NATO Commercial and Government Entities—Key Exercise

Main Exercise

Purpose: The purpose of these exercises is to define your own NATO Commercial and Government Entity (NCAGE), and connect a valid object to the NCAGE.

Create NCAGE

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to learn how to create an NCAGE for the manufacturer General Electric. 

Windows:
NATO Commercial and Government Entities

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

1. Open the NATO Commercial and Government Entities window.
2. Create a new record specifying the NCAGE code n0000.
3. Enter the NCAGE description.
4. If the NCAGE itself is non-unique, enter the country code. You can use the List of Values (F8).
5. If this is an American NCAGE, check the US Entity field.
6. If required, enter text in the Information field.
7. Save the information (F12).

Connect Manufacturer to NCAGE

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to connect a manufacturer to your created NCAGE.

Windows:
Manufacturers
NATO Commercial and Government Entities

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

1. Open the Manufacturers window.
2. Create a new manufacturer specifying the identity nGE and the name General Electric.
3. Save the information (F12)
4. Select the manufacturer and then click the Attachments panel.
5. Click NATO Commercial and Government Entity.
6. Right-click on the field and then click New. The New NATO Commercial and Government Entity dialog box opens.
7. Enter your NCAGE ID.
8. Click OK.
9. To verify, right-click on the connected NCAGE and then click NATO Commercial and Government Entity.
10. Click the Connected Objects tab, and check whether the manufacturer has been connected correctly.