The date and time that the parameters are valid. The parameters are valid up to the effective date of a more recent parameter setting. The current parameter set has no effective date.
Engineering Data Management Parameters (tiedm0100m000)Use this session to define the parameters for the Engineering Data Management module. This session contains:
To view historical settings, double-click one of the historical parameter sets. To view or change the current parameter settings, double-click the set without an effective date that appears at the top of the list. If you make the required changes and save the new parameter set, LN performs the following actions:
Effective Date The date and time that the parameters are valid. The parameters are valid up to the effective date of a more recent parameter setting. The current parameter set has no effective date. Description The description of the parameter set. Number Group for MBC If you define a mass BOM change in the MBC (tiedm3110m000) session, LN generates an order number by using a first free number. The parameter that you enter here determines from which number group the free number is generated. Number Group for MBC The description of the number group used to generate mass BOM changes in EDM. Series for Revision LN uses the series you enter in this field to generate revision numbers for engineering item revisions. Customize Copied Item If this check box is selected, standard items that were copied to project items while an engineering BOM was copied to a production BOM will become project items in the production BOM. The BOM and routing are also copied. If this check box is cleared, an item will remain a standard item when it is copied to a project BOM. PBOM History If this check box is selected, when you copy an EBOM to a PBOM, the old PBOM lines are kept, and the new lines (copied from the EBOM) have new sequence numbers (a subdivision of the position number). If this check box is cleared, the old BOM data will be overwritten. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to BOM history in Engineering Data Management. Manual Revision Numbering If this check box is selected, you can enter the revision number manually when you create new revisions. If this check box is selected, and you finalize an mass BOM change (MBC), take these steps:
Note Do not change this check box when you are already working with revisions to avoid inconsistent revision numbering style. Compare Effective Dates of Revisions in EBOM If this check box is selected, the revision of a component in an EBOM must be the same or older than the revision of the parent item. You cannot enter a component if its revision is newer than the parent's revision. If this check box is cleared, LN skips these checks. If you create EBOM structures top to bottom, that is, if you begin with the main item and then create and add its components, checking the effective dates of revisions can cause problems. Copy to Item when Approval by Production If this check box is selected, if you set a revision of an engineering item to Approved by Production, LN copies the engineering item revision to an item. If this check box is cleared, if you set a revision of an engineering item to Approved by Production, LN does not copy the engineering item revision to an item. To set an engineering item revision to Approved by Production, in the Engineering Item Revision (tiedm1100m000) session, select the revision, and on the appropriate menu, click Approve by Production. Note The revision of an item can only be updated if engineering item relationships exist. Finalize Empty EBOMs This parameter determines whether the PBOM of a production item must be expired when an e-item revision, which has no EBOM defined, is finalized. If this check box is selected, the related PBOM-lines are expired while finalizing. If this check box is cleared, the related PBOM-lines are not changed. Overwrite Item Description and Search Keys When production Items are updated from e-items, this parameter indicates whether Item description and search keys must be overwritten. Note This parameter is only used when the update process is started via Business Objects (PLM integrations). If this check box is selected, the search key and descriptions of the target item are overwritten. If this check box is cleared, the search key and descriptions of the target item are not overwritten. Overwrite Physical Attributes When Production Items are updated from E-Items, this parameter indicates whether Item fields are overwritten. If this check box is selected, these Item fields are overwritten:
If this check box is cleared, the mentioned fields are not overwritten. Copy Item Signal Code If this check box is selected, the item signal code of the e-item can be copied to the standard item during the process of copying the e-item to standard item. Copy Text When production items are updated from e-items, this parameter defines how the Item text field will be influenced. Allowed values:
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