aPriori Digital Factory Administration Guide
1 Digital Factory Administration Overview
Introduction to Digital Factories and administration
The Digital Factory Toolset
Using the Search CSL utility
2 Digital Factory Manager
Overview of the Digital Factory Manager
To start the Digital Factory Manager
Managing Digital Factories
Opening a Digital Factory
To open a Digital Factory
Changing a Digital Factory currency and exchange rate version
Creating a new Digital Factory
To create a new Digital Factory
To make a standalone copy of a Digital Factory
Working with Overlay (“Inherited”) Digital Factories
Why use overlay Digital Factories?
To create an overlay Digital Factory
About the Select Base Digital Factories dialog
Overlay Configuration Example
Region-dependent Digital Factory Variables
To determine if a Digital Factory is an overlay
To use the Update to Latest buttons
To push plant variables to descendants
To rename or rebase overlay Digital Factories
Digital Factory Export operations
To export a single Digital Factory
To export multiple Digital Factories
To export site variables
To export processes
To export wage grades
To export Digital Factory Data to Excel
To export Digital Factory Lookup Tables to Excel
To export from the command line
Digital Factory Import operations
To import a single Digital Factory
To import multiple Digital Factories
To import site variables
To import processes
To Import Digital Factory Data from Excel
To Import Digital Factory Lookup Tables from Excel
To import from the command line
Importing a starting point Digital Factory update
To import a starting point Digital Factory update
Deleting a Digital Factory
To delete a Digital Factory
Viewing a Digital Factory change log
To view a Digital Factory change log
Editing Digital Factories
Adding machine and material data
To add a machine
To add or update a machine field
To add a material
To add or update a material field
To add a material stock
To add a tool shop
Creating a new process
Exporting, modifying, and importing processes
Editing Digital Factory data
To edit individual data fields
To edit data in tables
To edit by exporting individual tables to .csv files
To edit by exporting data to Excel
Deleting machine and material data from a Digital Factory
To delete a machine, material type, or material stock from the Navigation pane
To delete a machine, material type, or material stock from the Data pane
Removing tool shops from a Digital Factory
Working with Material Factors
About Material Factors
About the Material Factors Table
Levels of the Tree in the Material Factors Table
Columns of the Material Factors Table
Root Node of the Tree in the Material Factors Table
How aPriori Uses the Material Factors Table During Costing
How aPriori Selects an Adjustment Factor
How aPriori Selects a Purchase Factor
Adding and Editing Factors and Purchase Volumes in the Material Factors Table
Working with wage grades
Managing skill levels
To view the Skill Levels table
To edit a skill level
To add a skill level
To delete a skill level
To delete multiple skill levels
Managing wage grades
To view the Wage Grades table
To edit a wage grade
To add a wage grade
To delete a wage grade
To delete multiple wage grades
Managing wage grade associations
To view the Wage Grade Associations table
To assign wage grades to processes
To assign wage grades to individual machines
Managing Digital Factory cut code data
Assigning material cut codes
Adding a user-defined cut code
Cut code reference listing for metals
Cut code reference listing for plastics
Cut codes by metallurgical category
Cut codes by example metal material and Brinell Hardness values
Cut codes by example plastic material
Cut codes by material trade name
Cut codes by recommended speed and feed
Cut codes by recommended speed and feed, relative to mild steel
3 Process Group Site Variables
Overview of Process Group Site Variables
Site Variable best practices
Site Variable procedures
To start the Process Group Site Variables tool
To edit site variables
To export site variables from a deployment
To import site variables into a deployment
To select a different deployment site
Scenario-specific site variable overrides
4 Deployment Data Administration
Overview of the Deployment Data admin tool
To start the Deployment Data Administration tool
Selecting your deployment site
To select a different deployment site
Managing currency
Selecting the currencies to display
To activate or deactivate a currency
Editing currency data
To create a new currency
To edit currency data
To delete a currency
Saving an exchange rate version
Managing process groups
To display process group data
To set the default facility for a process group
Managing cost taxonomy display names
To display cost taxonomy display names
To change a cost taxonomy display name
Managing default purchase volumes
5 BOM Loader
Working with BOMs and Catalog Parts
To start the BOM Loader
Loading a BOM
To load a BOM
Formatting a BOM
Mapping BOM Loader Headings to the UI and Spreadsheet Reports
BOM Loader assumptions
Using the BOM Loader from the Command Line
To use the bomLoad command
6 Wire Harness and PCBA Digital Factories
Managing Wire Harness and PCBA Digital Factories
Adding or Importing User Defined Attributes
Importing the Wire Harness and/or PCBA Digital Factory
Mapping BOM Loader headings
Creating Wire Harness XML tables
Compiling Component Library Data
If your company provides or compiles the Component Library data
If you use a third-party to compile the Component Library data
Updating the Component Library
To back up your wire harness or PCBA Digital Factory
To export the Component Library lookup tables
To update the Component Library lookup tables
To reimport the Component Library tables
Maintaining the Component Library
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Maintaining the Component Library