Designs Table¶
The Designs table lists individual designs with unrecognized savings potential. Use it to review designs, open them in aP Design for detailed analysis, and add them to a project.
The table is sorted by Cost Optimization (largest to smallest) on initial load. Click any column header to re-sort.
The table shows up to 5,000 rows. If your dataset contains more designs, apply filters to narrow the results.
Table Columns¶
| Column | Tab | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Designs | All Data, Top 50 Designs | The design name, linked to the design in aP Design. Click to open the design and review costing details. |
| Final Scenario Name | All Data, Top 50 Designs | The name of the final costing scenario associated with the design. |
| Group | All Data | The user group of the designer. |
| Process Group | All Data | The process group of the final costing scenario. |
| Material | All Data | The material used in the final costing scenario. |
| Annual Volume | All Data, Top 50 Designs | The annual production volume for the design. |
| Base PPC | All Data, Top 50 Designs | The piece part cost of the initial (base) costing scenario. |
| Final PPC | All Data, Top 50 Designs | The piece part cost of the final costing scenario. |
| % Change | All Data, Top 50 Designs | The percentage change from Base PPC to Final PPC. Shown as an absolute value. |
| Cost Optimization | All Data, Top 50 Designs | The total potential savings: (Base PPC − Final PPC) × Annual Volume. A negative value means costs increased from the base to the final iteration. |
| Action | All Data, Top 50 Designs | Link to add the design to a project in aP Design. |
If multiple designs share the same name but have different design IDs, they each appear as a separate row.
Open a Design in aP Design¶
Click the design name in the Designs column to open that design in aP Design. This allows you to review the costing scenarios and understand the source of the potential savings.
Add a Design to a Project¶
Adding a design to a project means it will appear in the Value Realization Dashboard and will no longer appear in Value Discovery.
To add a design to a project:
- In the Action column, click Add to Project for the design you want to add.
- The Add to Project dialog opens in aP Design.
- Select or create a project, then confirm.
Filter the table
Use filters to narrow the list before reviewing designs. Filtering by Process Group, Material Type, or Optimization Range helps you focus on the highest-value designs for a specific area.
Interaction¶
- Click a design name in Designs to open it in aP Design.
- Click a value in Group, Process Group, or Material to filter the dashboard by that value. To remove the filter, click the filter tag at the top of the dashboard.
- Click Add to Project in the Action column to add a design to a project.
- Select to sort by column.
- Use and to sort ascending and descending.