View the initial planning scope

The initial planning scope is represented using an activity containing design, manufacturing, and process elements:

• Activity

  Activities are located in a build element. An activity is a measurable amount of work (for example, assembling all or part of a rudder) associated with a collection of manufacturing and process elements and their related work units. An activity describes the high-level work performed to manufacture the product. On average, you may have 50 activities per build element.

  Note:

  This is a different object type than the activity object found in Teamcenter Manufacturing Process Planner.

• Manufacturing element

  Manufacturing elements are located in an activity. On average you may have 100 manufacturing elements per activity. In the MBOM specific view of the structure, the manufacturing elements contain the associated design components and design features.

• Process element

  Process elements are located in an activity. On average you may have 100 process elements per activity. In the BOP specific view of the structure, the process elements contain the sequence of operations performed in the activity. For example, it contains the sequence of operations to weld two parts together.

Although an administrator defines the initial build elements and activities, these objects can be modified or additional objects added by a senior planner using the Work Unit page in Next Generation Planning.

After you navigate to an activity, the activity page displays with this basic layout:

• View the Effectivity.

• Information tab

  On this tab you can perform the following:

  • Select Overview to view and Edit basic attributes of an activity.

    

  • View and add file attachments.

  • View and add attribute groups.

• Build Strategy tab

  On this tab you can perform the following:

  • View object attributes in the table.

  • Browse the hierarchy of child objects.

  • Open child objects.

  • Delete objects.

• Product Subset tab

  On this tab you can perform the following:

  • Select, define, or recalculate an activity product scope.

  • Navigate the product and feature hierarchy.

  • View the 3D product data.

• Work Unit tab

  On this tab you can perform the following:

  • Create and delete process elements.

  • Create or view a process element diagram.

  • View process element attributes and information.

  • Assign parts and features to process features.

  • View the manufacturing views for a design component.

  • View the child operations.

  • Navigate the product and feature hierarchy.

  • View the 3D product data.

• One step commands: Check Out , Check In , Submit to Workflow , Open Manufacturing View Maker , Pin to Home , Unpin , and Favorites .