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shindemayur1-Visitor
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April 22, 2019
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What is Part Instance? Why to create Part Instance?

  • April 22, 2019
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 Hello,

 

We have checked the ptc documentation on part Instance, but it not sufficient to understand. 

What is the business use of Part Instance?

If you can help with any example , it will be great help.

 

Most importantly why to create Part Instance?

Thank you.

Best answer by rbhoraskar

Part instance and part configuration is a functionality under configuration management which can be used to do configuration management of Serialized components and BOM.

 

For example:

 

Camera (Serialized product)

 |_ BODY (Serialized part)

 |_Lens (Serialized part)

|_ Sensor  (NON - Serialized part)

 

Where you can have a Configuration of Each item i.e. Camera, BODY, LENS, SENSOR

and Each Item can have instances such as:

 

CAMERA - CAM-SR1000, CAM-SR1001,CAM-SR1001,

BODY - SR1000, SR1001, SR1002

LENS - 70-200mm, 18-200mm, 10-140mm

 

and Every instance may have End OF Life or Maintenance life in the configuration.

 

and once you have all information created you can allocate manage configuration/instances or BOM of a product which has assembled serialized  components 

 

hope this helps ?

 

Rahul

 

 

 

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rbhoraskar14-AlexandriteAnswer
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April 23, 2019

Part instance and part configuration is a functionality under configuration management which can be used to do configuration management of Serialized components and BOM.

 

For example:

 

Camera (Serialized product)

 |_ BODY (Serialized part)

 |_Lens (Serialized part)

|_ Sensor  (NON - Serialized part)

 

Where you can have a Configuration of Each item i.e. Camera, BODY, LENS, SENSOR

and Each Item can have instances such as:

 

CAMERA - CAM-SR1000, CAM-SR1001,CAM-SR1001,

BODY - SR1000, SR1001, SR1002

LENS - 70-200mm, 18-200mm, 10-140mm

 

and Every instance may have End OF Life or Maintenance life in the configuration.

 

and once you have all information created you can allocate manage configuration/instances or BOM of a product which has assembled serialized  components 

 

hope this helps ?

 

Rahul

 

 

 

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    claudedubois1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 9, 2019

    I think the instance is for the trace of a specific product(product instance) and its specific parts (part instance) used.

    It keep all information : product structure with versions, date assembled and the most important, it is independent to the base product, you can add, delete and change the components and keep it as a record of the service of a specific product.

     

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