Define Manufacturing Tool Type
Explanation
Use this activity to view, enter, and maintain definitions of manufacturing tool
types. All tool definitions in the Manufacturing Tool
window must be linked to a tool type. This allows you to group tools by similar
characteristics.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites.
System Effects
As a result of this activity:
- You create a manufacturing tool type record.
- Specific tools can be grouped by tool type.
- The tool type is available from the List of Values to link to tools in the
Manufacturing Tool window.
Window
Manufacturing Tool Types
Related Window Descriptions
Manufacturing Tool Types
Procedure
- Open the Manufacturing Tool
Types window.
- Click New.
- In the Tool Type column, enter the name of the tool type you want to create.
- Enter a description of the tool type in the Tool Type Description column.
- Enter any additional notes, if desired, in the Notes column. Double-click
in this field to open the Note Text Editor, to simplify working with larger
amounts of text.
- Save the changes (F12).