Rule-Based Routing Part

When defining a part for configuration, a rule-based routing part can be associated with the manufactured configured part.

The configured part can use a routing defined for the rule-based part.  This eliminates the need to redefine a routing pertaining to one or more parts, that is identical to a routing defined for an existing part.

Rule-based routing parts should not be confused with standard routing parts.  A standard routing part is used only when standard labor requirements generation methods are used.  A rule-based routing part is used to identify a routing that will be used as a shell by rules for labor requirements generation.  Users can pick and choose operations from the routing for the rule-based routing part to form the routing for a manufactured configured part.  If no rule-based routing is entered, a routing for the configured part must exist.