Prepare template structure for transfer to manufacturing sites

Explanation

This activity is used to prepare a template structure for its transfer to a site in IFS Manufacturing. The IFS/Complex Assembly MRO solution uses a service structure in IFS/Manufacturing Standards. To create this service structure, we need to transfer and transform a template structure from IFS/Fleet and Asset Management to a product structure in IFS/Manufacturing Standards. The transfer of a template structure that consists of real parts and all its alternates to a product structure which is solely made up of position parts can be divided into the following sub processes:

Transfer the Template Structure to a Temporary Table

This process is controlled from IFS/Fleet and Asset Management. All the parts for the template will be transformed to position parts during the transfer. Click Prepare Transfer to Manufacturing to initiate the transfer. The first time the transfer is initiated a transfer prefix must be specified. A position part is generated by concatenating following values:

All the parts in the structure must have a unique catalog number in order to generate position parts. The generated position part number is automatically created in IFS/Part Catalog. These position parts can be viewed in the Position Parts page. The top part revision of the position part is set as its owner while the template part revision points to the structure position in the current template. Note: In the Part Revisions per Position Part page, you can view all valid parts (including alternates) for a given position part.

All branches of the top part's structure is broken down to lower levels. In addition, all alternates are also broken down to lower levels. These alternates can have different structures (different number of positions). Therefore, the final structure in IFS/Manufacturing Standards will represent all the possible configurations of the object.

The prepared structure can be viewed in the Prepare Template Structure for Manufacturing/Prepared Transfer tab. The total structure for the selected top part which includes all templates and all alternates on all levels will be displayed in this tab. This is a good place to verify that your structure is as expected before continuing the transfer to IFS Manufacturing.  

Create Product Structures in IFS/Manufacturing Standards

The template structure is retrieved from the temporary transfer table and product structures are generated for it at the required sites. The site to which the structure is to be transferred must have the MRO Enabled option enabled. Click Transfer to Manufacturing from the Transfer Template Structure/Transfer to Site tab to complete the transfer. This process is initiated and controlled from IFS Manufacturing.

Automatic Part Transfer

Additions to a template structure can be transferred automatically to IFS Manufacturing.

The configuration of a template structure can change during it's lifecycle. For instance, structure positions may be added or removed as a result of an embodied modification or an internal requirement. It is possible to control how new structure positions are to be transferred to manufacturing with the AUTO_TRANSFER_STR object property.

If the property value is set to FALSE, you need to perform a manual transfer of the entire structure which will create new revisions of product structures with the latest template configuration as described in sub processes 1 and 2. If the property value is set to TRUE, which is the default setting, new structure positions will be transferred automatically to manufacturing for all valid sites. Valid sites are all sites to which the parent template is already transferred and to which the user is allowed. An automatic part transfer will not create new revisions of the product structures. Instead, the latest product structure revision of the parent part will be updated with the new position. For example, if you have added a motor to a pump, the latest disassembly and assembly structure revisions of the pump will be updated with a new component line for the motor. In addition, product structures and routings, such as disposition and repair, will be generated for the new structure position. Automatic transfer is initiated when the new structure position is activated.

Following will occur as part of an automatic part transfer:

If automatic part transfer is enabled (AUTO_TRANSFER_STR = TRUE), and a structure position is removed from a transferred template, the corresponding position part will be removed automatically from the temporary transfer table. The position part will not be removed automatically from the relevant manufacturing structures.

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