Run the Synchronize engineering/production process to synchronize an engineering item with the production file to which it is linked. It concerns the engineering item revision selected on the Engineering items form, where necessary including all underlying production files and/or memos, texts and documents.
The items copied and their copy destination depend on the settings in the Synchronize section of the Engineering items form.
You control the time of synchronization. For example, you could synchronize when the engineer has finished the design.
For every line of the engineering BOM, a line is created in the production calculation of the linked production file.
If a part to which the item is to be linked does not exist, it is created automatically during synchronization. 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'.
If an engineering BOM line has already been linked, the data are updated.
If a production calculation line is no longer linked, but is marked as 'External' (created by the engineering link), the line will be deleted.
Memos, texts and documents are copied from:
The engineering item to be synchronized with the linked production file
The engineering item from the engineering BOM to the production calculation
Note: When creating a new engineering item revision, the engineering BOM and any links to a production file with a BOM are copied. Authorized lines are not copied, however. Instead of the authorized lines, new lines will be created the next time the synchronization is performed.
You can choose to synchronize the BOM without creating underlying production files (single-level), or you could choose to synchronize the BOM and create underlying production files when you choose the order code 'Produce in new production file' for the engineering BOM (multi-level). When choosing that option, you should take into account the following:
If at least one stock production file is linked to an engineering item, multi-level synchronization is not possible.
If a production file is linked that has at least one other linked production file in the structure, single-level synchronization is not allowed.
This is the status to be assigned to the production file after synchronization. If a routing is used in the production file, the status specified must exist in that routing. If the status does not exist in the routing, the status will not be changed.
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