For a tool structure to work as intended some changes have to be made. First go to "Client" -> "Administration" -> "System settings" -> "Basic data" -> "Machines" -> "Machine parameters 5" and in there assign the machines a status of either "Mother" or "Child". However, each tool structure can only consist of one "Mother", but several "Childs". Each "Child" has to be unique.
Second go to "Client" -> "Administration" -> "System settings" -> "Tools" -> "Tool Structures" to see the form below. In this form select the "Mother" and then assign a "Child" and confirm with the "Create" button.
The checkbox "only show this mother" changes the Grid to only show the children to the currently selected mother.
Affected functions
- Enumeration tool count by structure:
For all structure tools, an
enumeration of each tools child is done when the tools structure is used.
However, there are two exceptions to this rule. If category 1. Main tool, or category 4. Mother form is used,
there will not be an enumeration performed.
When an enumeration of the
tool structure is performed, it will use the mother tool found in the field
structure_tool_id in object_work_order. This field will be activated when a work
order is started and will contain the work orders "normal" main tool (tool_id).
However, there is an exception here as well, if special function 183 is used,
this will change. Here is more
information about how that special function works.
Category of
tools
Categories are assigned to tools in
another form called "Enter Tool Type" and here is more information about how that form works. For
now, four different categories are available. 1. Main tool, 2. Cavity tool,
3. Consumption tool, 4. Mother form. As mentioned before only category one,
and category four are exceptions to the