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  • Bringing items in through AML package as 'Released'

    Hello all, I am working on importing custom itemtypes to load via AML package as part of new builds. Due to how a customized contextual window displays these items, I need the items to be in a 'Released' state when they are brought in. (The window will…
  • What is the best way to validate whether an item has a parent?

    I'm trying to send an email on promotion to "Released" of Parts when a couple of criteria are met, the parts being of a certain custom classification we've added, and them not being used in another BOM anywhere (i.e. they're top-level Parts being released…
  • Find Associated Life Cycle

    Good day all. How do I find the Life Cycle that is associated with an item? I have a lot of parts that are of ItemType s_Part. The Life Cycle associated to this ItemType is different than the one that is associated with a lot of these parts. I would like…
  • Lifecycle/Workflow Promotion Issue

    Good day all. We are using v11 SP10. I have six DCNs (not OOTB) that were promoted to AUC from Final Review without one of the reviewers voting. According to the history, one of the reviewers promoted to the DCNs. I don't understand how this happened…
  • The Value of a New Point of View

    Creating a painting involves many separate steps and skills. From preparing the canvas or board to receive the medium, to mixing the medium to achieve the correct hue, to the use of different brushes, knives, and brush strokes to achieve different effects…
  • Systems Thinking and The Meaning of Things

    Did you ever wonder why we refer to certain objects with names that don’t really make sense? Things like calling a jet engine blade a “bucket” or having a “dash board” in a car? I’ll explain that later. What really matters is that we all understand what…
  • Systems Thinking – Abstraction is Your Friend

    Some time ago I showed the famous series of Picasso’s bull drawings to our 7-year old granddaughter, Junie. Her verdict? “Picasso got worse with time!” And that’s okay because we interpret things differently depending on what we are looking for. But it…
  • Defining a workflow process and map vs process plan

    Hi If my understanding is correct. a lifecycle is the states an item (be it a part, equipment or document) goes through. The manufacturing process plan is the plan (list of operations and steps) required to realize a part or product. Then what…