Clone operations

If you have authored operations, you can use those operations as templates to clone new operations, and paste duplicate multiple operations at once.

The Copy and Paste commands are available, respectively, from the BOM and BOP toolbars. In Easy Plan, the ability to drag files or objects to other objects works the same way as it does in other applications. For more details on resequencing and moving elements, see Rules for cloning, moving, and resequencing objects in the BOM or the BOP.

Note

When you clone an operation, Teamcenter settings determine whether consumed parts and assigned resources are copied to the new operation. Contact your Teamcenter administrator with questions about cloning rules in your environment.

Procedure

1. Open a work package that contains processes and operations.

2. Under the Work Instructions tab, with the Process tab active, expand the structure.

3. In the Process table, select the operation you want to clone and click Open .

   To clone the operations and add them to the current process, select another operation in the process and click Paste Before or Paste After. Note If you open a separate browser tab, you can use the Paste Before or Paste After commands to clone operations: Into a different process scope. Into a different work package.

   To clone the operations to a different process, select the process and click Paste Into. Note Paste into is only an option when you select a process into which you want to clone operations. If you open a separate browser tab, you can use the Paste into command to clone operations into a different process scope.

   To clone the operations and add them to the same level as a process, select a process in the structure and click Paste Before or Paste After.

4. Click Clone and select Clone Operation .Select one of the following options:

   To clone the operations and add them to the current process, select another operation in the process and click Paste Before or Paste After. Note If you open a separate browser tab, you can use the Paste Before or Paste After commands to clone operations: into a different process scope. into a different work package.

   To clone the operations to a different process, select the process and click Paste Into. Note Paste into is only an option when you select a process into which you want to clone operations. If you open a separate browser tab, you can use the Paste into command to clone operations into a different process scope.

   To clone the operations and add them to the same level as a process, select a process in the structure and click Paste Before or Paste After.

What to do next

Teamcenter Easy Plan clones the operation and adds it to the structure.

Tip

If cloning rules in your environment copy all objects associated with an operation, the Parts and Resources subtabs display objects associated with the cloned operation.