Initial Exercises—Manage Master Configuration

Initial Exercises

Purpose: The purpose of these initial exercises is that the instructor will use them for demonstrating the basic functionality when creating new parts and structures to be used in IFS/Vehicle Information Management (IFS/VIM). In this example, we will design a new wheel revision for the 747-900 aircraft series. The exercises cover these sub-processes:

• Create Engineering Part

• Create Part Revision

• Define Serial Part Information

• Define Template Structure

• Define Alternate Part in Template

• Define and Connect Users to an Access Group

• Grant Access Rights to Parts and Serials

Create Engineering Part

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to introduce you to the basic functionality for creating a new engineering part (new rims). 

Prerequisites: Check that these part revisions of existing wheels have been registered in the database:

Windows:
Engineering Parts

Steps: To complete this exercise, perform the following steps.

1. Open the Engineering Parts window.

2. Right-click and then click Create New Part and register a new part using the data in the following table:

   Part No	Part Desc	Rev	Provide Code	Part Class	Std. Name	UoM	Serial Track
   X32RIM7014	Rim half	*	Buy	LG	Assembly	PCS	Y

3. To create an Inventory Part select your part, right click and then click Create Inventory Part. The Establish As Inventory Part On Site wizard opens. Select your part and press Next and then select site 91 and press Finish. The engineering part is now also an inventory part.
4. Select your part, right-click and then click Part Catalog. The Part window opens. The parts you created will be displayed. Click the Part Manufacturer tab and specify the following for the part X32RIM7014. 

Part No	Manufacturer Number	Manufacturer Part Number	Approved
X32RIM7014	V13545	W23456	Y

5. Select the record for the new part, right-click and then click Engineering Part Revision Info. Click the Manu. Part Revisions tab and specify the following for part X32RIM7014, revision *:

   For Part No, Rev	Manufacturer Number	Manufacturer Part Number
   X32RIM7014, *	V13545	W23456

6. Save the information (F12).

Create Part Revision

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to make a new revision A of the wheel assembly.

Windows:
Engineering Parts
Engineering Part Revisions

Steps: To complete this exercise, perform the following steps.

1. Open the Engineering Parts window.
2. Query (F3) for the wheel, part number X32WHE7002.
3. Select the part, right-click and click Create Revision.
4. Create new Revision "A", enter a short journal note and press Finish.
5. Open the Engineering Part Revisions window.
6. Query (F3) for part number X32WHE7002 and verify that the new revision exists.

Define Serial Part Information

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to introduce you to the basic functions of defining necessary serial part information after the serial part has been created in IFS/PDM-Configuration. 

Prerequisites: The previous exercise must have been completed.

Windows:
Serial Parts

Steps: To complete this exercise, perform the following steps.

1. Open the Serial Parts window.
2. Query (F3) for the new rim part, and enter the following additional data:

3. Save the information (F12).
4. Select the record for the part, right-click and then click Serial Part. Click the Operational Parameters tab. Enter the following additional data:

5. Save the information (F12).
6. Click the Maint Group tab. Enter the following additional data:

7. Save the information (F12).
8. Click the Oper. Param per Maint Group tab. Enter the following additional data:

9. Save the information (F12). 

Define Template Structure

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to introduce you to the basic functionality for creating serial structure templates in IFS/VIM. In this example we will create a template for the new wheel.

Prerequisites: The previous exercise must have been completed.

Windows:
Serial Structure Template
Template Structure Navigator

Steps: To complete this exercise, perform the following steps.

1. Open the Serial Structure Template window.
2. Create new a template for part number X32WHE7002, revision A.
3. Specify Part Number X32WHE7002 and Rev A.
4. Save the record (F12).
5. Click the Consist Of tab, create new records and enter the data shown on the following table (you have to enter two separate rows for the rims, each with a different position):

   Part Number	Rev	Part Description	Configured in Separate Template	Minimum Configuration	Quantity
   X32TYR7008	*	Tire	Not Checked	Checked	1
   X32RIM7014	*	Rim half	Not Checked	Checked	2
   X32MNT7003	*	Mounting Kit	Checked	Checked	1

6. Open the Multilevel tab to see the structure of the template. Right-click to move Up and Down in the structure. 
7. Open the Template Structure Navigator window.
8. Query (F3) for Part Number X32WHE7002 - Wheel Assy, Revision A.
9. Open the graphical structure and examine data by clicking on the parts.
10. Right-click, point to Status and then Set Active.

Define Alternate Part in Template

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to show you how to define a template alternate for a template structure. In this exercise, we will define the new revision A of the wheel assembly, to be an alternate in the aircraft's X747-900 revision T. The template alternate will be used as an alternate anywhere the original part appears in the template structure of aircraft X747-900, revision T.

Prerequisites: The previous exercise must have been completed.

Windows:
Serial Structure Template

Steps: To complete this exercise, perform the following steps.

1. Open the Serial Structure Template window.
2. Query (F3) for the part number X747-900, revision T.
3. Click the Alternates tab and then click the Template Alternates tab.
4. Create a new record, and specify the part number X32WHE7002, revision A, as a two-way interchangeable alternate for part number X32WHE7002, revision T.
5. Save the record (F12).

Define and Connect Users to an Access Group 

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to show you how to create the required basic data for access control in IFS/VIM. To establish access control, access groups must be defined. Users will be defined per access group, and the access group will later be defined per template structure and its serials.

Windows:
Establish Access Group

1. Open the Establish Access Group window.
2. Create a new record (F5).
3. Enter the access group ID SYSOWN and a valid description.
4. Save the information (F5). When the new access group is saved, the application owner and the logged on user will automatically become members of the access group. 
5. Create a new record in the table of the window (F5).
6. Enter user VIM.
7. Save the information (F12).

Grant Access Rights on Parts and Serials 

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to show you how to grant (spread) access rights for the parts and serials of a serial structure template. Parts are not access controlled. Access rights are stored on parts and control belonging serials. 

Prerequisites: Requires that the previous exercise has been completed.

Windows:
Serial Structure Template
Template Structure Navigator
Template Part
Template Parts

1. Open the Serial Structure Template window.
2. Query (F3) for the active template part number X747-900 and for the revision value indicated by an asterix (*).
3. Right-click and then click Spread Access Rights to Parts and Serials. The Spread Access Rights to Parts and Serials dialog box opens.
4. In the Select Access Group area, click Grant and select the access group SYSOWN. The Implement For check box will be selected for all the serials belonging to the structure.
5. Click OK.
6. Refresh the data in the Serial Structure Template window. Click the Part Access tab to view the access rights granted for the access group SYSOWN.