MPP with multiple Itemtypes

Hi Rick,

Could you elaborate on your use case for wanting to use multiple ItemTypes at once with MPP? I haven't previously been aware of a customer using both the standard Part ItemType and a custom ItemType to represent BOM data. However, I can pass along the use case to one of our Project Managers to consider for future development of MPP. 

Chris

Christopher Gillis

Aras Labs Software Engineer

Hi Chris,

The idea was to use the MPP in combination with "generic items" similar to the ones used in the variant manager sample application in order to make generic process definitions, but we would also like to be able to make normal process plans as well.

Regards

Rick

Hi Chris,

The idea was to use the MPP in combination with "generic items" similar to the ones used in the variant manager sample application in order to make generic process definitions, but we would also like to be able to make normal process plans as well.

Regards

Rick

Hi Rick,

That's an interesting use case! I've passed this request along, and I'll reply here if I hear any updates on it. :) 

One thing that might satisfy your use case for the time being is to add a new classification(s) to Part that would be used for "generic items". Classifications can have their own Forms, Properties, etc., so you could likely do most if not all of what you're looking for with that approach.

Chris