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Automatically create processes from a task

If only the schedule exists, you can automatically create a process structure from it.

Procedure

Select the task to which you want to associate a process and choose Tools→Schedule→Detail Task.

Teamcenter displays the Detail Task dialog box.

Select one or more schedule tasks as the source for process creation and click to add them to the Source Tasks list.

You can only select leaf tasks from which to create a process structure.

Do one of the following:

If you want to create the new process under an existing root process, select Create process under and select the root process in its structure view. Click to add the process to the dialog box.

If you want to create root processes for the source tasks, select Create process as new root. When you select this option, Teamcenter does not open the new processes in structure views. You must search for them individually in the database. You can use the entry in the Associated Process column to determine the name of the new process.

Specify the names of the new processes:

If you want the created processes to have the same name as the tasks from which they are created, select Set matching task name.

If you want the new processes to be assigned a number that increases by steps of one, select Set counter number. Start at and specify the starting number. You can combine this option with the next step creating processes with, for example, names such as task1, task2, task3...

Add a text before or after the name or count by selecting the Add prefix or Add suffix box and typing the string.
Click Create.

Results

Teamcenter creates processes for each selected task. If you select an existing process as root, you can see the new processes under this process. The tasks and processes are associated. The names of the associated tasks or processes are displayed in the respective Associated ... columns. You can see these associations by revealing the Associated Tasks column in the structure view or the Associated Processes column in the Schedule Manager view. Additionally, the structure lines contain an additional icon indicating the association.

Symbol	Description
	Process that is associated with a task.
	Task that is associated with a process.