Optimize product configuration on the balancing page

During line balancing, you can optimize the balancing of each variant by operation.

Note

With classic variants, you work with the variant condition, and with Product Configurator variants, you work with the variant formula. You use this same procedure to refine the variant condition or formula in your environment.

Procedure

1. If you have not already done so, search for and open a work package and then navigate to the Line Balancing page.

2. Select a station, then select one or more operations and click Open Variant Formula . Within the Variant Formula dialog box:

   Each operation that you selected is a table column.
   
   
   Table cells indicate the status of variant formulas for each operation. A
    check mark in a table cell indicates that a formula is defined for that operation.
   
   
   The variant families or options are listed as table rows.
   
   
   The caret in each column heading opens a drop-down menu with additional
    options for that operation.
   

3. Click Show All Features to expand the Filter column.

4. Click Pin to keep the Variant Formula dialog box open while you work, and then click Start Edit . Easy Plan keeps the Variant Formula dialog box open until you click Unpin or close the dialog box.

5. (Optional) Click inside a table cell to add a variant formula to an operation.

   A check mark is displayed in the table cell.

6. (Optional) Click inside a table cell to remove a variant formula from an operation.

7. Click Save Edits , and click X.

   Process Planning for BTO/BTS/CTO returns to the Balancing page. The Variant Formula column displays defined variant formulas for each operation within the station.

What to do next

Tip

In the Overview section click Product Variant and select a variant family or condition to filter data by the selected product variant. You can also select Weighted to see the weighted time for all product variants.