Wire Harness and PCBA Process Groups

The separately licensed aPriori Wire Harness and PCBA Process Groups operate differently than most other cost models which are based on process groups that get their component information either from CAD models or from user-guided input.

The Wire Harness and PCBA process groups consist of special Digital Factories which include modified versions of the Assembly and the User Guided process groups. The components necessary to cost Wire Harnesses and PCBAs (such as Digital Factories, UDAs, customized “macro” files, batch file scripts, and so on.) are not typically shipped with the general aPriori release. Contact aPriori Customer Support to acquire these components.

Before your users can use either of these process groups, somebody must perform the configuration steps documented in this section and in the Digital Factory Administration Guide. This is typically done initially by aP Pro Services and then handed off to Digital Factory and System Administrators at the customer site.

Note:

Depending on the size of your site, the roles of System Administrator and Digital Factory Administrator might be filled by the same person, or by different individual. If you have questions, contact your aP Pro Services representative.

When these configuration steps are completed, users can use the feature as described in the "Wire Harness" and/or “PCBA” chapters of the Cost Model Guide.