Configuring the accountability check

Setting up the accountability check

Using the accountability check, you can compare two structures in various ways. You can, for example, ensure all lines in the EBOM structure are assigned to the MBOM structure, or you can compare the product structure and the process structure to ensure that all occurrences of product components and features are used in the process structure as consumed items. You can also compare a set of properties that you specify to see if they match. When running an accountability check, you can compare the entire assembly or only a subassembly to the selected process.

When running the accountability check, it is helpful to have the selection between the Accountability Check Results view and the structure view synchronized—selecting a line in the results view selects the same line in the process view. You can control selection synchronization using the MEExpandToSelection preference. Set it to True if you want a selection on the results pane to select the equivalent line in the BOM. This can be set in the Options dialog box in the Manufacturing pane.