Impact Matrix - it´s time for a change! Ideas for alternative renderings/concepts for easier change management
Hi community, I am right now work on yet another custom CM process. It´s a typical process that affects multiple itemtypes, so my first plan was to do a custom version of the exiting Impact Matrix as seen in the Express ECO. I have built heavy custom versions of the Impact Matrix a couple of times and I am familiar with the concept. But I am tired of doing it. It´s a working concept, yes, but from my POV there is still a lot of room for improving the way end users do their changes. So instead of spending time for customizing the impact matrix again, I want to try to rebuild or at least to improve the concept on a general level. Of course I don´t want to reinvent the wheel from the scratch. I want to preserve the existing data structure based on Affected Items. But I want to provide additional way to display/render/work with the data. Some ideas: (some of them I already use in the current Impact Matrix, so these are not just an illusory wish list) - Make look&feel more flexible and intuitive - Work with data with less clicking - Improve Impact Matrix analysis for very large BOMs and complex structures - Comparing of previous and new data - Enable/disable upward/downward impact. - More flexible change planning option so the change does not change items on runtime (fundamental problem) - Rollback option - Provide alternative renderings of the existing data. Impact Matrix is basically just a viewer/input helper window for the Affected Items. It should by possible to render the data in various ways. Instead of resolving a repeating structure, sometimes a grouping the data would help users to not get lost in the matrix. I know that Aras partners offer custom CM processes. But they often only sell a few "easy-to-do" improvements and don´t address the hard stuff. I also don´t want to buy a dll based closed concept that is neither upgradable nor customizable. Does anyone want to join the project or can share ideas? Can you recommend concepts from other PLM software vendors that we can use as inspiration? What feature do you miss in Aras Change management? Any input welcomed! Angela
How to show more properties in Part - Changes tab
Hi, How can I show more properties (columns) in the Part - Changes tab.?? Example: ECO/MCO... creation date I have tried modifying C:\Program Files (x86)\Aras\Innovator\Innovator\Client\Solutions\PLM\xml\ChangesGrid.xml and if I modify (add a header) in C:\Program Files (x86)\Aras\Innovator\Innovator\Client\Solutions\PLM\scripts\Changes\Changes.html the new column becomes visible on the part changes tab, but all changes are gone/ not visible If I remove the added header = my changes are visible again. Anyone knows how to fix this? Regards//MikaelAras12 add a new Change relationship tab
Hi, I just downloaded Aras12 and see that the part changes tab now relates to a Tree grid view and Query definition. Has anybody with Aras12 tested to create a new change tab and add correct relations? In Aras 12 "PE_Changes" query definition, they have been able to add Simple ECO's etc, but I can't figure out how. I cant see how they did that, due these references are not available as choices when trying to add them to my new query definition Regards//Mikael