| Generating Assembly OrdersUse the Generate Assembly Orders (tiapl3201m000) session to create assembly orders in Assembly Control for product variants that are present in Assembly Planning. Assembly orders are only created if the following criteria are
met: - The Assembly Status, which appears in the Product Variants (Assembly) (tiapl3500m000)) session, is Open.
- The To Be Deleted check box in the details of the Product Variants (Assembly) (tiapl3500m000) session, is cleared.
- The Planned Offline Date in the Product Variants (Assembly) (tiapl3500m000)) session, falls in the assembly order time fence of the roll-off line. The assembly order time fence is defined per
assembly line, in the details of the Assembly Lines (tiasl1530m000) session.
- The Assembly Line Structure Status of the roll-off
assembly line, which is displayed in the Assembly Lines (tiasl1530m000) session, is Actualized.
The item has the following characteristics: - The item type is Generic.
- The item is Serialized
- The item's item ordering data exists
- The item ordering system is FAS
If you select the data in the current session by zooming to the
related sessions, only those assembly lines, product variants, and generic
items, that meet these criteria can be selected. However, the assembly order
time fence and planned offline date do not influence the selections you can
make. The creation of assembly orders is a complex process, because
many data must be combined. The flow of this process can be outlined as
follows: - Based on the selection of the product variants in the current
session, the product variant structure are generated. Refer to the
online help of the Generate Product Variant Structures (tiapl3210m000) session for a detailed explanation of this process. Note that the product
variant structure is only generated if the External Product Variant Structure check box is
cleared in the details of the Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000) session. If this check box is selected, ERP
Enterprise uses the currently present product variant structure.
- The assembly line structure is initialized in Assembly Control.
The line structure must be determined, because, for each supplying assembly
order, the parent assembly order must be known.
- The line structure is browsed, starting from the end of the
roll-off line to the start of the supplying assembly line. While browsing the line structure, the following data is
registered. First, whether generic sub-items are assembled in another company,
and second, the assembly parts and operations that are related to an engineering module. The first action is used to determine which assembly orders must
be generated. Each company requires his own assembly order. The second action
is used to gather information for the creation of line-station variant (LSVs). This information is taken from the flattened assembly parts and operations, and is
evaluated based on effective dates and units. The required materials and
operations are stored by line station.
- The LSVs are determined and/or created in Assembly Control.
LSVs store the assembly parts and operations that are required for a specific
assembly order by line station. LSVs can be reused, which means that the LSV
can also be used for other assembly orders, if these orders require the same
assembly parts and operations on the line station concerned. This way, the LSVs
reduce unnecessary data and enhance performance.
- The assembly orders are created, starting with the roll-off
line. For each line station an LSO is created, based on the appropriate LSV.
- The AssemblyStatus, which appears in the Product Variants (Assembly) (tiapl3500m000) session, is set to Planned. If the creation of the
assembly orders did not succeed completely, the AssemblyStatus remains Open,
and assembly lines for which no assembly orders were created, are considered
the next time the current session runs.
After the assembly orders are created, a completion report is
created. If errors occurred, the Messages button is enabled, click it to
display the error messages. Click Make Job to add the current session to a job to run the
session in batch mode. Click Generate to start the assembly order generation
process. To check the number of assembly orders generated for a product
variant, you can either open the Assembly Orders (tiasc2502m000) session (filter on product variant). Alternatively, go
to the Product Variants (Assembly) (tiapl3500m000) session, select the product variant and, from
the appropriate menu, click Product Variant - Assembly Lines (Assembly Orders
by Assembly line). Reviewing assembly orders To review the assembly orders, complete these steps in the Assembly Orders (tiasc2502m000) session: Select a previously generated assembly order with the Planned status. Double-click the assembly order and view
the details on the general tab. Some of the critical information that this tab provides
you with is as follows: - Assembly Order Status
- Offsetting Required: If this check box is selected, the line station orders (LSOs) of this assembly order must
be offset. For more information on line station orders, refer to Line station variants and line station orders.
- Item: The end item of the assembly order.
- Serial Number: The serial number of the end item. The
serial number is attached to the order when the order is sequenced.
- Product Variant: A unique configuration or
specification of a configurable item. The specification results from the
configuration process and includes information such as feature options,
company, and assembly line.
- Sell Multiples of Same Configuration: If this check box is selected, a sales order line with this product variant can have an
order quantity greater than one. An assembly order always has an order quantity
of one. More than one assembly order can be required to fulfill one sales order
line.
Click the Planning tab. Some of the critical information
that this tab provides you with is as follows: - Requested Offline Date: The date when work on the
assembly order must be completed.
- Planned Offline Date: The date when work on the order
must be completed.
- Assembly Start Date: The date when work on the
assembly order is planned to start on the assembly line.
Reviewing line-station orders To review line station orders, complete these steps in the Assembly Orders (tiasc2502m000) session: Select an assembly order and click Line Station Orders on the appropriate menu. The Assembly Order - Line Station Orders (tiasc2510m000) session starts. A list of all line-station orders related to your selected
assembly order is displayed. These line station orders are created when your
assembly order is generated. Select a line station order. Click Line Station Variants on the appropriate menu. Use this Line Station Variants (tiasc2520m000) session to view line-station variants (LSVs).
A line-station variant is a device to reduce unnecessary data and enhance
performance. For more information on Line-station variants, refer to Line station variants and line station orders.
Line-station variants are linked to line station orders. Line-station variants hold operation and assembly part
information of a specific line station. The concept of LSVs is based on the reuse of data between
identical assembly orders, which has the following advantages: - Identical operations and materials are stored only once, rather
than for each assembly order.
- Reduced storage of unnecessary data, which leads to enhanced
performance.
For each assembly order and line-station order, the system
checks the materials and operations required for the order. If the materials
and operations required are different from existing LSVs, a new LSV is created. | |