Before starting
Aletiq allows you to easily track product changes and always know which definition index is used for each manufacturing order.
The product definition file includes the following elements:
💠 CadBOM (parts list) and associated drawings,
💠 eBOM (definition bill of materials) listing the components,
💠 Drawing(s),
💠 Definition documents (e.g., specifications).
PLM principle: after validation, any modification to one of the key elements of the product generates a new revision of the definition (minor or major).
Manage a product definition
Associate a part in the cadBOM
🎯 If your product is created from a part, it is automatically linked to the product parts, but is not directly integrated into the product definition.
Associate a drawing
Drawings are associated with the product definition in the dedicated Drawings tab, allowing for clearer management and explicit separation between:
💠 the 3D CAD definition,
💠 and the 2D drawings (.slddrw, .CATDrawing, .idw, etc.).
Create the eBOM (definition bill of materials)
🎯 The eBOM for the lead product can be generated automatically from the CadBOM, saving significant time, particularly for complex or large assemblies.From the Definition page of the article, in the Product BOM (eBOM) tab, click Edit to modify the eBOM.
Associate documents with a product definition
🎯 Definition documents are those whose changes must be synchronised with those of the article. Thus, any modification to a definition document results in a change to the product definition.
Approve a Product Definition
🎯 To validate a product definition, all elements associated with its index must be validated:
💠 the CadBOM,
💠 the definition documents,
💠 the component definition indexes present in the eBOM.
💡 You can validate the definition using the Validate button at the top right of the page. The validation window allows you to review all the elements to be validated in the definition.
Update a Product Definition
To modify an element of an item definition, you must be in a draft definition.
If the last definition has been validated, you must create a new revision by clicking on ‘New definition’ in the list of definition indexes.
You can then modify all the elements that make up the definition.
Special case of configurable items
A configurable item and its variants share the same definition. When a new definition revision is created for the parent or for one of the variants, it applies to all variants. However, the definition of each variant can be customised:
💠 it is possible to associate a different part variant with each item variant (part variants must be associated with the same configurable part),
💠 it is possible to customise the eBOM for each variant.