Propagate Standard Operation Changes
Explanation
This activity is used to propagate the changes done on a standard
operation to routing operations and routing template operations that use the
standard operation as reference or, optionally, to remove the references. It
is possible to handle operations on buildable routing alternates, tentative/plannable
routing alternates and routing templates in different ways.
If you make changes to a standard operation that is being used as a
reference on at least one routing template operation or at least one routing
operation, the status
of the standard operation will be updated to Changes Pending. Once
you have completed the changes to the standard operation, you can select
to which extent the changes should be propagated using the
Propagate Standard Operation Changes dialog.
Note that if you add, delete, or modify standard operation work
guidelines or standard operation tools, the standard operation is considered
as changed.
To access the dialog, click Propagate Changes.
In the Routings section in the
Propagate Standard Operation Changes dialog:
- Select Propagate Changes under Buildable
Routings if the changes should be propagated to routing
operations with a reference to the standard operation on buildable
routing alternates, or optionally select Remove References
if the references should be removed.
- Select Propagate Changes under Tentative/Plannable
Routings if the changes should be propagated to routing
operations with a reference to the standard operation on tentative and
plannable routing alternates, or optionally select Remove
References if the references should be removed.
- Enable Replace Work Guidelines if work guideline
related changes should be propagated by replacing the existing work
guidelines on routing operations with a reference to the standard
operation.
- Enable Replace Tool Info if work guideline related
changes should be propagated by replacing the existing tool information
on routing operations with a reference to the standard operation.
In the Routing Templates section
Propagate Standard Operation Changes dialog:
- Select Propagate Changes under Routing
Templates if the changes should be propagated to routing
template operations with a reference to the standard operation, or
optionally select Remove References if the references
should be removed.
- Enable Replace Work Guidelines if also work
guideline related changes should be propagated by replacing the
existing work guidelines on routing template operations with a reference
to the standard operation.
Prerequisites
- At least one standard operations must already exist.
- The standard operation must be used as a reference on at least one
routing template operation or at least one routing operation.
System Effects
Standard operation changes are propagated and/or standard operation
references are removed according to the specified settings:
- If Propagate Changes was selected under
Buildable Routings, the changes on the standard operation are
propagated to routing operations with a reference to the standard
operation on buildable routing alternates. Else if Remove
References was selected, the references to the standard
operation are removed.
- If Propagate Changes was selected under
Tentative/Plannable Routings, the changes on the standard
operation are propagated to routing operations with a reference to the
standard operation on tentative/plannable routing alternates. Else if
Remove References was selected, the references to the
standard operation are removed.
- If Propagate Changes was selected under
Routing Templates, the changes on the standard operation are
propagated to routing template operations with a reference to the
standard operation. Else if Remove References was
selected, the references to the standard operation are removed.
- If Replace Work Guidelines was selected in the
Routings section, the standard operation work
guidelines will completely replace the existing work guidelines on
routing operations with a reference to the standard operation. Else work
guidelines will remain as they are on the routing operations.
- If Tool Info was selected in the Routings section, the standard operation tool information
will completely replace the existing tool information on routing
operations with a reference to the standard operation. Else tool
information will remain as they are on the routing operations.
- If Replace Work Guidelines was selected in the
Routing Templates section, the standard
operation work guidelines will completely replace the existing work
guidelines on routing template operations with a reference to the
standard operation. Else work guidelines will remain as they are on the
routing template operations.
The status of the standard operation is updated to Active.
Exception is if you choose to propagate the changes to routing template
operations, but
not to operations on routing alternates referencing the template. Then the template will be left
in status Changes Pending. In addition, the standard operation reference on
the routing operation will be removed. Upon propagation of the routing
template, the system will view this as a change to reference a standard
operation when no standard operation was referenced. Associated records
may thus be lost when the template is propagated. See the activity Propagate
Routing Template Changes for more information.
The following combination of activities could result in duplicate key errors
on work guidelines when propagating changes to a routing template operation:
- Use of manual sequencing of work guidelines on standard operations that
are referenced on routing template operations.
- Update of the standard operation that is propagated to the routing
template but not to the routing operation. This removes the reference to the
standard operation on the routing operation but not on the routing template.
It also puts the routing template in status Changes Pending.
- Removal of the reference to that standard operation while the routing
template is in status Changes Pending by update of the operation or
its work guidelines.
- Propagation of the routing template changes while the operation does not
reference any standard operation could result in a duplicate key error if a
guideline number on one guideline matches the sequence of a different
guideline on the same operation on the routing.
This problem can be avoided by:
- Always updating both routing template operations and routing operations when
updating standard operations, especially if using manual sequencing of work
guidelines.
- Propagating changes on a routing template before removing references to
standard operations on a routing template.