A typical part process includes the following steps, with exceptions or variations depending on a company’s part building methodology.
1.Engineer creates temporary part in CIS; CIS assigns part a TMP part number
2.Engineer notifies Librarian of newly created part
3.Librarian checks the part and assigns it a formal company part number if part doesn’t already exist.
4.Librarian enters the formal part number into the CIS database using CIP
5.Librarian notifies the engineer of the formal part number
6.Engineer performs a Link Database Part within the CIS design to update the TMP part to the formally accepted part number
Note: If the part already exists, the librarian will map the temporary part to the existing part number.
Sample Flow with New TMP Part
Sample Flow with Derive Part