Assign occurrences between structures

Procedure

1. Open the source and target structures in companion panes.

2. Configure the source and target appropriately. The root lines of the structures provide the context for assignments.

3. Choose Tools→Link Structures.Teamcenter links the source root and the target root. When these structures are linked, all further assignments into the target from the source create logically equivalent occurrences. The occurrences in the two are associated based on the AbsOccID property (also known as the in-context ID) and the defined properties copied from the source to the target.Note The MEAlignedPropertiestoExcludeFromInitialization preference defines the list of BOM line properties that are not copied to an aligned target occurrence when it is initialized.

4. Rearrange the target for manufacturing purposes. The aligned occurrences and their properties remain linked.Note If you assign a line containing children from the source to the target, only the parent line is given an IDIC. If you remove that parent line from that target, the children move up a level in the hierarchy, but because they do not have an IDIC, they do not show up as a match when running an accountability check between the two structures. Use the MECreateIdInContextforAssignedchildlines preference to specify that Teamcenter assigns an IDIC to the child lines when assigning the parent from the source to the target.

Related Topics

• Reasons for creating an MBOM

• EBOM-MBOM preferences