Manufacturing Objects
This section lists all manufacturing object attributes that are published to distribution targets. To publish manufacturing objects you must have Windchill MPMLink installed.
Windchill ESI passes the following manufacturing object attributes from Windchill MPMLink to the distribution target:
Process Plans
Windchill ESI allows you to publish Process Plans created in Windchill MPMLink to a distribution target such as SAP. Publishing process plans from Windchill ESI also includes the publishing of all related parts and BOM objects that are listed. Related processing resources and operated on parts are also published.
Windchill ESI creates all process plans in SAP so that they have material master, document, and manufacturing objects listed on them.
When you associate various attributes to a process plan in Windchill MPMLink, Windchill ESI passes the attributes to the EAI software components. The following attributes are passed:
Number
Name
Category
Base Unit of Measure
Distribution Targets
Operations
Work Instructions
Sequences
Resources
Lot size
Last Changed By
Group Counter
View
Lifecycle State
Date Effectivity
Serial Number Effectivity
Lot Number Effectivity
Iteration
Version
Previously Published Version
Once the process plan data has been published by Windchill ESI Services, the EAI software components map the Windchill process plan attributes to SAP routing attributes. The following table shows the mapping of Windchill process plan attributes to SAP routing attributes.
Windchill Process Plan to SAP Routing Attribute Mapping
Windchill Process Plan Attribute
SAP Routing Table Attribute
Number
Routing group number (Task List group)
Name
Routing Description
Category
Routing Usage
Usage = 1 If category = Production
Usage = 4 If category = Maintenance
Usage = 3 for other category values
Base Unit of Measure
Routing Base Unit
Distribution Target Plant
Routing Plant
Related Parts, including resources, parts, BOM and BOM components
Material Allocation, including material part or BOM
Operations
Operations
Sequences
Sequences
Start Effectivity date
Valid from date in the Alternate date section for the change master. This alternate date is assigned to the TaskList Group.
Lot Size
From Lot Size
There are some attributes that SAP requires to create or change routings that are not provided by Windchill MPMLink. In these instances, Windchill ESI defaults the values in the EAI software components prior to passing the data to SAP. The following table lists the SAP Process plan (Routing) attributes that are defaulted in Windchill ESI, and their default values.
SAP Routing Attribute
Default Value
Status
4 (Released)
Group Counter
Unique for each Group combination
To lot Size
9999
Sequences
When you associate various attributes to the sequences in a process plan in Windchill MPMLink, Windchill ESI passes the attributes to the EAI software components. The following attributes are passed:
Sequence Line Number
Name
Branching Type
Process Plan Number
Branching Operation
Return Operation
Operations
Last Changed By
Number
Date Effectivity
Base Unit of Measure
Category
Return Type
Return Lag
View
Iteration
Version
Once the sequence data has been published by Windchill ESI Services, the EAI software components map the Windchill sequence attributes to SAP sequence attributes. The following table shows the mapping of Windchill sequence attributes to SAP sequence attributes
Windchill Sequence Attribute
SAP Sequence Attribute
Sequence Line Number
Sequence Number
Name
Sequence Description
Type
Sequence Category
Process Plan Number
Group Number of the Routing to which the sequence is to be associated.
Branching Operation
Branching Operation
Return Operation
Return Operation
Operations
Operations (See below)
Operations
When you associate various attributes to the operations in a process plan in Windchill MPMLink, Windchill ESI passes the attributes to the EAI software components. The following attributes are passed:
Operation Label
Description
Operation Holder Number (Parent Process Plan number or Sequence number or Operation number)
Set up Time
Processing Time
Labor Time
Waiting Time
Queue Time
Quantity
Last Changed By
Name
Number
Date Effectivity
Operation Holder Type
Description
Base Unit of Measure
Move Time
Setup Cost
Queue Cost
Labor Cost
Processing Cost
Waiting Cost
Teardown Cost
Move Cost
View
Iteration
Version
ERP Validation Code
Once the operation data has been published by Windchill ESI Services, the EAI software components map the Windchill operation attributes to SAP operation attributes. The following table shows the mapping of Windchill operation attributes to SAP operation attributes
Windchill Operation Attribute
SAP Operation Attribute
Operation Label
Activity
Description
Description
Base Unit of Measure
Operation Measure Unit
Distribution Target
Plant information in the distribution target if there is no work center associated to operation. If a work center is associated to the operation then plant information is taken from the work center's attribute.
Set up Time
Setup time and Unit of Measure for Setup time.
Processing Time
Machine time and Unit of Measure for Machine time
Labor Time
Labor time and Unit of Measure for Labor time
Waiting Time
Wait Time & Wait Time Unit
Queue Time
Queue Time and Queue Time Unit
Move Time
Move Time and Move Unit
Quantity
Base Quantity
ERP Validation Code
Control key
Work Center Link
Work Center
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Setup time, Processing time and Labor time are dependent on the work center selection. By default these times are mapped based on the following work center:
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If the work center is different from the above settings (for example, Work center category, Standard value key, Usage) then it is possible that the default mapping will cause data corruption. You must make the necessary customizations detailed in the Windchill Enterprise Systems Integration Customizer's Guide - SAP. (refer to the section Customization for Operation Timings).
Operation Related Attribute in Windchill MPMLink
SAP Operation Attribute Value
Work center number from the operation work center association
Work center
Plant from the operation to work center association link
Plant
Distribution target
Plant information in the distribution target, if there is no work center associated to the operation. If a work center is associated to the operation, the plant information is fetched from the work center's attribute.
ECN number
Change No
Sequence Line number from Sequence for Sequence operation
Sequence number. For an operation in a standard sequence it is "000000"
Process Plan number
Group number
Operation label of the Parent operation in case of sub operation
SubActivity
There are some attributes that SAP requires to create or change operations that are not provided by Windchill MPMLink. In these instances, Windchill ESI defaults the values in the EAI software components prior to passing the data to SAP. The following table lists the SAP Operations attributes that are defaulted in Windchill ESI.
SAP Operation Attribute
Default Value
Control Key
If ERP Validation Code = K1 then PI01
If ERP Validation Code = K2 then PI02
If ERP Validation Code = K3 then PI03
If ERP Validation Code = ”” then PP01
Denominator
1
Nominator
1
Operation Allocated Parts
When you associate various attributes to the operation allocated parts in a process plan in Windchill MPMLink, Windchill ESI passes the attributes to the EAI software components. The following attributes are passed:
Part Number (this is the number of the component part in the assembly that is associated to the process plan)
Operation Number in Operation Allocated Part Link
Operation Label in Operation
Assembly Part Number
BOM Usage
BOM Alternate
Quantity
Quantity Unit
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Windchill ESI can also be used to publish part allocations from a phantom manufacturing part, if created in Windchill MPMLink.
Once the operation allocated parts data has been published by Windchill ESI Services, the EAI software components map the Windchill operation allocated parts attributes to SAP material table attributes. The following table shows the mapping of Windchill operation allocated parts attributes to SAP material master attributes
Windchill Operation Allocated Parts Attribute
SAP Operation Allocated Parts Table/Attribute
Number
Allocated Component Number
Operation Label of the Operation
Activity
Quantity Amount
Component Quantity
Quantity Unit
Component Quantity
There are some attributes that SAP requires to create associations between Operations and Parts that are not provided by Windchill MPMLink. The EAI software components fetch these values from SAP.
Part is allocated as a resource to an Operation
Windchill ESI allows you to publish a Process Plan even if a part is allocated as a resource to an Operation. When a part is allocated as a resource to an Operation, the isAllocatedAsResource attribute for the part and its BOM header is set to True in the ESI response.
By default, such part and its BOM information is not published to the SAP ERP system. Although, you can build customization in Tibco business logic to consume such part as a resource and its BOM as resource structure.
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If a part (allocated as a resource to an Operation) is consumed as a child part in any BOM, the user cannot publish its BOM information through ESI response.
Work Instruction/Document Allocation to Operations
Work instructions are run-time generated HTML pages. For each operation or process plan that is created a document is created that holds the URL address that is used when launching the corresponding work instruction once in the SAP system. If additional documents have been associated with the operation they are published as Production Resources/Tools (PRTs).
Documents Number
Documents version
Operation Label from the Operation Number
Sequence Line Number from the Sequence for Sequence Operation
Process Plan Number
Operation label of the Parent Operation, in case of sub-operations
The following table shows the mapping of Windchill work instruction document attributes to SAP work instruction attributes:
Operation work instructions/document related Attribute in Windchill MPMLink
SAP Operation Work Instructions Attribute
Document Number
Document number
PRT category ="D"
Document Version
Document version
Document Type
Document Type
Document Part
Document Part defaults to 000
Operation label from Operation number
Activity
Sequence Line number from Sequence for Sequence operation
Sequence no.
For operations in standard sequences it is "000000"
Process Plan Number
Group Number
Operation label of the Parent operation in case of sub operation
Subactivity
Consumable Resource Allocations for Operations
When you associate various attributes to the consumable resource allocations for operations in a process plan in Windchill MPMLink, Windchill ESI passes the attributes to the EAI software components. The following attributes are passed:
Allocation Number
Number
Quantity
Quantity Unit
Resource Category
Once the consumable resource allocations for operations data have been published by Windchill ESI Services, the EAI software components map the Windchill consumable resource allocations for operations attributes to SAP material table attributes. The following table shows the mapping of Windchill consumable resource allocations for operations attributes to SAP material master attributes
Windchill Process Resource Allocations Attribute
SAP Material Table/Attribute
Allocation Number
Item Number
Number
Allocated Resource Number
Quantity
Resource Quantity
Quantity Unit
Resource Quantity Unit
Resource Category
PRT_CATEGORY =
"M" for all Process Material category allocation
"M" or "E" for all Tooling depending on the property
Tooling, Process Materials and Skills
When you associate various attributes to the tooling, process materials and skills in a process plan in Windchill MPMLink, Windchill ESI passes the attributes to the EAI software components. The following attributes are passed:
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Skills are sent with the ESI response, but these are not processed by the EAI software components.
Number
Name
Documents
Last Changed By
Date Effectivity
Serial Number Effectivity
Lot Number Effectivity
Category
Default Unit
Usage
Part Type
Source
View
Lifecycle State
Iteration
Version
* 
Windchill ESI can also publish standalone tooling, process materials and skills that are not associated with a process plan.
Once the tooling, process materials and skills data has been published by Windchill ESI Services, the EAI software components map the Windchill tooling, and process materials attributes to SAP material table attributes. Skill attributes are ignored. The following table shows the mapping of Windchill tooling and process materials to SAP material master attributes.
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Process materials and tooling of the type Tool are mapped to materials in SAP. Similar to parts, process materials may have an extra view (PRT) in SAP. Tooling of the type Fixture is mapped to Equipment in SAP.
Windchill Tooling, Process Material Attribute
SAP Material Table/Attribute
Number
Material Number
Name
Material Description
Default Unit
Base Unit of Measure
Type
Material Type
Source
Procurement Type
Version
Revision Level
Date Effectivity
Valid-From Date
Serial Effectivity
Material’s serial effectivity inside the ECN. The ECN becomes parametric effectivity (serial effectivity) controlled.
The following table shows the mapping of Windchill tooling of the type Fixture to SAP material master attributes.
Tooling of the Type Fixture
SAP Equipment Table/Attributes
Number
Number
Name
Description
Control Characteristics
Control characteristics created within Windchill MPMLink and associated to a part (or to a manufacturing object such as a process plan or an operation) may be published to a distribution target. A certain attribute on the distribution target determines whether or not control characteristics associated to a part (or to a process plan) would be published. For example, with the attribute Publish Control Characteristics when Publishing a Part set to Yes, control characteristics associated to a part would be rendered and sent with the ESI response. Likewise, control characteristics associated to a process plan (or to an operation) would be published when the attribute Publish Control Characteristics when Publishing a Process Plan has a value of Yes. Both these attributes have a value of No by default.
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A control characteristic that is associated to an operation will be published upon publishing the holding process plan, provided the distribution target attribute Publish Control Characteristics when Publishing a Process Plan has a value of Yes; this happens even if the control characteristic is associated to a part as well and the attribute Publish Control Characteristics when Publishing a Part has a value of No.
The following attributes are passed:
Number
Name
Last Changed By
Description
Severity
Version
Model Item Reference
Distribution Targets
The attribute Model Item Reference holds a reference to the model item that is associated to the control characteristic being published.
Several other attributes may get passed as well, depending on the type of the model item. For more information see the Windchill Enterprise Systems Integration Implementation - SAP or the Windchill Enterprise Systems Integration Implementation - Oracle Applications.
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If a model item’s EPM document is not associated to the owner of the holding control characteristic, an attempt to publish the control characteristic results in a failure.
The EAI software components map a control characteristic to an SAP Master Inspection Characteristic (or MIC), and use both the control characteristic and model item attributes for creating the latter in SAP. The attribute Distribution Targets (in the elements Destination and TargetID that appear in the ESI response) identify the distribution target(s) that the EAI software components would communicate with, for creating or changing a Master Inspection Characteristic in SAP.
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Windchill ESI publishes a control characteristic to the same distribution targets as those associated to the holding part or process plan.
The following table shows the mapping of Windchill control characteristic attributes to SAP.
Windchill Control Characteristic Attribute
SAP (QS21) Master Inspection Characteristic Attribute
Additional Information
CC Number
MIC Number
CC Name
MIC Name
Transformed to Name – Plant
Because Name must be unique for each plant.
CC Description
Short text
Severity
Not mapped
Version
Not mapped
Distribution Target /Plant
Plant
Model Item Reference
Qualitative or Quantitative selection
Based on the Model Item Type/subtype and other attributes, Windchill MPMLink decides if the control characteristic is Qualitative or Quantitative.
Model Item Reference / Target Value
Target Value indicator and Target Value
Model Item Reference / Upper Target Value
Upper Specification Limit indicator and Upper Limit
Model Item Reference / Lower Target Value
Lower Specification indicator and Lower Limit
Model Item Reference / No Of Decimal places
Decimal places
Windchill MPMLink API calculates this programmatically based on certain attributes.
Model Item Reference / Unit of Measurement
Msmt Unit
There are some attributes that SAP requires to create or change master inspection characteristics that are not provided by Windchill MPMLink. In these instances, Windchill ESI defaults the values in the EAI software components prior to passing the data to SAP. The following table lists the SAP Master Inspection Characteristic attributes that are defaulted in Windchill ESI, and their default values
SAP Master Inspection Characteristic Attribute
SAP Default Value
Version
000001
Status
Release,
Complete Indicator
Complete Copy Model
Search Field
ESI
Control Indicator
X
The following table shows the mapping of control characteristics associated with a part:
Windchill Attribute
SAP (QS61: Material Specification)
Part Number
Material Number
CC Number
MIC Number
Distribution target / Plant
Plant
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In SAP the association is created as a reference association. This means all modifications are reflected from the actual master data at the MIC.
The following table shows the mapping of control characteristics associated with a process plan operation.
Windchill Attribute
SAP (CA02: Inspection Characteristics)
Additional Information
CC Number
MIC Number, MIC Description and other quantitative values from Model Item referenced attributes like Target Value, Upper Limit, Lower Limit are mapped with this link as well.
Unlike QA61, Operation to MIC associations cannot be created as reference association.
Operation Label
Operation Label of the Operation
Distribution Target /Plant
Plant
These defaults are obtained using the default properties available in the ESIDefaults.properties file used by TIBCO. These values are configurable based on your SAP configurations.
Windchill ESI passes the following information pertaining to associations from Windchill PDMLink to the EAI software components when publishing control characteristics associated to a part, to a process plan or to an operation respectively:
MPMPartQualityLink
MPMProcessQualityLink
MPMOperationQualityLink
Each of the above carries information on the objects that are related. For example, the PartQualityLink element in the ESI response holds the name and number of the part and the associated control characteristic. The OperationQualityLink element carries some additional information, in that it carries the following attributes as well;
Allocation Type
Sampling Amount
Sampling Unit
Frequency
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