Defining Serial Object for Design Object— Exercises

Basic Data Setup

Creating Design Objects

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to create a design object.

Windows:
Design Object
 Design Objects

  1. Create design objects as follows:
    Class Object ID Description
    Pump Centrifugal PM-444-PA-xxx (where xxx is three digits to create a unique object ID) Pump with serial object

General exercise for Creating a Design Object.

Entering Part

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to show you how to enter parts.

Windows:
Part

  1. Enter parts with part numbers, 1007001 and 1007002, on your own site.

General exercise for Enter Part

Defining Equipment Object Level

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to show you how define the equipment object level.

Windows:
Class

  1. Define the equipment object level with object level Area and serials allowed for the pump centrifugal class.

General exercise for Defining Equipment Object Type and Level

Main Exercise

Purpose: In these exercises you will add serial part information to, and change the design status of, the design object in IFS Asset Design. This will create a serial object and connect that serial object to an equipment object in IFS/Equipment. A second serial object will also be created and connected to an equipment object.

Windows:
Design Object
 Design Objects
Serial Objects

Adding Serial Part Information to the Design Object

  1. Open the Design Object and search for the the object with object ID, PM-444-PA-xxx, that you created in the previous exercise.
  2. In the Part Number field, click the List of Values to select the part number 1007002. 
  3. In the Serial Number field, enter a unique value. Click the List of Values which is populated with valid serial number values. Examine these values, close the List of Values, and manually enter an unique value in the Serial Number field (e.g., 004).
  4. Click Save to save these values on the design object and create a serial object ID. The system-generated value inserted in the Serial Object ID field is the part number value concatenated with the serial number value (e.g., 1007002-004). The value inserted alongside the Part Number is the part number's description which appears in the Serial Part Description field on the Design Objects window.

Note: This serial part information is saved on the design part and exists only in IFS/Asset Design. A serial object will be created in the next exercise using this serial part information.

Creating the Serial Object and the Equipment Object Structure

  1. On the Design Object window, right-click on the design object from the previous exercise, click Status, and then click Set Completed to change the design status from Under Design to Completed. The following events occur:
  1. Locate the pump object in a tree view on the business object explorer and expand it's node. Select the equipment object displayed in the pump's structure, right click and click Serial Objects to open the Serial Objects window. Connected to this equipment object is the serial object.

Note: You can view the serial part information in the Part Serial window. The history for this particular serial part can be found in Part Serial History window.

Creating and Connecting a Serial Object to an Existing Equipment Object

  1. Open the Design Object window and search for the pump object created in the first exercise.
  2. Right-click on the design object, click Status, and then click Set Redesign.
  3. Remove the values from the Serial Object ID, Part Number, and Serial Number fields.
  4. Click Save.
  5. Enter the value 1007001 in the Part Number field.
  6. In the Serial Number field, you will enter a unique value. Click the List of Values which is populated with valid serial number values. Examine these values, close the List of Values, and manually enter an unique value in the Serial Number field (e.g., 009).
  7. Click Save. A system-generated value is inserted in the Serial Object ID field. The part's description will also appear into the Part Number field. 
  8. Right-click on the design object, click Status, and then click Set Completed to change the design status from Redesign to Completed. The following events occur:
  1. Locate the pump object in a tree view on the business object explorer and expand it's node. Select the equipment object displayed in the pump's structure, right click and click Serial Objects to open the Serial Objects window. Connected to this equipment object are two serial objects.

Note: During the redesign of a design object, a new serial object may be attached to the equipment object. The old serial object would need to be removed manually from IFS/Equipment because IFS/Asset Design can only create the serial object and connect it to the equipment object. IFS/Asset Design cannot replace a serial object connected to an equipment object.