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Message started by sparticus on 04/07/10 at 08:44:43

Title: ECO, revision, printing on WO
Post by sparticus on 04/07/10 at 08:44:43

Hello,
I was wondering if there is a way to have the ECO list (& print) all of the documents/revisions for a part. The problem is that we have more than one document for a part (i.e. mechanical drawing, schematic, work instructions) & the revisions aren't the same. Say we change a mounting screw, it doesn't affect the schematic, so the rev of the schematic doesn’t change. I hoping I can use the ECO function to solve this problem. Can I? or doesn't anyone have suggestions as to how i can address our problem?

Thanks,
Kelly

Oh I'm using DBA

Title: Re: ECO, revision, printing on WO
Post by dameng on 04/08/10 at 08:21:27

I Take it you are using the Links, for lnking what documents print, and what module they print on, and adding the appropriate documentation to print for a given item?
if you do assign all those documents, they would not be predicated on the ECO rev, ergo, if you wanted to print earlier rev docs, you'd have to relink them.
however, linking the documents as part of your ECO process, then that would require the reviewer in necessitating which ones are to print, and which docs are to be replaced to meet the ECO requirements.

Title: Re: ECO, revision, printing on WO
Post by sparticus on 04/08/10 at 09:08:48

dameng,
No we don't use the links. The guy who prints the work orders manually finds the drawing(s) on our server. I guess he’s tried the using links & because we switch server so frequently & not every is mapped the same way it didn’t work.
Right now as is we list all reference documents in the BOM notes (that’s how he knows what needs to be printed). We’ve tried listing the revisions of the documents there (as well) but it frequently is forgotten.
Thanks for replying, I know there has to be a better way…

Title: Re: ECO, revision, printing on WO
Post by dameng on 04/08/10 at 09:33:27

yep, document control is a vicious cycle. :)

Title: Re: ECO, revision, printing on WO
Post by sparticus on 04/08/10 at 10:52:30

Dave, do you use the links?

Title: Re: ECO, revision, printing on WO
Post by dameng on 04/10/10 at 10:11:52

i have set up customers to use document Links. it is useful, and like anything, there are some nuances to be aware.