WA allows you to quickly view all products that are
manufactured by an organization in which a specific part pr assembly is used.
For example, if an organization manufactures helicopters in various forms
(commercial, defense, cargo, people carrier, long range, short range) it is likely that
all the types of helicopters may share some common parts.
The Where Used feature of WA displays
the list of products where the selected part is used. This feature can be accessed
using the icon. This feature is available in the following
areas of the software.
Development > BoM Management.
Parts Catalog > Parts Management
This functionality also allows you to copy the values of part attributes
to and from the currently selected part to other instances of this part using the
PUSH and PULL options.
The PUSH and PULL options are displayed according to the current state
of the listed snapshots and the privileges of the logged in user.
Table 1. Push/Pull of Attribute Values
Operation
Description
PULL
Pull the attribute values from the part and snapshot selected
in the Where Used results to the currently
active part.
You can pull the data from another snapshot if you have
permissions to modify the active snapshot and the status of
the snapshot allows modification of the parts.
PUSH
Push the attribute values from the currently active part to
the part and snapshot selected in the Where Used results.
Pushing data from the active part to another snapshot is
allowed only if:
The snapshot is not in an Approved state.
You have write privileges on the product receiving
the data
In the Main Attributes tab or in the list of parts, click the part that
you want to study.
If applicable, the Where Used icon is
enabled.
Click the Where Used icon.
WA will display the results of this check
in a pop up window.
icon. This feature is available in the following
areas of the software.
