop-down list.
   • Enter the desired value of the parameter in the Value input field.

     You can use to add up to ten parameters to the product assembly plan.
     The Administrator can delete the parameter using in the row of a parameter.

6. Under Available lines, activate the checkboxes of the lines on which the components and materials can be processed.

   This entry cannot be undone. When assigning the components and materials, only the lines selected here can be selected.

7. Use Add to create the product building plan.

   

   The details of the generated product assembly plan are displayed in the upper area of the Component/material assignments view. In the middle area Lines, you can select the lines and stations to which the components and materials are assigned in the lower area Assignment. The name of the line selected in the Lines area and the station is displayed in the Assignments area.
   Product assembly plan

8. Select the line and station of the line to which the components and materials of a product parts list are to be assigned:
   • In the Lines area, select a line from the drop-down list.

     Only the lines that have been activated in the Add new product assembly plan dialog window can be selected in the drop-down list.

   • In the Lines area, select a station of the selected line from the table.

     

     The name of the line selected in the Lines area and the station is displayed in the Assignments area. The Product parts list area appears on the right-hand side.

9. In the Product parts list area, select the product parts list that the components and materials are to be assigned to the station from.

   Only one product parts list can be used for the product assembly plan. Components and materials from different product parts lists cannot be assigned in the same product assembly plan.

   

   The Lines and Product parts list areas are automatically collapsed. The Materials area appears on the right under the Product parts list area with the abbreviation of the selected product parts list: <Typ-/Sachnummer>-<Alternative>-<Change number> (date and time of the last change).

   All components and materials of the selected product parts list are displayed in the Materials area.

10. Assign the required components and materials to the selected station:
    • Drag and drop the component or material from the Materials area to the Assignments area.

      To remove a component or material from the assignment of the station, the Administrator can select the component or material in the Assignments area and delete it in the header of the area using .

11. If necessary, switch between the lines and their stations:
    • Use in the Lines area to open the lines and their stations.
    • Select the desired line from the drop-down list in the Lines area.
    • Select the desired station of the line from the table in the Lines area.

      The name of the line selected in the Lines area and the station is displayed in the Assignments area.

    The components and materials of a product parts list can be assigned to any number of stations.

12. Use to save the product assembly plan in the header of the Assignments area.
13. Confirm the operation with Yes in the dialog window.

All lines and stations are displayed with the assigned components and materials in the Component/material assignments view.

By selecting the line and the station in the Lines area, you can check which components and materials have been assigned to which station.

• Continue with Edit product assembly plan or create a copy as a variant to edit the product building plan.
• Continue with Import product assembly plan from file to import a product assembly plan.
• Continue with Exporting a product building plan to export a product assembly plan.
• Continue with Delete product assembly plan to delete a product assembly plan.