Creating a Generated Process Plan
For a particular generic process plan, you can create one or more generated process plans using the Generate Process Plans action. Note that, the generic process plan must be associated with a generic or variant manufacturing BOM (mBOM). For more information about variant mBOM, see Generating Mass mBOMs in the BOM Transformer.
Procedure
1. Open the generic process plan for which you want to create the generated process plan.
2. Open the relevant mBOM structure in the tree picker using the Open Related Object action.
3. Select one or more variant mBOM structures, right-click the generic process plan and select Generate Process Plans.
4. The Generate Process Plans dialog box opens. It displays the View Generic Process Plan Parameters and Set Generated Process Plan Parameters step.
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• The information displayed in the Generate Process Plans dialog box depends on the value set in the Method for Generating Process Plans preference. For more information, see Variant Process Plan Creation Logic.
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5. By default, the following columns are displayed in the View Generic Process Plan Parameters step:
◦ Part Variant
◦ Generic Process Plan
◦ Generation Specification
◦ Generic Process Plan Navigation Criteria
◦ Existing Process Plan
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The system also displays additional columns in the Generate Process Plans dialog box based on the value set in the Method for Generating Process Plans preference. Consider the following scenarios:
• If the value is set as For each plant, the Related Routing and Related Plant columns are displayed.
• If the value is set as For each BOM, only the default columns are displayed.
• If the value is set as For each routing plan, the Related Routing column is displayed.
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6. Optionally, you can use 
Remove Selected Row action to remove existing rows.
Remove Selected Row action to remove existing rows.7. Click Next. The Set Generated Process Plan Parameters step appears.
By default, the following columns are displayed in the Set Generated Process Plan Parameters step:
◦ New Number
◦ Part Variant
◦ Generic Process Plan
◦ Generation Specification
◦ Generic Process Plan Navigation Criteria
◦ Existing Process Plan
◦ Location
◦ Generated Process Plan Type
8. Optionally, you can use Remove Selected Row to action remove existing rows.
Remove Selected Row to action remove existing rows.You can also use the 
Set Location action to set a location. The Set Location window opens when you click Set Location. Select the Context and Folder, and then click OK. You can view the contents of the selected folder by clicking Open. For more information, see About Set Location Action in MPMLink.
Set Location action to set a location. The Set Location window opens when you click Set Location. Select the Context and Folder, and then click OK. You can view the contents of the selected folder by clicking Open. For more information, see About Set Location Action in MPMLink.9. Click Finish.
If the process is successful, a generated process plan is created. It is displayed in the Generated Process Plans tab in PPB. The name of the generated process plan is displayed in this format: <name of the generic process plan>_<number of the generic process plan>.
If you selected more than one variant mBOM structure, an equal number of process plans are generated.
All the valid objects associated with the generic process plan, such as operations, sequences, attributes, allocations, documents, resources, work instructions, standard control characteristics, plants, routing plans and option sets, are also associated with the new process plan. You can access the information page of the generated process plan to view the associated objects in detail.
| | The objects that are created for a generated process plan structure, are stored in the folder in which the objects for the generic process plan structure are stored. The objects that are created or updated can be tracked in a change notice using the  action from the toolbar of PPB. For more information, see Capturing ECN Changes in the Process Plan Browser. |
If you want to carry forward only specific attributes and associations from a generic process plan to a generated process plan, you can create a rules file. For more information, see Rules File for Generated Process Plans.
Generated Process Plans Table
The Generated Process Plans table shows identity information of the generated process plan along with the associated mBOM part and variant specifications, if any.
The table shows the following actions:
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Synchronize Process Plans—Synchronizes the generated process plan with the generic process plan. For more information, see Synchronizing Generic and Generated Process Plans.
Synchronize Process Plans—Synchronizes the generated process plan with the generic process plan. For more information, see Synchronizing Generic and Generated Process Plans.• 
Update Status Indicators—Displays the out-of-date status between the generated process plan and generic process plan in the Status column. The status 
indicates a discrepancy between the structures. You can rectify the discrepancies by synchronizing the structures.
Update Status Indicators—Displays the out-of-date status between the generated process plan and generic process plan in the Status column. The status indicates a discrepancy between the structures. You can rectify the discrepancies by synchronizing the structures.| | By default, the Status column is blank. |
Preference
• Object Type Mapping to Create Objects for Generated Process Plan Structures
While creating a generated process plan structure, you can specify whether a particular type of object should be created against a given type in the generic process plan. Use the preference Object Type Mapping to Create Objects for Generated Process Plan Structures to provide the object type mapping for the new objects. The mapping can be specified for process plans, operations, and sequences. If this preference is not specified, the objects created in the generated process plan are of the same type as those in the generic process plan. For more information, see “Object Type Mapping to Create Objects for Generated Process Plan Structures” in Preferences in MPMLink.
• Method for Generating Process Plans
This preference defines the method for generating process plans. This preference has the following values:
◦ For each BOM — (Default) Generates a process plan for each BOM.
◦ For each routing plan — Generates a process plan for each routing plan that is associated with the generic process plan.
◦ For each plant — Generates a process plan for all routing plans that are associated with the same plant.
For more information, see Using the Method for Generating Process Plans Preference.