The Reconcile Inputs shows you CAD data changes that could significantly impact the aPriori cost estimate and lets you determine how to proceed.
This window appears only when:
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A scenario already has been costed in aPriori.
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The values of one or more CAD properties that are mapped to production inputs subsequently change in the CAD file.
Rather than changing the production inputs with the changed data and re-costing the scenario, the Reconcile Inputs dialog indicates that the CAD field value conflicts with the previously-used value for that input. For each field that has changed, you can then decide whether to use the updated value from the CAD file or to continue using the previously specified value.
The Reconcile Inputs dialog also provides some basic validation by informing you if you’ve selected an invalid, either by itself or in the context of other selections. For example, as shown in the following screenshot:
The CAD file had been updated to include a material “ZA6” which was not available in the selected Digital Factory. (Or, if the CAD file had contained a Digital Factory name that didn’t exist in your deployment, it also would be flagged as invalid.) This gives you the opportunity to change your selection. If you click OK when an input is flagged as invalid, aPriori attempts to replace it with a default, or fails to cost. Specifically, it uses a default material from user preferences or the Digital Factory default material, and for other fields, generally, it fails to cost.