Consume a part to an operation

You can select multiple parts for consumption to an operation in a single step.

Prerequisites

You must set the MERelationTypePartsConsumed preference to include all occurrence type values:

• MEConsumed

• MEAssign

• MEAssemble

• MEDisassemble

• MEHandle

• MEOther

• METarget

You must also set the EP_AssignedPartsAreaColumnConfiguration preference to include the value to ImanItemBOPLine.bl.occ_type.

In addition, you must add the MERelationTypePartsConsumed and EP_AssignedPartsAreaColumnConfiguration preferences to the AWC_StartupPreferences in the Teamcenter rich client.

See the Preferences section in the Active Workspace Administration documentation for a description of preferences and how to set them.

Procedure

1. Search for and open an existing work package and then navigate to the Process Planning or Work Instructions page.

2. In the Process panel, expand the process and select an operation.

3. In the Assembly tab, click Show Selected to indicate which lines you want to display in the Viewer panel.

4. On the Assembly subtab, click More and then select Manage Consumption.

Tip Use the Manage Consumption command to review and update the list of highlighted parts in the Viewer while you work.

5. Select a part and click Assign Selection.

Note You can select and assign one or multiple parts to an operation.

Teamcenter Easy Plan assigns the parts to the operation. When you select the operation in the Process table, the assigned parts are displayed in the Parts tab.

6. (Optional) To remove a part from an operation, select the part in the Parts tab, and click Unassign .

7. (Optional) To assign a part to multiple operations, select a part and drag it to the Part subtab for each operation.

In the Show managed consumption list, Teamcenter Easy Plan shows the part as consumed in both operations.