Effectivity Terminology
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Term
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Description
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Effectivity Level
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The product structure element that provides the context for setting serial number effectivity.
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Effectivity Structure Propagation
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The system action where an effectivity statement is written on child versions in a product structure to a defined configuration specification.
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Effectivity Qualifier
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Additional information that further defines the meaning of an effectivity statement. For example, Exact or No later than.
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Effectivity Type
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The kinds of effectivity that can be set on an object version. The choices include serial number, manufacturing sequence number (MSN), lot number, block number, and date. The allowable types are determined by the default trace code recorded on a traceable part.
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End Item
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The top part in a product structure that represents what is delivered to a customer in fulfillment of a contract.
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End Item Effectivity
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An effectivity statement written on a part version with the context of an end item.
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Sibling Propagation
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The system action where the effectivity ranges of previous object versions are modified to reflect the effectivity of a new object version.
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Traceable Part
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A component or assembly part that has been designated as traced by serial or lot number. You indicate a part is traceable when you create it.
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