Using the
Global Project Planning (GPP) wizard, you can add a manufacturer to selected PDS functions.
Table 1. Rules Determining the PDS Details Available for Selection
| PDS details
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Rules for available selections
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| Functions
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Approved functions that are common among the PDSs previously selected in the project.
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| Manufacturers
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- Manufacturers with an active association with each of the selected functions in
Data Administration | Product Detail Set Maintenance | Manufacturer Values.
- Manufacturers that do not already exist as a pending or approved manufacturer for any of the selected functions.
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Note: This procedure is a continuation of the
Update Product Details Sets project in the
GPP wizard. The procedure presented in
Creating an Update Product Detail Set Project must be initiated first, followed by initiating
Adding a Manufacturer PDS Project.
To add a PDS manufacturing manufacturer:
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On the
Select Flow page of the
GPP wizard, select
Add PDS Function Manufacturer.
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Click
Next.
The
Parent Entities page opens.
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On the
Parent Entities page, do the following:
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Select one or more functions.
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Select a manufacturer to apply to the selected functions.
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Click
Next.
The
Perform Another PDS Action page opens.
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On the
Perform Another PDS Action page, do one of the following:
- Click
Yes to perform another PDS action.
- Click
No to proceed to the
Summary page of the
GPP wizard.
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Click
Next.
One of the following occurs:
- If you selected
Yes in step 5, you return to the
Select Action page in the
GPP wizard.
- If you selected no in step 5, the
Summary page opens. Proceed to step 7.
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On the
Summary page, do one of the following:
- Select the project link on the
Summary page to review the new project you created.
- Click
Finish. You are returned to the view from which you invoked the
GPP wizard.
In the PDS tree, the added manufacturer appears as a child node of the PDS manufacturing function node. The status of the added manufacturer is
Pending Add and is displayed in parentheses after the name of the manufacturer.