Updating the Product Structure of a Manufactured Part

You can change the product structure of a manufactured product, by adding components or removing existing components.

The product structure defines the component parts that are added to a shop order when IFS Cloud build the part.
Note:
If an inventory part was defined before as a part type other than Manufactured, then changed to Manufactured, a product structure header is automatically created. In this case, you need to create yourself the whole product structure.
  1. Go to the page Inventory Part and select the part from the list on the left side.
  2. If needed, you can add information about the manufacturing settings in the Manufacturing tab.
  3. To display the product structure:
    1. Click Part Revisions.
    2. In the list, click the three dots , then Product Structure.
    The components are listed in the Components tab.

  4. To add a new component click New +.
  5. Complete the following fields:
    • Line Item No: the field automatically assigns a number, but you can also do it yourself.
    • Component Part: inventory part used in the BOM structure.
    • Qty per Assembly: quantity used to build the part.
    • Reserve/Issue Method: set to Backflush.
    • Consumption Item: defines if a part is consumed or not consumed.
      Note:
      If the component is defined as an expense part, you can only set it as not consumed.


  6. To remove a component from the product structure, select the component in the list, then click Delete .
  7. To validate the product structure, expand the box Alternate, then click Status > Build.
    The product structure is now set as Buildable. When adding the part in a customer order, it will have the correct components.

  8. If needed, you can keep track of the revisions made to the product structure:
    1. Click Copy Revision.
    2. Update the product structure information if necessary, then click OK.
      A new revision is created. The new product structure is given a revision number.

    3. Update the components, then click Status > Build when finished.
    4. Click Part Revisions in the toolbar to display the revision list.
    5. Click the older revision, then in Phase Out Date, set the date from which the product structure becomes obsolete. This way, it will not be used in the future.