Creating Serial Part—Exercises

Main Exercise

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to learn how to create new parts ready to be used for building template structures and serial structures for IFS/VIM (IFS/Vehicle Information Management). This exercise starts with creating engineering parts that takes place in IFS/PDM-Configuration, but as this is a fundamental part of the total process, this has been included in the IFS/VIM exercise and the engineering parts being created will be used throughout the whole course. 

Create Engineering Part

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to create a new part that can be used in part structures. In the exercises you will register parts for a new simplified nose landing gear (without wheels).

Windows:
Engineering Parts

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

1. Open the Engineering Parts window.
2. Create new part records as shown in the table below. Use your student number as the part number prefix (example 5X32NLG7001 for student 5). Use the Create New Engineering Part wizard to create three of the parts. (Open the wizard by right-clicking on the window and then clicking Create New Part) 

   Part Number	Std. name	Part Desc.	Part Class	Current Revision	UoM	Aft Del Ser Tra	Inv Ser Track	Provide Code	MPL Part
   nX32NLG7001	Assembly	Nose Landing gear	LG	*	PCS	Serial Tracking	Serial Tracking	Buy	Demand
   nX32LEG7004	Assembly	Leg Assy	LG	*	PCS	Serial Tracking	Serial Tracking	Buy	Demand
   nX32AXL7003	Axle	Wheel Axle	LG	*	PCS	Serial Tracking	Serial Tracking	Buy	Demand
   nX32CYL7005	Cylinder	Outer Cylinder	LG	*	PCS	Serial Tracking	Serial Tracking	Buy	Demand
   nX32CYL7007	Cylinder	Inner Cylinder	LG	*	PCS	Serial Tracking	Serial Tracking	Buy	Demand
   nX32SEL7011	Kit	Seal Kit	LG	*	PCS	Not Serial Tracking	Not Serial Tracking	Buy	Demand
   nX32LNK7009	Link	Scissor Link	LG	*	PCS	Not Serial Tracking	Not Serial Tracking	Buy	Demand
   nX32HDF7005	Oil	Hydraulic Fluid	LG	*	l (ltr)	Not Serial Tracking	Not Serial Tracking	Buy	Demand
   nX32WHE7002	Assembly	Wheel Assy	LG	*	PCS	Serial Tracking	Serial Tracking	Buy	Demand
   nX72ENG7010	Engine	Engine	ENG	*	PCS	Serial Tracking	Serial Tracking	Buy	Demand
   nX72COM7013	Compressor	Compressor	ENG	*	PCS	Serial Tracking	Serial Tracking	Buy	Demand

3. To create Inventory Parts select your parts, right-click and then click Create Inventory Part. The Establish As Inventory Part On Site wizard opens. Select your parts and click Next. Select site 91 and then click Finish. The engineering parts are now also inventory parts.
4. Verify that all parts have a revision of *.
5. Select your parts, right-click and click Part Catalog. The Part window opens with your parts available. 
6. Click the Part Manufacturer tab. For each of your parts, enter records for a manufacturer in the top table and a manufacturer part number in the lower table of the tab, using the data shown on the following table. 

Part No	Part Description	Manufacturer No	Manufacturer Part No	Approved
nX32NLG7001	Nose Landing Gear	V53655	S12005	Y
nX32AXL7003	Wheel Axle	V53655	S22005	Y
nX32LEG7004	Leg Assy	V53655	S22100	Y
nX32CYL7005	Outer Cylinder	V53655	S22085	Y
nX32CYL7007	Inner Cylinder	V53655	S22084	Y
nX32LNK7009	Scissor Link	V53655	S22095	Y
nX32SEL7011	Seal Kit	V53655	S22095	Y
nX32HDF7005	Hydraulic Fluid	V53655	S22890	Y
nX32WHE7002	Wheel Assy	V53655	S22891	Y
nX72ENG7010	Engine	V58828	CF600	Y
nX72COM7013	Compressor	V58828	GFH87001	Y

Note: Next you will link the revision * of each part to the manufacturer part number.

7. In the Engineering Parts window, select the records again, right-click, and then click Engineering Part Revision Info. The Engineering Part Revision window will open containing your part revision records. The revisions for each part should be *.
8. For each part revision, click the Manu. Part Revisions tab and enter a record for the manufacturer and manufacturer part number that should be linked to this engineering part revision. Save each record as you create it.

Create Part Revision

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is make a new revision of an existing part number. Revisions of a part are sometimes interchangeable. New revisions can be created from engineering part level or from an existing part revision.

Windows:
Engineering Parts
Engineering Part Revisions
Engineering Part Revision

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

1. Open the Engineering Parts window.
2. Query (F3) for your parts "nX%"
3. Select the record for nX32AXL7003 - Wheel Axle, right-click and then click Create Revision. This opens the Register New Revision wizard.
4. Create a new revision 1 that is a result of a change order. Enter the change order number by directly entering a valid number or by selecting one from the List of Values (click the List button). Important: Do not select the Replace Old Revision check box.
5. Enter a short journal note and press Finish.
6. Verify that the new revision has been created (window should be updated automatically).
7. Select the Inner and Outer Cylinder part records, right-click, and then click Engineering Part Revision Info. The Engineering Part Revision window opens.
8. For each part, right-click and then click Create New Revision to again open the Register New Revision wizard. Create a new revision 1 and enter a short journal note.
9. Open the Engineering Part Revisions window, query for your "nX%" parts and verify that all your parts and their revisions exist.

Supply Serial Part Information

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to supply necessary serial part information for the newly created engineering parts. 

Windows:
Serial Parts

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

1. Open the Serial Parts window.
2. Query (F3) for your nX% parts.
3. Register additional settings for your serial parts as shown in the table below.

Part Number	Part Description	Vehicle Part	Life Limited Part
nX32NLG7001	Nose Landing gear	Not Checked	Not Life Limited
nX32LEG7004	Leg Assy	Not Checked	Not Life Limited
nX32AXL7003	Wheel Axle	Not Checked	Not Life Limited
nX32CYL7005	Outer Cylinder	Not Checked	Not Life Limited
nX32CYL7007	Inner Cylinder	Not Checked	Not Life Limited
nX32WHE7002	Wheel Assy	Not Checked	Not Life Limited
nX72ENG7010	Engine	Not Checked	Not Life Limited
nX72COM7013	Compressor	Not Checked	Life Limited

Set Primary Operational Parameter

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to set the primary operational parameter for each of the newly created serialized parts. 

Windows:
Serial Parts

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

1. Open the Serial Parts window.
2. Query (F3) for your nX% parts.
3. Select your nX% parts in the Serial Parts window right-click, and then click Serial Part.
4. The Serial Part window opens.
5. Click the Operational Parameters tab and enter operational parameter FCYC as the primary operational parameter for each of the parts.
6. For part number nX72COM7013 also make sure that the operational parameter is marked as Life Limit Tracking.

Define Maintenance Group

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to define a maintenance group for each of the newly created serialized parts. 

Windows:
Serial Parts

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

1. Open the Serial Parts window.
2. Query (F3) for your nX% parts.
3. Select your nX% parts in the Serial Parts window right-click, and then click Serial Part.
4. The Serial Part window opens.
5. Click the Maint Group tab and, for each nX% part, enter; 

Maintenance Group	Description	Average Value Rule	Preferred Maintenance Group
nAC	A/C Group n	Manual Average Value	Selected

Supply Operational Parameter Information

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to enter operational parameter information for one of the newly created serialized parts. 

Windows:
Serial Parts

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

1. Open the Serial Part window.
2. Query (F3) for your nX32NLG7001 part.
3. Click the Operational Parameters tab.
4. Create a new record (F5) and enter operational parameter FHR.
5. Save the record (F12).
6. Click the Oper. Param per Maint. Group tab and register additional settings for your serial part as shown in the table below:

   Part Number	Maint Goup	Sorting Code	Oper Param	Max Value	Manual Avg Value
   nX32NLG7001	nAC	1	FCYC	20	150
   nX32NLG7001	nAC	2	FHR	60	300