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.

Action Set	Description
Editing	Contains actions that modify the structure. Actions include inserting, deleting objects, and editing object and relationship attributes. For more information, see Editing Action Set.
Check Out/In	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 The Check Out/In Action Set.
Viewing	Contains actions that change the information displayed in part structure pane. The Playback Actions feature allows you to view the parts and resources that are allocated to the operations and sequences in the order that they are manufactured in a process plan. These objects are displayed in the Visualization task tab of a process plan Structure tab. For more information see Viewing a Process Plan Playback. The Emphasize Outdated Parts action highlights parts that have not been updated to the latest iteration. The Isolate Allocated Parts focuses the display on parts that have been allocated.
Filter	Contains actions to view and edit the filters used to display the resource object structure. For more information, see Viewing Filters.