Integration with Other Applications > Introduction to Windchill ESI > Using ERP Connector > ERP Connector Features > Publishing Raw Material Parts
Publishing Raw Material Parts
Raw material data from Windchill is published as part and BOM component. In a manufacturing plant, a raw material is the basic part that is used to start the manufacturing process. The raw material passes through multiple processes to manufacture the final part. At the end of each process, a semi-finished part is manufactured which becomes the raw material for the next process and the finished part for the earlier process. For more information, see Raw Material, Semi-finished, and Finished Parts.
You can publish information about raw material parts and its BOM components in the Windchill Enterprise Systems Integration (ESI) response to a distribution target using the ERP Connector.
You can publish the raw materials using the following methods:
• Set State
• Change Notice
From the Preference Management:
◦ Set the value for Track “Made From” History Through Change Notice to Yes.
◦ Set the value for Publish parent part when usage history is released to Yes.
• Send to Distribution Target
• Promotion Request
You can publish the raw materials along with the BOM.
1. Open a part in BOM Transformer and add raw material parts using > Insert Made From action. For detailed instructions, see Associating a Semi-finished or Raw Material Part with a Part.
2. Create a change notice, ECN_001 and associate with the BOM structure.
3. Create a process plan with an operation Name_0010, and associate it with raw material.
4. Click > Update Distribution Targets. The Update Distribution Targets page opens. On this page, search for and select the check boxes of the target that you want to publish to.
5. Click OK.
6. Select the root part in upstream or downstream view and click > Send To Distribution Target. The Send To Distribution Target page opens.
7. Click Next. The Included Objects section displays the list of targets selected for publishing.
8. Click Send. A message confirms that publishing has started.
9. Resolve the change notice.
The following response is generated:
Manufacturing Raw Material Link
<BOMComponent>
<ObjectID>OR:wt.mpm.rawmaterial.RawMaterialLink:360251:222562873-1634234454365-525180031-1-0-0-127@vagrant.ptcnet.ptc.com</ObjectID>
<Class>com.ptc.windchill.esi.BOMComponent</Class><PartNumber>0000000102</PartNumber>
<AssemblyPartNumber>0000000101</AssemblyPartNumber>
<AssemblyPartID>OR:wt.part.WTPart:360039:222562873-1634234454365-525180031-1-0-0-127@vagrant.ptcnet.ptc.com</AssemblyPartID>
<Quantity>1</Quantity>
<Unit>ea</Unit>
<LineNumber/>
<FindNumber/>
<AlternateItemGroup/>
<StartSerialNumberEffectivity/>
<EndSerialNumberEffectivity/>
<StartLotNumberEffectivity/>
<EndLotNumberEffectivity/>
<ComponentId>0a3deec8-fc68-40fe-b58a-a58b57654a2f</ComponentId>
<IsChildPhantom>false</IsChildPhantom>
<IsPartConfigurable>false</IsPartConfigurable>
<IsPartCollapsible>false</IsPartCollapsible>
<TargetID>00000003</TargetID>
</BOMComponent>
Made From
<OprBomAllocatedPart>
<ObjectID>OR:com.ptc.windchill.mpml.processplan.operation.MPMOperationToPartLink:258176:601100233-1634755947653-1751171072-91-16-216-10@l10nqa-plm4.ptcnet.ptc.com</ObjectID>
<Class>com.ptc.windchill.esi.mpml.OperatedToPart</Class>
<OperationNumber>0000000021</OperationNumber>
<PartNumber>0000000003</PartNumber>
<AssemblyPartNumber>0000000005</AssemblyPartNumber>
<BOMUsage/>
<BOMAlternate/>
<ComponentLineNumber/>
<ComponentIdPath>1e62d53f-1dbb-4f90-a8db-7db6a46c147c</ComponentIdPath>
<PartLinkType>consumed</PartLinkType>
<QuantityUnit>ea</QuantityUnit>
<QuantityAmount>1.0</QuantityAmount>
<ComponentId>1e62d53f-1dbb-4f90-a8db-7db6a46c147c</ComponentId>
<TargetID>00000005</TargetID>
</OprBomAllocatedPart>
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