Assembly Point with mix of time based and discrete components

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I have a scenario where I want to assemble 2 different components - one of them time based (assy data EXTERNAL_LOT), the other one discrete (assy data INV_SFC).

Resource system rule "time based resource (genealogy)" is set to true.

I set up and loaded slot config on resource for the time based component.

Operation is configured to not allow SFC complete if components are missing (CT520 on PRE_COMPLETE hook)

When I start SFC at operation and resource in POD the time based component is assembled automatically (according to device history record) However, once I open assembly activity (COMP_LIST_DISPLAY, CT500) to assemble the discrete component both components are displayed as not assembled in component list. If I assemble the discrete component only and then try to complete SFC I receive an error message pointing out that not all components are assembled yet.

I would have expected that time based component is displayed as already assembled and also CT520 hook does recognize the time based component as already assembled.

Am I missing any settings?

Or does such a mixed scenario not work at all?

We are using ME 6.1.4.2

Thanks for your help!

BR Ulrike

[williamson · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The issue you are seeing with CT520  whereby the hook does not recognize the time based component as already assembled was resolved in a later release.  Please patch to latest version.  Associated release notes will detail which patch fixed it.

You would need to use assembly point in POD to add the INV_SFC

Thanks

Steve

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Steve,

we couldn't find exactly the problem described earlier addressed in one of the relaese notes. Therefore we patched our system to latest version assuming this would for sure cover the fix. System is now on 6.1.4.8

However the problem is still remaining:

On start of SFC at operation the time based component is assembled.

But neither assembly point plug in nor activity hook CT520 recognizes this component as assembled.

Therefore SFC cannot be completed at operation.

Only if I enter a value for external lot for the time based component manually in assembly point plug in I can complete SFC at the operation. This then overrides the priorly time-based assembled value for external lot.

Any idea what else is required to have this scenario work properly?

BR Ulrike

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Ulrike

Assembly point plugin will never show the component as having been assembled timebased, this just does not work with timebased components.

CT520 had a new activity rule CHECK_TIME_BASED added which defaults to false, so you need to set it to true. If this rule does not exist, CT520 still won't check timebased components. Refer to SAP note 1804646 to create ths rule manually.

Stuart