Usage Context Tab

Description

This section contains all of the Usage Contexts for the selected Work Instruction.

The user may:

Add a new Work Instruction Usage Context to the list by clicking (Add)

The Usage Context Properties editor will be displayed, which allows you to enter the information necessary for creating the new Usage Context. After clicking Save the entered information will be verified and, if correct, a new record will be created in the DELMIA Apriso database. Clicking Close will abandon the Usage Context Work Instruction dialog without making any changes to the system.

Remove an existing Work Instruction Usage Context by clicking (Remove)
Edit the Usage Context properties in the Usage Context Properties editor by clicking (Properties)
Duplicate selected usages by clicking (Duplicate usages)

If at least one of the Work Instruction revisions is in the Active status, it is not possible to change the Work Instruction usage properties.

Usage Context Properties Editor

The Work Instruction may be displayed depending on the parameters to which the Work Instruction is linked.

Field	Description
Employee Context Parameters	The Facility, Department, Employee Role, Employee Skill, Equipment – the parameters that define the employee session (after login). Their values are taken from runtime.
Task / Execution Order Context Parameters	The Work Center, Product, Product Revision – the parameters that define the Execution Order/Task. The Work Center is linked to the Execution Order Operation, and the Product is linked to the Execution Order during explosion. Their values are taken from runtime. Depending on the production type/scenario, the Work Center and Product can be read from many different locations, in which case custom Session Variables must be used.
Predefined Session Variable Parameters (Session Variable Name)	The Group, Group Type, Group Class, Resource, Resource Type, Resource Class, Inspection Plan, Inspection Line and Line Characteristic. The predefined Session Variables must be included in the Operations. Their values must be set in the Operations during runtime. For more information, refer to the Session Variable topic in the Process Builder Help. The Resource Name, Resource Type and Group, Group Type, and Group Class determine the Resource and Group entities. In runtime, specific Session Variables need to be set together to uniquely determine the Group or Resource.
Custom Session Variable Parameters	It is possible to add custom Session Variables, the values of which will be compared as a string. The type of supported parameter could be list or scalar. The custom Session Variables must be included in the Operations, and their values must be set in the Operations during runtime.