Item assembly structures

An item assembly structure is a list of parts and subassemblies that you need to build an item or to define the requirements of a location. Use item assembly structures on rotating items and on items in a kit.

You can copy an item assembly structure. You can use the item assembly structure for an existing item as a template and copy it to another item record. If an existing item assembly structure is like what you need, you can save time when compared with creating another item assembly structure.

Specify the item assembly structure on an item record, and use the parent item number associated with the item assembly structure to identify it. While you can use any item as the top level of an item assembly structure, you can apply an item assembly structure to an asset or to an operating location only if you mark the parent item as a rotating item.

Example of an item assembly structure

A five-horsepower motor and its constituent parts are used in 10 rotating asset subassembly structures in a plant. Rather than specifying the component parts on all 10 asset records, you can create the asset records and copy the five-horsepower motor item assembly structure to each record. The item assembly structure is applied to the asset subassembly structure and/or to the spare part. Similarly, you could copy the same item assembly structure to the 10 operating locations in the plant that require the motor and its parts. You can apply item assembly structures to asset and to location records within those respective applications.



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