Copy Part Data
Explanation
This activity is used to copy part information from one part to another.
This may be useful for copying part information in many instances. For example, you might be sourcing parts with
similar specifications produced by several different manufacturers. In this instance, you can use the Copy
Part dialog to copy everything, except the manufacturer data, and create new parts. It can also be used to copy
a group of parts to one or several sites in one execution and by that reduce time for setting up part data on those
sites.
Notes:
- It is possible to copy information within the same site or between different sites or several sites at the
same time utilizing the Site Cluster feature.
- You can copy the information onto new or existing parts. The original part (From Part) is specified in the
From Part No field, and the part onto which you are copying (To Part) is entered in the To Part No
field.
- You can choose to copy multiple parts via a Part Copy Group and duplicate the same parts to a site or
multiple sites at once using the Site Cluster feature.
- You can effectively use the Copy Part dialog to specify exactly which information it is that you want
to copy. This information is specified right down to the tabs of part page, and is listed out in the Part
Information to Copy field. By default, the options in the Enabled column would be selected for most of
the part information.
- There are certain features that ensure the effectiveness of the copying process:
- If the part to be copied is one that already exists, certain information to be copied might already be
available on its records. This existing part information will not be replaced by the part information to be
copied from the From Part. To keep check of such situations, you can select the Cancel if Copy Exist
option against required part information; the entire copying process will be halted, and you will be informed
that this information already exists.
Note: If you don't select the Cancel if Copy Exist option, the copying process will simply continue.
Though existing part information will still not be overwritten, but you will not be informed of the
discrepancy.
- Certain part information selected in the Part Information to Copy column might not sometimes exist
in the From Part. To keep check of such situations you can select the Cancel if Original is Missing
options against the relevant part information.
- If you had used the Copy Part dialog, the Enabled option will be selected for the part
information that you copied last.
- If you had not used the Copy Part dialog before, the Enabled option will be selected for a
standard set of part information (which can also be obtained by clicking Default).
- If you want the selected information to be copied as a background job, select the Background Job
option.
Prerequisites
- Part information to be copied should exist in the From Part records.
- Part information to be copied should not already exist in To Part records.
- If the To Part is new (i.e., if the part does not exist, and needs to be created during the copying process),
all of the Enabled option against the part catalog information must be selected.
System Effects
- If you have not selected an existing part in the To Part No field, a new part will be created.
- Selected part information will be copied.
- If the planner is blocked for use, the planner will be fetched from the default value specified in the
Sites per User tab.