This activity is used to add a new structure position to a template structure. A structure position can be added to a template structure as a result of an embodied modification or an internal requirement aimed at better control of the template structure by further detailing the configuration. A new structure position can be added to a template structure by using one of the following methods:
When a new structure position added to the template is activated or when an already active structure position is added to an active template, an empty structure position will be created automatically in all serial structures using the template to which the structure position was added. Empty structure positions are used to indicate where expected parts or serials are missing from the serial structure. After you add a structure position to a template, you can install a part or serial into the empty structure position in the serial structure structure that is using the changed template. This can be done by performing the appropriate structure change, e.g., the Install Serial assistant can be used to install a serial into the structure.
Before you can install a new serial into a serial structure, the template structure must be updated with a new structure position. If the new structure position is part of the minimum configuration, and serial structures exist for the template structure, the operational condition for the relevant entries in the serial structure will be changed to Non Operational.
If the Access Control functionality is used, when a new structure position is added to the template structure, the part access will be updated and it will receive access from the template part. When you add a structure position that was previously removed, and disconnected serials exist in the structure, it will keep the serial access received prior to its removal from the template. Therefore, when this structure position is added to a template structure the serial access will be updated. You can view the access groups defined for the part used in the structure position in the Part Access tab found in both the Serial Structure Template and Template Structure Navigator windows.
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Follow this procedure to add a new structure position to an existing template structure:
- Is this part of the Minimum Configuration? - This check box can be selected if you want the new part number and structure position to be included in the minimum configuration of the template.
- Create as separate template? - Select this check box if the new part is to be created as a separate template.
- Grant access to not installed serials? - Select this check box if you want disconnected serials (i.e., the serials for the part numbers that are assigned to the template structure of the new position) to automatically receive the template's access group(s).