Add Structure Position
Explanation
This activity is used to add a new structure position to a template structure.
A structure position can be added to a template structure as a result of an
embodied modification or an internal requirement aimed at better control of
the template structure by further detailing the configuration. A new structure
position can be added to a template structure by using one of the following
methods:
- Add a new structure position that will receive the Preliminary
status, after which you can build the configuration of the newly
added structure position. You must set the structure position to the
Active status for it to have any effect on a serial structure.
- Add a new structure position that will receive the Active status
at creation, and is immediately valid for use.
- Add a structure position previously removed from the template structure.
The status of this structure position should be the same as the status of
the template structure to which it is added. An active structure position
that has been removed can be connected to a template structure that is in
either the Preliminary or Active status.
When a new structure position is activated or when an already active structure
position is added to an active template, an empty structure position will be
created automatically in all serial structures using the template to which the
structure position was added. Empty structure positions are used to indicate
where expected parts or serials are missing from the serial structure. After
you add a structure position to a template, you can install a part or serial
into the empty structure position in the serial structure that is using the
changed template. This can be done by performing the appropriate structure change,
e.g., the Perform Structure Change assistant can be used to install a serial
into the structure.
Before you can install a new serial into a serial structure, the template
structure must be updated with a new structure position. If the new structure
position is part of the minimum configuration, and serial structures exist for
the template structure, the operational condition for the relevant entries in
the serial structure will be changed to Non Operational.
If the Access Control functionality is used, when a new structure position
is added to the template structure, the part access will be updated and it will
receive access from the template part. When you add a structure position that
was previously removed, and disconnected serials exist in the structure, it
will keep the serial access received prior to its removal from the template.
Therefore, when this structure position is added to a template structure the
serial access will be updated. You can view the access groups defined for the
part used in the structure position in the Part Access tab found
in Manage Template
Structure page.
If IFS/Complex Assembly MRO is used, the structure position will be transferred
automatically to manufacturing when activated. Following criteria must be fulfilled
for automatic part transfer to manufacturing:
- The value of the AUTO_TRANSFER_STR object property is set to
TRUE.
- The parent template is already transferred.
- A unique catalog number is entered for the structure position.
- The structure position is activated.
- The site to which the structure position is to be transferred is a site
to which the logged-on user is allowed.
To add a new structure position to an existing template structure:
- Open the
Manage Template
Structure
page and search for the required template structure. Click the
Consist Of tab or the
Multilevel tab and then select Add
Structure Position option to open the
Add Structure Position
dialog.
- In the Structure Position field in the dialog, enter a unique value for the
new structure position or select a structure position from the drop-down
that was previously removed from the selected structure. If a value is not
entered in this field, a new structure position is generated automatically.
- In the Part No field, select the new part number for the structure.
When a value is selected for this field, the part revision appears automatically
in the corresponding field. In the Position field, enter a unique
value for the part number in the structure. Also, enter a value in the
Quantity field for the quantity of this part. Note: The
quantity you define can only exceed one (1), for the lowest level in the
structure.
- Select a suitable value from the Life Limited Part list. If the
same value exists for the life limited part of the new structure position
and the serial part, entering a value in this field is optional. In the
Catalog No field, enter the required catalog number. A catalog number
is required if the structure position is to be transferred to manufacturing,
and must be unique within the structure of the top part.
- Options in the Additional Information for the Structure Position
area illustrate how particular data for the new structure position can be
defined. Following is a list of the available options together with a description
of what each option is used to accomplish:
- Set as part of the minimum configuration
- This option can be enabled if you want the new part number and structure
position to be included in the minimum configuration of the template.
- Create as a separate template - Enable this option if the
new part is to be created as a separate template.
- Allow non unique catalog numbers - Enable this option if
non-unique catalog numbers are to be allowed for the new template. By
default, this option will get the same setting as its parent.
- Grant access to not installed serials - Enable this option
if you want disconnected serials (i.e., the serials for the part numbers
that are assigned to the template structure of the new position) to
automatically receive the template's access group(s).
- Activate the structure position - Enable this option if the
new structure position is to be created in the Active status.
The default setting of this option is controlled by the ADD_STR_POS_SETTING
object property. If the property value is set to TRUE, this option
is enabled automatically.
To add a new structure position that is introduced by a modification:
- Open the Template Structure Impacts from Modifications
page and search for the required modification revision.
- Click the
Template
Changes tab and select the necessary row (containing the structure
impact type New Structure Position). Then click the Add Position
to Template option to open the
Add Structure Position
dialog with the new structure position registered on the modification.
Prerequisites
- The template structure must have been set to the Active status.
- A new structure position must be defined or a previously removed structure
position must exist.
- In addition, if a new structure position is introduced by a modification
this structure change must have been entered on the modification (while
it is in the Preliminary status). For more information, refer the
Define
a New Structure Position activity.
System Effects
- The new structure position is added to the template structure and can
be installed in serial structures. If the new structure position has the
Preliminary status, it must be activated in order to become a valid
position for use in the template.
- An empty structure position will be added to all serial structures using
the template to which the new structure position was added. If the structure
position was introduced by a modification, the empty position will be added
once the modification is embodied.
- If the new structure position is part of the minimum configuration,
existing serial structures will become unusable until the newly added structure
position exists in all serial structures.
- Access groups for the parts will be updated.
- Access groups for existing serials will be updated.
If IFS/Complex Assembly MRO is used, and all criteria for automatic part
transfer is fulfilled:
- A position part is generated for the structure position at all user-allowed
sites to which the parent template is successfully transferred. This includes
all instances where the structure position is valid for use.
- The phase in date of the position part is set to the latest phase in
date of the parent part.
- For all relevant top parts, the temporary transfer table is updated
with the new position part and corresponding real and alternate parts.
- Modifications applicable for the new structure position are transferred
to manufacturing for user-allowed sites. That is, active modifications where
the given part is defined as an assigned part revision, where affected parts
are defined, and the modification is not yet transferred.
- The position part is added as a component line to the latest Disassembly
and Assembly structures of the parent position part. In addition, if If
the position part has a structure, Disassembly and Assembly structures are
created for the position part.
- Disposition and repair structures and routings are created for the position
part (and its structure).
- A record is generated in the template transfer history to indicate the
success or failure of the part transfer.