1157 Engineering items

The Part type and Order code fields are used:

When auto-creating parts based on an engineering item while synchronizing to part or production file. During synchronization, parts are automatically created based on an engineering item only if the value of the Part coding field on the Engineering form is 'Based on number table' or 'Equal to engineering item code'. The parts created will be assigned the part type and order code specified here.
As the default value for the engineering BOM. Especially the order code is very important for the synchronization with production files, as it controls whether production files are automatically created in the production calculation if a calculation line has a 'Production' origin.

The value of the Engineering item field controls whether and how the engineering item is synchronized with the part or the production file. The value of the BOM field controls whether and how the engineering BOM is synchronized with the part or production calculation.

Possible combinations of the settings are:

	BOM: Do not synchronize	BOM: Engineering is leading (default)
Engineering item: Do not synchronize	The engineering item is not synchronized. This option might be used when the engineer wants to try different models.	The engineering item itself is not synchronized, but the BOM is. This option might be used if a part or production file has already been created and is only waiting for the BOM to be supplied by Engineering.
Engineering item: Engineering is leading (default)	Only the engineering item is synchronized with the part or production file. This option might be used for a purchase part without a BOM. In this case, the default option (Synchronize item and BOM) will have the same result.	Both the engineering item and the BOM are synchronized with the part or production file. This option is the most obvious one.
Engineering item: Engineering is following	Synchronization takes place from the part or production file to the engineering item. Select this combination if the part or the production file has already been specified, and their data are leading, for example in the case of a purchase part with a BOM for which the engineering item exists but no engineering takes place.	Synchronization takes place from the part or the production file to the engineering item, and the BOM is copied from engineering to the part or production file. The part or production file has already been specified, and their data are leading. The BOM is determined by engineering, however.

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