Define Alternate Parts in a Template Structure

Explanation

This activity is used to define an alternate part and its structure in a template structure. The defined alternate part will be the valid alternate for the selected installed part in the structure. Note: The installed part does not necessarily have to be the prime part of the selected template structure. When you define a template alternate, the following will take place in the system:

If access control is established for the template structure, the defined alternate part, the structure to which it belongs, and all the sub parts in the selected structure will receive access from the template part level on which the alternate part and its structure was created. When an alternate part and its structure is removed, the access for the alternate will be removed, provided that the alternate part does not exist elsewhere in the structure as a serial or an alternate part.

Alternatively, if access rights are distributed to a template part after the alternate and belonging structure is defined, the alternate part and its structure will be updated with the distributed access groups.

Prerequisites

System Effects

Interchangeability Rule Description
One Way Interchangeable An alternate will automatically be created that is Not Fully Interchangeable in Part/Alternate Parts and in Engineering Part Revision/Alternate Part Revisions.
Two Way Interchangeable Will result in a Fully Interchangeable alternate in Part/Alternate Parts and in Engineering Part Revision/Alternate Part Revisions.
Not Interchangeable Nothing will be created in Part/Alternate Parts or in Engineering Part Revision/Alternate Part Revisions.
Interchangeable as a Set Same as One Way Interchangeable.
Qualified Interchangeable Same as Two Way Interchangeable, but the alternate must be approved before the structure can be set to status Operational. For more information, view the online help file, Approve or Reject Structure Change.

Window

Serial Structure Template
Template Structure Navigator
Template Alternates

Related Window Descriptions

Serial Structure Template/Alternates/Template Alternates
Template Structure Navigator/Alternates/Template Alternates

Part/Alternate Parts
Engineering Part Revision/Alternate Part Revisions

Configuration Basic Data/Interchangeability Code

Procedure

Use this procedure to define a template alternate and the structure to which it belongs, for a part installed in the selected template structure.

  1. Open one of the following windows, and query (F3) for the part for which you want to register a template alternate.
  1. Click the Alternates tab and then click the Template Alternates sub-tab. Note: This step can be excluded for the Template Alternates window.
  2. Create a new record (F5).

Note: In the Template Alternates window, you must enter a value for the Template Part Number field. Use the List of Values to select the template structure in which the alternate is to be installed.

  1. In the Installed Part Number field, enter a value for the part, for which the template alternate an its structure is been defined. Use the List of Values to select a value.
  2. Enter the interchangeability code for the alternate part in the Interchangeability Code field. If you select the Qualified Interchangeable interchangeability code, it is recommended to enter a value in the Approval Template field.
  3. In the Alternate Part Number field, enter the part number for the alternate part.
  4. Save the record (F12).