You use this activity to view the material‑specific master data information and related activities on one screen. It provides one activity from which you can view, access, and change the following material‑specific information:
Routings (see Routing)
Operations (see Operation)
BOM (see Bill of Material (BOM))
Assembly points (see Assembly Point (Assemble Components))
Data collections (see Data Collection (DC))
Work instructions (see Work Instruction)
On the Product Workbench screen, enter the name of the material, its version, and retrieve the record.
The configuration data for the current material appears in a tree structure:
Field |
Description |
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Routing |
The production routing associated with the material |
Step ID |
The step ID or sequence number associated with the routing step in the current routing |
Component |
The components consumed at the current routing step |
BOM |
The BOM associated with the current material |
Component |
The component associated with the current BOM |
Alternate Components |
The alternate components associated with the current BOM |
Sequence |
The assembly sequence of the component in the current BOM |
Data Collection |
The data collection attached to the current material, routing, step ID, and operation |
Work Instruction |
The work instruction attached to the current material, routing, step ID, and operation |
To open a new browser of the respective maintenance activity with the site and the definition automatically entered and the record auto retrieved, choose any definition link within the tree structure.
To open the Product Workbench Actions screen, choose Actions.
On the Product Workbench Actions screen, make required settings:
Action |
Description |
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Attach Work Instruction |
Opens the Attachment Maintenance - Work Instruction tab page |
Remove Work Instruction |
Opens the Attachment Maintenance - Work Instruction tab page |
Display Work Instruction |
Opens the Work Instruction Maintenance screen |
Attach Data Collection |
Opens the Attachment Maintenance - Data Collection tab page |
Remove Data Collection |
Opens the Attachment Maintenance - Data Collection tab page |
Print Preview |
Opens the Product Workbench print preview screen. Displays the tree structure totally expanded and formatted for printing. Note It is valid if the material data has been retrieved and displayed. End of the note. |
New Workbench |
Opens the new Product Workbench screen. You can view configuration data about the components that make up a parent material. |