Add item element features to a structure

You can add features to any structure (for example, a manufacturing process) as follows:

Procedure

1. Select the BOM line to which you want to attach the feature and choose File→New→Item Element.Teamcenter displays the Item Element dialog box.

2. Select the item element type from the left-hand pane in the dialog box, type a name and description of the feature, then click OK to attach the feature.Optionally, you can select the Open on Create check box and Teamcenter opens the feature immediately. You can also add a feature to a BOM line by copying or cutting the feature from another BOM line and pasting it to the required BOM line. Add connections between BOM lines in the same way as features, choosing the appropriate item element for the connection. To add a revisable connection between two item elements, select the item elements and choose Advanced→Connect. To add a nonrevisable link between two item elements, select the item elements and choose File→New→Non-revisable. To remove a connection or a link, select the item elements and choose Advanced→Disconnect. The following figure shows a feature called CS as a consumed item in the op2 operation of the water_pump_assy_proc process. Because the feature does not have revisions, there is no + sign in its line. Feature (item element) as consumed item in manufacturing process

Note The line assigned for the feature in the process structure carries an occurrence type with a specific meaning, for example, consumed item, workpiece, or resource. Manufacturing Process Management creates a link between the occurrence path of the feature in the product structure and its assigned line in the product structure.