Define Alternate Part Revisions
Explanation
Use this activity to define which revisions of
alternate parts are interchangeable with each other. You can copy lines from
another engineering part revision or from the part catalog, or you can enter lines
manually.
Prerequisites
- The relationship between primary and alternate parts must have been set up on the
Alternate Parts
tab of the Part window.
-
Both the primary and alternate part must have an engineering part
revision.
- IFS/Vehicle Information Management must have been installed.
System Effects
The specified part revisions are allowed to replace
each other in a serial structure.
Windows
Engineering
Part Revision
Related Window Descriptions
Engineering Part Revision
Engineering Part
Revision/Alternate Part Revisions
Procedure
To define which revisions of
alternate parts are interchangeable with each other, perform
one or several of the following
procedures.
Note: The following procedures, when performed using Engineering Part
Navigator/Alternate Part Revisions is relevant for web. For all the
operations in web using this window, click Actions.
Copy alternate parts from another engineering part
revision:
- Open the
Engineering Part Revision
or
Engineering Part
Navigator window and populate it.
- In the Part Number list (or Selected Part
list), select the number of the primary part.
The revision number, part description, and status
automatically appear in the adjacent fields.
- Click the
Alternate Part Revisions tab.
All parts and revisions previously established as valid alternates are shown
in the Alternate Part Number and Alternate Part Revision fields,
respectively.
- Right-click
anywhere on the
Alternate Part Revisions tab and then click Copy
Alternate Parts from Part Revision. A dialog box appears whose title bar
identifies to which primary part the alternate part revision is to be copied
(this is the primary part shown in the header of the main window).
- In the Part Number and Revision fields of the dialog
box, enter the part number and revision, respectively, or select both values
from the List of Values.
- Click OK. The alternate part revision
entered for the primary part is now available on the
Alternate Part Revisions
tab.
Copy alternate parts from the part catalog:
- Open the
Engineering Part Revision
or
Engineering Part
Navigator window and populate it.
- In the Part Number list (or Selected Part
list), select the number of the primary part.
The revision number, part description, and status
automatically appear in the adjacent fields.
- Click the
Alternate Part Revisions tab.
All parts and revisions previously established as valid alternates are shown
in the Alternate Part Number and Alternate Part Revision fields,
respectively.
- To retrieve information from the part catalog
record, right-click and then click Copy
Alternate Parts from Part Catalog. The
Copy Alternate Parts from
Part Catalog dialog box appears, showing the primary part and
revision in the header as well as the alternate part number in the table
below.
- Enter the applicable revision
in the Alternate Part Rev field.
- Click OK. All lines with a defined
revision will be copied to the
Alternate Part Revisions tab
window.
Enter new alternate parts manually:
- Open the
Engineering Part Revision
or
Engineering Part
Navigator window and populate it.
- In the Part Number list (or Selected Part
list), select the number of the primary part.
The revision number, part description, and status
automatically appear in the adjacent fields.
- Click the
Alternate Part Revisions tab.
All parts and revisions previously established as valid alternates are shown
in the Alternate Part Number and Alternate Part Revision fields,
respectively.
- Create a
new record.
- Enter values in the Alternate Part Number and Alternate
Part Revision fields.
- Save the information