Updating Parts Lists after Changes to their Source
Product: Windchill Service Parts
Release: 11.0 F000
Benefit
Parts lists display indicators when changes to their source Service BOM or generic parts list (template) have been made, so the Parts List Author can update any associated or generated parts lists.
Additional Details
When changes to a Service BOM have been made and checked in, any parts lists that are associated to the BOM display an Update Required flag. The flag indicates that there are changes to the BOM that could be replicated in the parts list.
The flag is shown as an icon or column
in these locations for a parts list associated with the updated BOM:
• The Details page for the parts list
• The Information Element List of an information structure
You can customize the view of the Information Element List to expose the Update Required column.
• Folders view
You can customize the view of Folders to expose the Update Required column.
You can also run a report that lists the parts lists in an information structure that need an update after changes to the source BOM. Select the > menu option from the Structure tab of an information structure to generate the list.
You can select the Compare to Part Structure option from the context menu for a parts list’s source BOM to outline the changes that were made to the BOM.
You can decide whether to update some, all, or none of the parts lists associated with the BOM. Two options available in the Windchill Service Parts UI confirm which action has been taken for each parts list:
• Update Completed
The option is available from these locations for a parts list:
◦ The Check In window (named Update Complete)
◦ The Actions menu
◦ The context menu
• Update Not Required
The option is available from these locations for a parts list:
◦ The Actions menu
◦ The context menu
Both of these actions remove the Update Required flag from each parts list.
After completing an update for a parts list that was the generic parts list (template) source for any generated spare part parts lists, the spare part parts lists display a Regenerate Required flag. The flag indicates that the spare part parts lists can be updated to match their source generic parts list (template).
The addition of a Regenerate Required flag depends on the current setting for the Service Parts preference Parts Lists Auto-Regeneration. The preference has two values:
• Yes — Spare part parts lists are regenerated automatically when their source generic parts list (template) has been updated.
• No (default) — Spare part parts lists have the Regenerate Required flag set when their source generic parts list (template) has been updated
Affected spare part parts lists can be regenerated manually.
Windchill Service Parts provides a report that lists the parts lists in an information structure that need to be regenerated.
The
Regenerate Required flag is shown as an icon or column
in these locations for a spare part parts list:
• The Information Element List of an information structure
You can customize the view of the Information Element List to expose the Regenerate Required column.
• Folders view
You can customize the view of Folders to expose the Regenerate Required column.
You can also run a report that lists the spare part parts lists in an information structure that need to be regenerated after an update to the generic parts list (template). Select the > menu option from the Structure tab of an information structure to generate the list.
| The Parts Lists Requiring Regeneration menu option is only available from Windchill Service Information Manager when Windchill Service Parts is installed. |
You can decide whether to regenerate all or none of the spare part parts lists. Choosing the Regenerate action from the context menu for an information structure regenerates spare part parts lists from any generic parts lists (template) in the structure.
The action removes the Regenerate Required flag from each parts list.
