Work Instructions Authoring page

Use the Work Instructions Authoring page to review and add to your assembly plan, to enrich text and graphical work instructions for workers on the shop floor, and to capture 2D images from linked 3D geometry as well as product views from Teamcenter Lifecycle Visualization. The page is similar to the Process Planning page, but offers enhanced capabilities for use in a manufacturing environment.

To access the Work Instructions Authoring page, see Navigate to work package planning tasks.

	The Work Instructions Authoring page header lets you jump to: Another work package planning task. Click the tile or text, and then select the task from the resulting list. The work package page, from which you can navigate to primary work package planning tasks. Select the work package icon . The last two sections in the Work Instructions Authoring page header display the work package's root assembly and process (in this example, LGear_upper_gear_support and p), that appear in the Assembly and Process tabs. For more information on these tabs, see below.
	The Work Instructions Authoring work space toolbar lets you: Enable the Show Comparison to: Locate processes, operations, and product reviews affected by change notices Verify MBOM consumption of many parts Review missing-in-source PMI information Use the toolbar with Assembly and Process tab selections to perform various tasks. For more details, see: Improve time management information in operations Check data in and out Run process data validation checks Configure work package structures
	The configuration header lets you review the data configuration for each structure in your work package.
	Using the Assembly and Process tabs. You can select key part, assembly, and process elements to work in the remaining authoring panels. Note Depending on your structure configuration, other tabs may also be available from this panel. The Assembly tab contains the manufacturing bill of management (MBOM) structure. This tab is similar to the Assembly panel in the Process Planning page. The Assembly tab and the PMI Assembly Level tab are synchronized so that selecting an object in the assembly structure displays related product manufacturing information (PMI) in the PMI structure. You can review the MBOM hierarchy and define the BOP skeleton accordingly, as well as perform additional tasks such as: Pack and unpack elements Unpack parts consumed to an operation Verify MBOM consumption of many parts Manage occurrence effectivities on operations and processes The Process tab contains objects that define the manufacturing process: a list of processes made up of one or more operations that you link to components needed to complete those operations, such as parts, assemblies, tools, and resources. The Process tab and the Editor tab are synchronized so that selecting an operation in the process structure selects the same operation in the editor, and vice versa. You can review the process hierarchy and define the process skeleton accordingly, as well as perform additional tasks such as: Edit object properties in Microsoft Excel Regenerate object find number values Resequence or move operations Submit objects to a workflow Preview a process plan in Electronic Work Instructions Assign an operation to a work area
	Using the Editor and PMI Assembly Level tabs, you can author work instructions and review, assign, and visualize PMI information on key part, assembly, and process elements that you select in the Assembly and Process panels. Use the Editor tab to add and edit textual work instructions to processes and operations selected in the Process tab. You can automatically add part, process, and image names using textual markers to increase text consistency and quality. From each operation section on the panel, you can: Add or delete an operation in work instructions Clone processes and operations Manage occurrence effectivities on operations and processes Use the PMI Assembly Level tab to review, display, and consume PMI, such as linear dimensions and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), assigned to parts and assemblies in the Assembly tab. For more information, see PMI.
	The information panel synchronizes with a selected process or operation in the Process tab. You can drag parts from the Assembly tab to the Parts tab to assign them to the selected process or operation. Parts tab. You can perform many of the same tasks as those available from the Assembly tab, plus: Manage occurrence effectivities on operations and processes Find consumed operations from an assembly Find a consumed part that is out of scope Find a consumed part that is within the current scope Locate processes, operations, and product reviews affected by change notices View and analyze consumption status data Resources tab. You can assign classified resources to the selected process or operation. Work Area tab. You can assign or remove the selected process or operation to or from a work area as described in Assign an operation to a work area. Summary tab. You can view and edit process or operation properties such as item description and find number. Files tab. You can attach, remove, download, and replace files to the selected process or operation. You can also share files to Teamcenter Share. Documents tab. You can view web links in an operation outside of Process Planning for ETO. PMI tab. Work with PMI information assigned to the selected process or operation in much the same way as you work with parts assigned to the same elements in the Part tab. From the PMI tab, you can also: Assign or unassign PMI objects to a BOP Examine detailed PMI part information views Review missing-in-source PMI information
	The Viewer panel lets you visualize 3D elements in the Work Instructions Authoring work space.
	You can hide, show, and manipulate 3D graphics, as well as capture 2D images and product views in Visuals panel for use with operations authoring.