Copy Part Data
Explanation
This activity is used to copy part information from one part to another.
This may be useful for copying part information in many instances. For example,
you might be sourcing parts with similar specifications produced by several
different manufacturers. In this instance, you can use the
Copy Part dialog to copy
everything, except the manufacturer data, and create new parts. It can also
be used to copy a group of parts to one or several sites in one execution
and by that reduce time for setting up part data on those sites.
Notes:
- It is possible to copy information within the same site or between
different sites or several sites at the same time utilizing the Site
Cluster feature.
- You can copy the information onto new or existing parts. The original
part (From Part) is specified in the From Part No field, and the
part onto which you are copying (To Part) is entered in the To Part No
field.
- You can choose to copy multiple parts via a Part Copy Group and
duplicate the same parts to a site or multiple sites at once using the
Site Cluster feature.
- You can effectively use the
Copy Part dialog
to specify exactly which information it is that you want to copy. This information
is specified right down to the tabs of part page, and is listed out in the
Part Information to Copy field. By default, the options in the
Enabled column would be selected for most of the part information.
- There are certain features that ensure the effectiveness of the copying
process:
- If the part to be copied is one that already exists, certain information
to be copied might already be available on its records. This existing
part information will not be replaced by the part information to be
copied from the From Part. To keep check of such situations, you can
select the Cancel if Copy Exist option against required part
information; the entire copying process will be halted, and you will
be informed that this information already exists.
Note: If you don't
select the Cancel if Copy Exist option, the copying process will
simply continue. Though existing part information will still not be
overwritten, but you will not be informed of the discrepancy.
- Certain part information selected in the Part Information to
Copy column might not sometimes exist in the From Part. To keep
check of such situations you can select the Cancel if Original is
Missing options against the relevant part information.
- If you had used the Copy Part dialog, the Enabled
option will be selected for the part information that you copied last.
- If you had not used the
Copy Part dialog
before, the Enabled option will be selected for a standard set of
part information (which can also be obtained by clicking Default).
- If you want the selected information to be copied as a background job,
select the Background Job option.
Prerequisites
- Part information to be copied should exist in the From Part records.
- Part information to be copied should not already exist in To Part records.
- If the To Part is new (i.e., if the part does not exist, and needs to
be created during the copying process), all of the Enabled option
against the part catalog information must be selected.
System Effects
- If you have not selected an existing part in the To Part No field,
a new part will be created.
- Selected part information will be copied.
- If the planner is blocked for use, the planner will be fetched from
the default value specified in the
Sites per User
tab.