All entries in the interface screen with the import parameter "POS_ATTR" are Smart Materials position attributes that are defined in the BOM module. It is possible to import any attribute from PDS as a Smart Materials position attribute provided the attribute has been created in Smart Materials.
The choice of attributes is flexible; it depends totally on your company specific configuration for Smart Materials (for example, you may decide to store the pressure and temperature of a line). Typical attributes that aid the use of Smart Materials are:
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Required on Site Date (usually not from PDS)
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Line Attributes (Pipe Class, line no, fluid code etc)
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Shop Field indicator (or destination)
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Module Number
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Approval status
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Hold Comment
In this example we have created:
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Member Weight
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Member Surface Area
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Module Number
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Member Category (to distinguish between piece and assembly marks)
Creation of BOM attributes is described in BOM User's Guide.