Using the Manufacturing Resource Browser
The Structure tab within the information page of a manufacturing resource object (for example a factory or a work center) is known as a Manufacturing Resource Browser. You use the Manufacturing Resource Browser to create and manage the resources for products to be manufactured. The left-side pane displays a hierarchical manufacturing structure for resource objects such as physical plants, work centers, process plans, operations, and standards.
You perform tasks on objects selected in the structure by selecting menu options or icons located in the actions tool bar at the top of the browser. The right-side pane displays information and configuration details about the object that you have selected (highlighted) in the structure.
Actions Toolbar
The actions toolbar appears at the top of the tab just below the Actions menu. The actions in the tool bar are divided into sections called action sets.
The following table describes the tool bar action sets.
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Editing
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Contains actions that modify the structure. Actions include inserting, deleting objects, and editing object and relationship attributes. For more information, see Editing Action Set.
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Check Out/In
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Includes Check Out, Check In, and Undo Checkout. These actions reserve or release the right to modify objects. Also contains the My Checkouts action to display objects checked out to you. For more information, see Check Out/In Action Set - Parts.
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Viewing
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Contains actions that change the information displayed in the resource structure pane. The following actions are available:
• Playback Actions— View the parts and operations that are localized on workstations.
◦ > – Click to show all tabs in a single pane to the right of the structure.
◦ > – Click to show tabs in two panes, one to the right and the other beneath the structure.
◦ >
— Expand the Manufacturing Resource Browser tree structure in the occurrence mode. When you click > , each occurrence of a resource is displayed as a separate object.
◦ > — Select a collapsed assembly in the structure pane and click to expand all levels recursively.
◦ > – Select one or more entities in the structure pane and choose from the following menu choices:
▪ Choices for 1 Level through 5 Levels – Expands the number of levels indicated by your choice.
▪ All Levels – Expands all levels.
▪ n Levels – Enter the number of levels to be expanded in the Expand By Levels window and click OK.
The selected entities are expanded recursively by the selected number of levels.
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Filter
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Contains actions to view and edit the filters used to display the resource object structure. For more information, see Viewing Filters.
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Tree Picker
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You use the tree picker to link items together. For example, the tree picker allows you to select an assembly that is related to the process plan . When the assembly is selected, its structure is displayed in the tree picker, from which you can drag and drop parts onto the process plan as part allocations. Additionally, the related assembly is displayed in a 3D viewer at the bottom of the tree picker. For more information see Using the Tree Picker.
From this action set you can:
• Open Tree Picker: Displays the tree picker, from which you can search for and allocate objects.
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Process Plan Filter
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Contains actions to view and edit the filters used to display the process plan structure. For more information, see Viewing Filters.
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Related Assembly Filter
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Enables you to view and edit the filters that are used to display related assemblies. Only assemblies that match the selected filter criteria are available for display and part allocation.
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A resource is a subtype of a part. Most of the actions that are available for a part object are also available for a resource object.
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For more information, see Manufacturing Resource Browser Task Tabs.