Create a material lot assembly relationship

You can create a parent/child relationship between material lots for an assembly.

Procedure

  1. In the navigator, click Workflow > Workflows.
  2. In the Workflows list, select the resource you want to work with.
    Note: A resource must already have been added in order to select it from this list.
  3. In the Displays panel, click Workflow Management > Workflow Editor.
  4. Click the Workflow Editor tab.
  5. Insert an activity:
    • At the workflow level:
      • From the Standard Activities panel, click and drag the activity you want to insert to a drop point.
        Note: Activities can exist only between the presubprocess and postsubprocess.
    • At the subprocess level:
      • Double-click the local subprocess you want to add the activity to.
      • From the Standard Activities panel, click and drag the activity you want to insert to a drop point.
  6. On the activity configuration panel, click Configure Method.
    The Configure Method dialog box appears, displaying a list of the available call method service providers.
  7. Double-click IMaterial to display the list of available call methods.
  8. Click CreateMaterialLot, and then click Finish.
    The input parameters appear in the activity configuration panel.
  9. Configure the input parameters for either the material lot as follows:
    1. Optional: In the Description field, enter identifying information about the material lot.
    2. In the Location field, click the ellipsis button, and then select the equipment instance to associate with the material lot.
    3. In the Material Definition field, click the ellipsis button, and then select the material definition to associate with the material lot.
    4. In the Quantity field, enter the number of material items to create for the lot.
    5. In the Status field, enter the run-time status of the material lot.
    6. In the UoM (Unit of Measure) field, enter the unit of measure for the material lot.
  10. Repeat steps 8-9 to create another material lot.
  11. On the activity configuration panel, click Configure Method.
    The Configure Method dialog box appears, displaying a list of the available call method service providers.
  12. Double-click IMaterial to display the list of available call methods.
  13. Click AddLotToAssembly, and then click Finish.
    The input parameters appear in the activity configuration panel.
  14. Bind the Child Lot ID to a material lot as follows.
    1. In the Child Lot ID field, click the arrow.
      The Select Variable dialog box appears.
    2. Select the return value of the call method you added in step 11, and then click OK.
  15. Bind the Parent Lot ID to a material lot as follows:
    1. In the Parent Lot ID field, click the arrow.
      The Select Variable dialog box appears.
    2. Select the return value of the call method you added in step 11, and then click OK.
  16. Click Save.
  17. Run the workflow, or, on the Test/Debug tab, test the workflow to ensure that your input parameters are configured correctly.