Adding Parts to A Product For Use By Machines
When specifying parts for use by machines. There are two products we are interested:
The product id on the machine, lets call it the machine product. Every machine is for a product. When working out which parts go with a machine and the expected live time of those parts, the system starts by reading the product on the machine. It then goes to the products and checks the parts list on the product. The product on the machine defines a number of properties of the machine, including the commonly used parts for the machine. The live time of a part can vary depending on which product uses the parts. So you have to specify the parts live for every product.
The product id of the part. Lets call it the part product. The parts list on the machine product needs to contain a list of part products that can be used on the machine.
There is no need to specify the machine products on the part. The parts list on the part product itself should be empty. Only the part's list on the product id used on the machine header should have any parts listed.
The aim is to lookup the machine product then add the part product to the parts list on the General>Parts tab on the machine product.
The procedure is:
- Go to a machine,
- Click on the Related button,
- Select Product,
- Go to the General tab,
- Go to the Parts tab,
- Click new and specify which parts are used with the product
Once you have specified the parts for the product. Any machine that is based on that product will have access to the specified parts.
When service orders are processed, parts used on the service order should be automatically added to the machine product's list of parts and to the machine's list of parts.