Creating a Project Product Structure—Exercises

Basic Data Setup

Part Classes 

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to create some part classes for the new engineering parts to be created in the next exercise below.

Windows:
Product Basic Data/Classes

1. If you have not already done so, create two new part classes: XX–PP (Project Produced) and XX–PA (Project Acquired), substituting XX with your name initials.
2. Save each record.

General exercise for Product Basic

Engineering Parts

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to create some engineering parts that will be used as project items in the project product structure.

Windows:
Engineering Parts

If you have not already done so, create the following new engineering parts, as shown below, substituting your initials for XX:

2. Save your changes.

General exercise for Establishing New Part

Required Data

Registering a Delivery Project

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to familiarize you with the data that must be in place before you can do the the exercises below.

1. Register a delivery project at your site.
2. Save your changes.

General exercise for Registering a Delivery Project

Main Exercises

Purpose: The purpose of these exercises is to create a project product structure by adding both the standard planned and project-specific items.

Windows:
Project Product
Project Product/Items
Delivery Projects Project Item
Project Item/Consist Of
Project Item/Multilevel

Prerequisite: If you are doing all the exercises in this course, the exercises below should be performed instead of the main exercises found in the Copying Product Structures from an Existing Delivery Project exercise.

Adding a New Part to the Project Product Structure

1. Open the Project Product window and query for your project XXPD-01.
2. On the Items tab, create a new record.
3. In the Part Number field, enter 20–10XX (Engine 1600) or select it from the List of Values.
4. In the Part Revision field, enter R01.
5. In the MPL Part list, click Demand.
6. Check the value of the Provide Code field. Modify this value, if required.
7. Save your changes.

Registering the Delivery Project's Top Part

1. Open the Delivery Projects window and query for your project XXPD-01.
2. In the Top Part No field, enter part 20–10XX (Engine 1600) to register the top part.
3. In the Top Part Revision field, enter R01. 
4. Save your changes.

Adding Standard Parts into the Structure

1. Open the Project Item window and query for your project XXPD-01.
2. On the Consist Of tab, create a new record.
3. In the Part Number field, enter 20–120 (Cylinder Head 1600).
4. Verify that the part revision is R01.
5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for parts 20–130 (Electric System 1600) and 20–140 (Cooling System 1600). Note that these three parts are standard parts.
6. Save your changes. 
7. Click the Multilevel tab.
8. Review the new project delivery structure.
9. To attempt to copy one level of the standard structure into the delivery project, select part 20–120, right-click and then click Copy Standard Structure - One Level. Because part 20–120, in this case, has only one level, only the One Level option is preferable.
10. Click No to the information message regarding copying of phantom parts. 
11. You will see a message indicating the parts have been inserted.
12. Click OK to the warning prompt regarding insertion of parts. 

Adding Project Items into the Structure

1. Open the Project Product window and query for your project XXPD–01.
2. On the Items tab, create a new record.
3. In the Part Number field, enter part 20–11XX (Engine Block 1600).
4. In the Part Revision field, enter R01.
5. In the MPL Part list, click Demand.
6. Check the value of the Provide Code field. Modify this value, if required.
7. Save your changes.
8. Select the part 20–10XX (Engine 1600) and right-click and then click Project Item to go to this window.
9. Click the Consist Of tab.
10. Connect the part 20–11XX to the project product structure.
11. In the Part No field, enter part 20–11XX and verify that the Project Part check box is selected.
12. Save your changes.
13. Click the Multilevel tab. 
14. Verify that the following project product structure exists: