COLOR BOM AUTHORING WITH COLOR BOM SOLVE
Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving an order with an order condition. The method includes a set of valid condition statements from a bill-of-materials. The method includes color part usages in the BOM according to the valid condition statements and a color condition statement. Each color part usage corresponds to a less-finish part usage, and wherein each less-finish part usage includes engineering conditions and the color part usages do not include engineering conditions. The method includes returning a result set according to the order condition, the result set including colored part usages.
1 . A method for product data management, the method performed by a data processing system and comprising:
receiving an order with an order condition;
identifying a set of valid condition statements from a bill-of-materials;
finding color part usages in the BOM according to the valid condition statements and a color condition statement, wherein each color part usage corresponds to a less-finish part usage, and wherein each less-finish part usage includes engineering conditions and the color part usages do not include engineering conditions; and
returning a result set according to the order condition, the result set including colored part usages.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the BOM includes a plurality of less-finish parts and corresponding less-finish part usages, and wherein the data processing system also receives a color explosion rule and generates at least one color part usage from the less-finish part usages and according to the color explosion rule.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the data processing system also generates at least one color part from the less-finish parts and according to the color explosion rule.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the order condition includes effectivity or version conditions.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system also finds less-finish part usages in the BOM according to the valid condition statements and the result set includes the less-finish part usages.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system also finds uncolored part usages in the BOM according to the valid condition statements and the result set includes the uncolored part usages.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a same series identifier is used for a less-finish part usage and a corresponding colored part usage.
8 . A data processing system comprising:
a processor; and
an accessible memory, the data processing system particularly configured to
receive an order with an order condition;
identify a set of valid condition statements from a bill-of-materials;
find color part usages in the BOM according to the valid condition statements and a color condition statement, wherein each color part usage corresponds to a less-finish part usage, and wherein each less-finish part usage includes engineering conditions and the color part usages do not include engineering conditions; and
return a result set according to the order condition, the result set including colored part usages.
9 . The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the BOM includes a plurality of less-finish parts and corresponding less-finish part usages, and wherein the data processing system also receives a color explosion rule and generates at least one color part usage from the less-finish part usages and according to the color explosion rule.
10 . The data processing system of claim 9 , wherein the data processing system also generates at least one color part from the less-finish parts and according to the color explosion rule.
11 . The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the order condition includes effectivity or version conditions.
12 . The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the data processing system also finds less-finish part usages in the BOM according to the valid condition statements and the result set includes the less-finish part usages.
13 . The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein the data processing system also finds uncolored part usages in the BOM according to the valid condition statements and the result set includes the uncolored part usages.
14 . The data processing system of claim 8 , wherein a same series identifier is used for a less-finish part usage and a corresponding colored part usage.
15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more data processing systems to:
receive an order with an order condition;
identify a set of valid condition statements from a bill-of-materials;
find color part usages in the BOM according to the valid condition statements and a color condition statement, wherein each color part usage corresponds to a less-finish part usage, and wherein each less-finish part usage includes engineering conditions and the color part usages do not include engineering conditions; and
return a result set according to the order condition, the result set including colored part usages.
16 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the BOM includes a plurality of less-finish parts and corresponding less-finish part usages, and wherein the data processing system also receives a color explosion rule and generates at least one color part usage from the less-finish part usages and according to the color explosion rule.
17 . The computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the data processing system also generates at least one color part from the less-finish parts and according to the color explosion rule.
18 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the order condition includes effectivity or version conditions.
19 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the data processing system also finds less-finish part usages in the BOM according to the valid condition statements and the result set includes the less-finish part usages.
20 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the data processing system also finds uncolored part usages in the BOM according to the valid condition statements and the result set includes the uncolored part usages.