Manage changes to a production control job

You can view and assess the impact of changes caused by importing new or revised drawings or bills of materials into Tekla PowerFab.

Before the actual import, you can view a summary of changes and decide to accept the changes, reject them, or save them for later.

When the changes are saved for later, they are put on hold so that another person can review them and decide on the appropriate action. When a drawing is on hold, it cannot be worked on until the change has been reviewed and processed.

Import changes to a production control job

Go to File > Import.

The Import dialog box opens.
In the navigation tree on the left, select Production Control and the file type that you want to import.
To select the file, click the ellipsis button (…) and select the file you want to import.
Click Open.
Click Import.

Tip: You can also click Test Import, which simulates the import process and checks for issues but does not actually import any material.

The Production Control Job Edit dialog box opens.
In Job #, type the name of the job you want to update.
Click Save.

The Import dialog box opens.
Select the desired option and click OK.
Click Yes to confirm.

The Import log and Change Summary dialog boxes open.

View the summary of revisions

When you are importing files, and revisions are found, the Change Summary dialog box opens.

(1) Navigation tree: You can narrow down the list of items shown.

Object Type: Assembly (default), Drawing, All
Change Type: Update (default), Addition, All

If there are no assembly updates in the job, you can see all changes to all items.

(2) View: An alternative way of selecting the Object Type (default Assemblies) and Change Type (default Updates)

(3) Grid: The list of changes

Colors:
- Red: Update not possible
- Yellow: Highlights impacts if import performed
Type: Change type
Drawing #: Drawing number
Main Mark: If the line represents a drawing, this cell is blank. Then the approval status is shown. IH stands for "Import Hold".
Buttons:
- Linked: Yes appears if the material in the assembly in the production control job is linked to a requisition, purchase orders or inventory, or a cut list.
- Tracking: Yes appears if anything in the assembly has piece-tracking entries.
- TFS: Yes appears if anything in the assembly has been taken from stock.
- Shipped: Yes appears if anything from the assembly is on a load.
Hold: When selected, puts the selected item on hold and sets the Approval Status to IH (Import Hold).
Action: Allows you to select the desired action for the selected row
- Allow implements the changes once the import is completed. You can select Allow only if the changes can be made. The changes are applied to the Production Control bill of materials and the associated assembly drawings are updated in the drawing log.
  For changes that cannot be made, you can only select Save for Later or Prevent.
- Save for Later saves the changes and puts the selected items on hold so that they can be reviewed.
- Prevent rejects the changes.
Tip: To customize the grid, right-click it, and select Customize grid.

(4) Quick edit items: Allow you to select and apply actions for multiple rows at once.

Set Selected on Hold: Allows you to place the selected items on hold.
Set Selected Action: Allows you to select Allow, Save for Later or Save for Later in the Action column for the selected items.

(5) Summary of changes

(6) Details regarding the changes.

Manage changes

When you are importing revised drawings or bills of materials, you can review the changes and select the subsequent actions in the Change Summary dialog box.

In the navigation tree or View menus, select the object type and change type.
Select one or more changes.

Tip:
To select multiple items, hold down Ctrl.

To select a range of subsequent items, hold down Shift.
To review the impact of a change, click one of the following buttons (optional):
- Linked: Yes appears if the material in the assembly in the production control job is linked to a requisition, purchase orders or inventory, or a cut list.
  Clicking this button opens the material Links dialog box
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- Tracking:: Yes appears if anything in the assembly has piece-tracking entries.
  Clicking this button opens the Production Status dialog box.
- TFS: Yes appears if anything in the assembly has been taken from stock. Clicking this button opens the Production Status dialog box.
- Shipped: Yes appears if anything from the assembly is on a load.
  Clicking this button opens the Production Status dialog box.
Select one of the following in Actions:
- To implement the change, select Allow. This automatically removes the Hold flag.
- To postpone implementing the change or have someone else to review it, select Save for Later. The item is put on hold.
- To reject the change, select Prevent.
Tip: If you have selected multiple items, you can put all items on hold by selecting Set Selected on Hold or select an action for all of the selected items in Set Selected Action.
To complete the import of the changes with the selected values, click Continue.

While you are importing, changes that affect the items being imported may occur. Then the Continue button changes to Retry.

When you click Retry, this reloads all the changes and reports the new status of the changes.
To confirm your action, select a suitable option.

View change report

If you select View Report, the report opens in Tekla PowerFab Report Viewer when you click Continue.

When you complete the import of changes by clicking Continue, a report on the changes is automatically saved to the Document Index.

You can change the view in the report by clicking the hyperlinks.

Review and manage saved changes in a job

To get an overview of which jobs have pending changes, you can customize the grid in Select Production Control Job to include the Has Pending Changes column. See Customize the layout of a dialog box.

Open a job.

If there are changes that have been saved for later, the dialog box shows the Review Pending Changes button.

Red color indicates items that have a hold placed on them. IH status in the App column stands for "Import Hold".
To view changes that have been saved for later, do either of the following:
- Click Review Pending Changes.
- In the Production Control ribbon tab, go to Review > Pending Changes.
The Pending Changes dialog box opens showing the change summary.
To review the impact of a change, click one of the following buttons (optional):
- Linked: Yes appears if the material in the assembly in the production control job is linked to a requisition, purchase orders or inventory, or a cut list. Clicking this button opens the material Links dialog box.
- Tracking:: Yes appears if anything in the assembly has piece-tracking entries. Clicking this button opens the Station Summary dialog box.
  You can change the piece tracking information for this assembly.
- TFS: Yes appears if anything in the assembly has been taken from stock. Clicking this button opens the TFS Details dialog box.
  You can reverse or update the TFS for this part.
- Shipped: Yes appears if anything from the assembly is on a load. Clicking this button opens the Loads dialog box.
  You can remove the part or assembly from the load.
Select one of the following in Actions.
- To implement the change, select Allow.
- To postpone implementing the change or have someone else to review it, select Save for Later. The item remains in hold and in Pending Changes.
- To remove the change, select Delete.
Tip: If you have selected multiple items, you can put all items on hold by selecting Set Selected on Hold or select an action for all of the selected items in Set Selected Action.