| # Update Engineering Relationship (tiedm3220m000) Use this session to change the update method of the relationship with E-items for a number of revision-controlled items. You can define if an item is revision-controlled in the Item - General (tcibd0101s000) session. You can select the E-items and items using a variety of criteria in the Selection Range group box. When you alter the Set Update Method E-Item Relationship to field in the current session, it alters the value of the Update Method E-Item Relation field in the Items - General (tcibd0501m000) session. Note The Update Method E-Item Relationship fields in the Selection Range group box enable you to select E-items by those criteria. If you want to alter those criteria, you must alter the Set Update Method E-Item Relationship to field in the Option box. Related topics Engineering data management summary Engineering items Item Group Group of items with similar characteristics. Each item belongs to a particular item group. The item group is used in combination with the item type to set up item defaults. Item Group Group of items with similar characteristics. Each item belongs to a particular item group. The item group is used in combination with the item type to set up item defaults. Update Method E-Item Relationship Select the range of update methods that you want to change for the selected items. Update E-Item Rel. Select the range of update methods that you want to change for the selected items. From Item In LN, the raw materials, subassemblies, finished products, and tools that can be purchased, stored, manufactured, sold, and so on. An item can also represent a set of items handled as one kit, or exist in multiple product variants. You can also define nonphysical items, which are not held in inventory but can be used to post costs or to invoice services to customers. The following are examples of nonphysical items: Cost items (for example, electricity) Service items Subcontracting services List items (menus/options) To Item In LN, the raw materials, subassemblies, finished products, and tools that can be purchased, stored, manufactured, sold, and so on. An item can also represent a set of items handled as one kit, or exist in multiple product variants. You can also define nonphysical items, which are not held in inventory but can be used to post costs or to invoice services to customers. The following are examples of nonphysical items: Cost items (for example, electricity) Service items Subcontracting services List items (menus/options) From Engineering Item An item in the process of development. You can define multiple revisions of an engineering item. Typically, the most recent revisions are still in a design or test phase, another revision may have been taken into production, and older revisions are obsolete. A normal item can only become revision-controlled when it is copied from the Engineering Data Management module. To Engineering Item An item in the process of development. You can define multiple revisions of an engineering item. Typically, the most recent revisions are still in a design or test phase, another revision may have been taken into production, and older revisions are obsolete. A normal item can only become revision-controlled when it is copied from the Engineering Data Management module. Set Update Method E-Item Relationship to Choose the update method you want to use for the items you have selected. This will alter the value of the Update Method E-Item Relation field in the Items - General (tcibd0501m000) session. Update If this check box is selected, BOM texts that have been recorded in the Generic BOMs (tipcf3110m000) session by component are printed. |