Compare Engineering and Manufacturing Structures
Explanation
This activity is used to view the similarities and differences between an
engineering structure and a manufacturing structure. The top level components of the
engineering
structure and manufacturing structure are displayed at the same time in a split
window. Clicking All populates the tables with the entire
top level of both structures, Equal populates them with the portions of
both structures that are identical, Difference populates them with the portions of
both structures that are different and Tree populates the comparison of
structures in their entirety. The equal and difference comparisons are based on
component parts and quantities per assembly.
Note: You can compare only one level of a structure at a time.
Prerequisites
This activity requires that the structures of the parts be entered.
System Effects
As a result of this activity, you can compare engineering structures with
manufacturing structures.
Window
Compare Engineering Part Revision and Manufacturing Structures
Related Window Descriptions
Compare Engineering Part Revision and Manufacturing Structures
Procedure
- In the Engineering Structure area, select the required part number
in the Part No
field.
- In the Manufacturing Structure area, select the required manufacturing part in the
Part
No field.
- Click All to view all components in both structures. You must visually compare
the structures to see the differences.
- Click Equal to view components that are identical in both structures. To
qualify as identical, the components must be of the same part and have the same
quantities per assembly in the structures. If same part with same quantities per
assembly is displayed in both structures, the number of lines will be matched to
consider as equal.
- Click Difference to view the components that differ in the structures, i.e.,
the components that exist in one structure but not in the other. Some of the
parts that are displayed as different may be the same part with different
quantities per assembly. Some of the parts that are displayed as different if
the same part with same quantities per assembly but different number of lines
appear in both structures.
- Click Tree to view the results from all, equal or difference functions in a
tree structure.