Copy Serial Structure

Explanation

This activity is used to copy an existing serial structure into a new structure without serial numbers. This function is useful when the serial structure you are building is more similar to an existing serial structure than to the template structure. This could happen if the serial structure uses alternates in many places. When this activity is used, you can select to automatically generate serial numbers for the serials in the copied structure or leave the serial number empty to enter at a later stage.

When a new serial is created, the next level of the serial structure is created automatically with empty structure positions. Empty structure positions, also called Not Installed structure positions, refer to the structure positions where expected serials or parts are missing from the serial structure. When a serial structure is copied to the new serial, the structure positions will be marked as installed, i.e., the Item Installed check box will be selected. Note: If the serial structure you are copying is an incomplete structure containing empty structure positions, these empty structure positions will be copied to the new serial structure as well.

If serial data has been entered into an empty structure position prior to performing this activity, this structure position has become installed and you will not be allowed to copy a serial structure. However, if the structure position is disconnected, i.e., through a part or serial removal, and there are no structural items connected to the new serial, you can then perform the copy of a serial structure.

An alternative to copying a serial structure is to import an entire template structure or level by level. For more information on importing template structures, refer the activity Import Template Structure.

Prerequisites

To perform this activity, the node in the serial structure to copy must have been created.

System Effects

• The serial structure is copied and serial numbers may have been generated depending on your selection.
• You will associate the new serial structure to a template structure which will set the rules for future structure changes.
• All copied structure positions in a serial structure will become installed, and the Item Installed check box will be selected for these records.

Window

Serial Structure Information
Serial Structures

Related Window Descriptions

Copy Structure from Serial
Serial Structure Information
Serial Structure Information/General
Serial Structure Information/Consist Of
Serial Structures

Procedure

1. Open the Serial Structure Information window, and query (F3) for the required serial part.
2. Click the Consist Of tab
3. Select the row that contains the serial structure from which information is to be copied, right-click, and then click Copy Serial Structure. The Copy Structure From Serial dialog box opens.
4. In the Part Number and Serial Number fields, select the part number and serial number for the serial to which the structure is to be copied. Click List in the relevant fields to select valid values.
5. If you want to generate serial numbers for the newly imported serial structure, select the Generate Serial Numbers check box.
6. Select the Generate only for minimum configuration check box if you only want to generate serial numbers for the part of the structure that belongs to the minimum configuration.
7. Click OK.