Purpose
This section explains how to create and verify commodity geometric relations. Geometric tables containing the dimensional data of a component must be linked with the commodity code to make them available for ident creation. For this exercise, we use the existing geometric P_BI_1NPS_1SCH, which is defined with nominal size and schedule as input attributes.
Exercise
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Open the S.40.12 Commodity Geometrics screen from the Smart Reference Data > S.40 Geometric menu branch. The screen opens in input mode; the mandatory fields are displayed with a green background.
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Click the Enter Query button to change to query mode.
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Enter P_BI_1NPS_1SCH in the Geometric field or select it from the LOV using the List of Values button.
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Click the Run Query button to display the selected geometric table.
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Click the Next Block button or double-click the geometric name to open Window 2, which displays the details of the selected geometric table.
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Close the screen by selecting File > Close All from the main menu.
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Open the S.40.21 Geometric Rules screen from the Smart Reference Data > S.40 Geometric menu branch. The screen opens in input mode; the mandatory fields are displayed with a green background.
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Click the Enter Query button to change to query mode.
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Enter BE9L in the Rule field or select it from the LOV using the List of Values button.
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Click the Run Query button to display the selected geometric rule with its details.
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Click in the Group field in the second (Geometric Rule Definitions) block. This block is used to define rules for creating the commodity geometric relations.
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When the definition is complete, click the Save button to save the changes.
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Click the button to create the commodity geometric relation based on the defined rule. You can view the result on the S.40.22 screen.
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Close the screen by selecting File > Close All from the main menu.
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Open S.40.22 Commodity Geometric Relations screen from the Smart Reference Data > S.40 Geometric menu branch. The screen opens in query mode; the queryable fields are displayed with a yellow background.
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Query for the group B in the first (Commodity Groups) block. This will display all related parts in the second block.
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Now query for the part E9L in the second (Commodity Parts) block.
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Click the Next Block button to open Window 2, which displays all commodity codes associated with the selected part, and its commodity geometric relations.
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Click the Enter Query button and enter the commodity code BE9LABMBEACLAAP in the Commodity Code field
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Click the Run Query button to display the commodity code with its relations. All geometrics with the Ident? check box selected are available for building idents.
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Close the screen by selecting File > Close All from the main menu.