Copy Deliverables Structure to Equipment

Explanation

Use this activity to copy deliverables structure to Equipment.

Prerequisites

Object property COPY_TO_MAINTANANCE should have been set to YES, as described here: Set Object Property for enabling the Copy to Equipment or Copy to Asset Design.

Tag numbers or serial information should have been assigned on items, as described here: Assign Tag Numbers on Items.

System Effects

Items defined with tag numbers are created as functional objects.

Items defined with serial information are created as serial objects.

Documents added on lines in in Project Deliverable Navigator/Tags tab will be copied to the object in Equipment.

Window

Project Deliverables Navigator

Related Window Descriptions

Project Deliverables Navigator/General

Procedure

1. Open the Project Deliverables Navigator window and populate it with values.
2. Open the General tab.
3. Select an item to be copied.
4. Right-click and click Copy to Equipment.
5. In the sub menu, select between:

• All items - Copies all items in the project deliverable structure, regardless from where the option is executed.
• From current item - Copies the highlighted item in the tree and its underlying component structure.

6. Click OK.
7. If the copy is done without using a background job, wait until the copy operation releases the window.
8. If the copy is done by using a background job, follow below procedure to review the status.
9. Open the Project Deliverables Navigator/Tags tab.
10. Right-click and click Equipment Object Navigator.
11. Review the created equipment structure in Equipment Object Navigator.

Also notice the following:

• Lines defined with only tag numbers in Project Deliverable Navigator/Tags tab are created as functional objects.
• Lines defined with any serial information in Project Deliverable Navigator/Tags tab are created as serial objects.
• Lines defined with documents in Project Deliverable Navigator/Tags tab are created as equipment objects and added with the same set of documents.
• Equipment objects can now be further processed, as described here: Define Functional Object and Define Serial Object.

Review background job:

1. If the copy is done by using a background job, open Database Background Job window, to monitor the status.
2. Populate the Database Background Job window to find the job.
3. Right-click and then click Show Details.
4. Review information about the job.