I-PROCESSTM Demo Script
-- Engineering Change Order
Experience
firsthand the ease of use and functionality of I-PROCESS !!
Note:
Click on the Launch button below, a new window will open so that you can run
I-PROCESS in one window at the same time you view the demo script in another.
All
commands and user input are shown in red underlined.
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Note: if you want to repeat this demo, you'll need to click the Launch
button above
(rather than just sign out/sign in, because the Launch does a proper
reinitialization of the database). You have the option of either
repeating from scratch or restarting from a partially completed session.
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Login and Welcome
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sign in as...
username = joe.engineer, password =
joe |
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click
initiate EC under the user menu |
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Initiate an
Engineering Change (EC)
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set attributes
to... Change Type = Type III - Form,Fit,Function...
Business Unit = Monitoring |
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type in a
description such as "change component to reflect
new standard" |
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continue |
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Specify a Replacement Part
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in the document number
field, enter "1" and click
find (you are launching a search into the
site's MRP/ERP system to find that part) |
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select part
121-4578 (click the hyperlink under the
"doc no." column, this will then
write the part's information into the form fields) |
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set document type
to Assembly Drawing |
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describe change
as, e.g. "replace part for new standards"
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click
add (this adds the part to the documents
affected table) |
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Change the Bill of Material
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click the
object editor (BOM) icon hyperlink
in the data line under the
"documents affected" section |
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a pop-up appears
for the components in the assembly (clicking the BOM icon the first time
launches a search of a customer's data, e.g. ERP/MRP, system for BOM items.
When items are found, they are written to the I-PROCESS database and thus a
snapshot of the BOM is preserved and ready to be edited.) |
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remove the third
item cable by checking its checkbox
... and clicking
delete |
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add a new part by
clicking add...- enter new part
information: qty = 1, part no =
1... click Find,
select part no 160-3051 in the doc no.
column..., rev =
1,...
and click add in the add new item area |
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Close Window
(no more items to add) |
Add a File
(optional) -- Note: Do not upload any
confidential data as it will be accessible by other I-PROCESS demo users.
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under the
TO BE column, click the File
Allowed icon  |
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browse to some sample file on your hard
drive (in real life, this would be a drawing, model or text file that
clarifies the desired engineering change) |
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(Note: the
companion I-FIND product could be used at this point to conveniently search
and access files from all the leading CAD systems) |
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click
add (wait for upload to complete) |
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click the icon under TO BE (icon will vary
based on document type) to view the file (will open in a new
browser window) |
Submit the EC
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back on the window initiate EC, click continue |
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a review of all
information is presented to the user - you may at this point edit the first
two steps, if you like, or... |
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click
submit to set the EC process in motion
(emails at this point go out to all affected users) |
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a confirmation
page appears informing you that your process has been submitted, and which
people were notified |
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click the link at
the bottom of the e-mail list to view the process
folder (view EC 1) |
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Preview the Remaining Steps in
the Process
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The site process
administrator has pre-defined the steps involved in processing this type of
engineering change (a function of the Change Type and Business Unit selected
above). For this example the steps are Create (the EC), Pre-Approval,
Board Review, and Implement. The Create and Implement steps are
"action" steps requiring certain activities to be performed while the
Pre-Approval and Board Review steps are "approval" steps requiring defined
individuals to either approve or reject the engineering change. |
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Under Process
Status, click the plus sign
to show detailed status of the process |
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Under the Routing list, click all the plus signs
to open each process step... now you're
viewing the progress of the "engineering change folder" -- look over the
various steps and see the next users that will sign on and continue the EC
process. |
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sign out of joe.engineer (upper right hand
corner)... and we'll next start logging in as the other process participants |
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Pre-Approval
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username =
frank.johnson, password =
moxy (Frank is Engineering Manager) |
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under Active, In
Process folders... (if needed) expand out
Folders in which you have an open item:...
click the newly created process, e.g. EC 1
(your folder number may vary) |
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here, Frank may
wish to quickly check data related to the change... e.g. expand
Tasks and Documents Affected
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open
object details for the assembly drawing |
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click on the
object editor icon
to view the edited BOM...
Close Window |
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click on the TO BE
document that was uploaded by Joe |
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click
approve (upper right)... enter the authentication code =
moxy... approve
(note that the Pre-Approval tile is now shown as complete) |
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sign out |
Board Review
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username =
hank.cordt, password =
moxy (Hank is from Manufacturing)... open
the EC 1 folder as
above, and then approve (for demo
purposes, all users have the same password and authentication code) -- (note
the progress bar for the Board Review is now half complete)...
sign out |
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username =
karen.brown, password =
moxy... open the
EC 1 folder as above
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(note that Karen was "invited" to
comment on the EC (noted by the inv: in front of her name in the
Routing list), but there is no Approve button for Karen. The
process merely tracks her as having viewed the folder, but her signoff is
not required) |
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comment... type
something like "this looks fine to me"...
add comment |
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sign out |
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username =
sophie.franks, password =
moxy (Sophie is from Purchasing)... open
the EC 1 folder as above...
approve... sign
out |
Implementation
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username =
cheryl.rogers, password =
moxy... open the
EC 1 folder as above |
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expand the
Tasks and Documents Affected section (note that there
are three tasks assigned to Cheryl as part of the Implement process step) |
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click
on the clipboard sign-off
under the status column... for each task that
Cheryl is assigned (update flowcharts, electronic docs, BOM), make sure the
box is checked ... then pull down
closed, auth code =
moxy... submit |
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once her tasks are finished, the process step Implementation is automatically noted as
complete and turns goes gray... and the process is moved to the archive
state. All process steps, data and decisions are preserved. |
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sign out |
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Administration -- Add a Process
Step
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username =
andy.admin, password =
andy... note that Andy has an additional
admin menu (in the left menu bar) including... mosaic assignment matrix, process variables
settings, user management |
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click
mosaic assignment matrix from the admin
menu... we now see that a matrix has been established for the process
variables, for our demo company, namely 3 Business Units and 4 Change
Types... at this point, all cells in the matrix instance the same process
"1" as was followed in above (Create, Pre-Approval, Board Review, Implement) |
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click the
cell in row 2 and column B of the matrix
(i.e. Monitoring business unit, Type II change type) |
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edit just this instance (rather than
editing process "1", we will be evolving a process "2" that applies only to
cell 2B)... note that our process edit will apply only to newly initiated
activities... processes already archived (as was our demo above) or
currently underway are not altered. |
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as a view to what
has been configured for each original process step
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click on the Create
box... cancel |
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repeat for the
Pre-Approval,
Board Review, and Implement boxes |
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click on
insert below the Implement box
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enter tile name = "Final
Sign-off" |
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pull down tile type =
Approval |
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insert |
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click on the
yellow Final Sign-off box... now we'll
specify how various people participate in this task
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add signature... role =
Exec Mgt... pull down name =
gary.smith... add |
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click
OK near the top the the window |
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note that fully
defined process boxes are colored green |
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enter "Change
incl Final Sign-off" for mosaic name...
save settings |
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click
mosaic assignment matrix from the admin
menu... we now see that process "2" is defined and applicable to cell 2B of
the matrix |
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check this by
initiating a dummy change order
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from the left menu
bar, initiate EC |
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set attributes
to... Change Type = Type II - Component/Process...
Business Unit = Monitoring... enter "checking"
in description...
continue |
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on the step 2
form... continue |
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on the step 3
form... submit |
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view process folder 2
(your number may vary)...
we now see the new Final Sign-off stage of the process |
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sign out |
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