The following comparison of functions should help you to decide when to use the structural display and Product Structure Browser respectively.
The structural display is fully integrated into the
Plant Maintenance
(PM) and
Customer Service
(CS) application components. The Product Structure Browser can evaluate objects from different components, including
Materials Management
,
Document Management System
,
Engineering Change Management
,
Production Planning
,
Classification System
,
Plant Maintenance
,
Customer Service
and
Quality Management
.
There are no prerequisites for the structural display. The Product Structure Browser requires a Windows operating system (32 Bit). With other systems, for example, you cannot use the Drag&Drop functions.
Structural Display Can Be Used to:
Display the following objects in the structure: Functional locations, pieces of equipment, bills of material
Display the installed base in which a technical object is used
Create a notification or order from the structural display for a technical object
Display whether measuring points, task lists or maintenance plans exist for a technical object
Product Structure Browser Can Be Used to:
Display the following objects in the structure: Functional locations, pieces of equipment, bills of material, materials, documents, change master records, routings (PP), reference operation sets (PP), classes, characteristics, inspection plans (QM) and material specifications (QM)
Change, move (using Drag&Drop) or copy technical objects
Move objects from other structures into the current structure (using Drag&Drop)
Create new technical objects or build existing technical objects into the structure
Set or reset a deletion flag for technical objects
Deactivate or reactivate technical objects
Display the structure at a particular time
Generate a workflow task for a technical object in the structure
Send technical objects or store them in object folders
Change the display of the structure, for example, using filters
Show and hide the relationships for a technical object to superior and subordinate objects