Synchronization PSM Structure
One important link in the value chain of an enterprise that develops and manufactures products is the interface between product development and manufacturing.
The task of product development is to develop, validate, and document a product in accordance with certain requirements. Once the product has reached a certain level of maturity, the product data (usually consisting of drawings, documents, material records, and parts lists) can be handed over to manufacturing.
When you plan the handover of PSM items into a Production BOM, you have to keep in mind the following: most items can’t be taken 1:1, but have to be changed.
Therefore Product Structure Synchronization could be the solution.
Synchronization
When you start the Synchronization out of the Product Structure, you first have to create a Synchronization Unit. This unit links the PSM and the material BOM.
Synchronization: Reconciliation Workbench
When the Synchronization Unit is defined and you start the synchronization, the next screen shows the Reconciliation Workbench.
Inside the Reconciliation Workbench you can do the following tasks:
Compare the source with the target BOM.
Identify and resolve the conflicts using traffic light indication.
Add new components in the target structure.
Delete outdated components in the target structure.
Use a clipboard to copy or store components for further processing.
Using a Change Number
Initially, the Product Structure was created and transferred to a manufacturing BOM. Some time later you change the Product Structure again, but this time along with a change number.
If you now start synchronization, you can either copy the change number to the BOM or assign a new change number.
This enables you to transfer the different development statuses of the Product Structure to the material BOM.
Guided Structure Synchronization
You can also use the synchronization method between two material BOMs. The following steps, an example, could be executed:
- Create an Engineering BOM using the PLMWebUI.
- Start the synchronization process out of the PLMWebUI screen and create a Synchronization Unit.
- Define the target key for the Production BOM.
- Decide to use a Change number or not.
- Open the Reconciliation Workbench and save the Production BOM.
If there are now changes in both the engineering BOM and the manufacturing BOM, you can synchronize the changes of the engineering BOM to the manufacturing BOM. When you open the Reconciliation Workbench, you are able to resolve the conflicts automatically using a set of rules, or resolve them manually.