Replace a Manufacturing Process Step Function PDS Project

Using the Global Project Planning (GPP) wizard, you can replace an approved manufacturing process step function in one or more PDSs with a new manufacturing process step function. When you replace an approved manufacturing process step function using the GPP wizard, the manufacturing process step function is replaced in each instance that it appears as Approved in the PDSs you choose to modify.

The following conditions apply to the Replacing a Manufacturing Process Step Function flow:

  • The approved functions listed as available for replacement in the Approved Function drop-down list include all functions that exist in all the PDSs selected when using the GPP wizard.
  • The new functions available for selection in the New Function drop-down list include all active Functions for the Data Administration > Product Detail Set Maintenance > Manufacturer set up by your data administrator.
  • The approved function will be assigned a Pending Withdrawal status when it is replaced by a new function.
  • A new function added to the PDS will be assigned a Pending Add status. However, the new function will not be replaced if the same function currently resides in the parent detail with a Pending or Approved status.
Note: The procedure below is a continuation of the Update Product Detail Sets project in the GPP wizard. The procedure presented in Creating an Update Product Detail Set Project must be initiated first.
To replace a manufacturing process step function from the Select Action page of the GPP wizard:
  1. Select Replace Manufacturing Process Step Function process flow.
  2. Click Next.
    The Select Manufacturing Process Step Function Parent page appears.
  3. Do the following:
    1. Select the approved function that you want to replace.
    2. Select the new function.
  4. Click Next.
    The Perform Another PDS Action page appears.
  5. Do one of the following:
    • Click Yes to perform another update PDS action.
    • Click No to proceed to the Summary page of the GPP wizard.
  6. Click Next.
    One of the following occurs:
    • If you selected Yes in step 5, you return to the Select Action page of the GPP wizard.
    • If you selected No in step 5, the Summary page opens. Go to step 7.
  7. 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.
    Upon completion, the approved function you chose to replace is assigned a Pending Withdrawal status in the PDS. The new function status in the PDS is Pending Add.
  • To view the project after closing the GPP wizard, click Home > Projects.
  • Click the link for the project you just created to open the Project Attributes page.
  • Navigate to the PDS to view the modified details.