Create a Unique Product ID

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Task 1: Open and fill your ProdInfo file.
  1. Navigate to your Fabrication folders and the year of the version that you were using and open the Product Information Editor. And then select which configuration to use and select OK.
  2. Create a table in excel that has the ProdInfo column headers and fill out each column with the data starting with our ID.
  3. Highlight the table, copy it and go to the product information editor, right click on or below the green line, to select paste. You’ll see over on the right-side Data Contains Field names that make sure that box is checked, and you’ll be able to see between the Field and Use, between the two, do they lineup. Then select OK. Close it, select Yes to save. Now in EST you must close the model. Open it back up. If you are using CAD you must close CAD completely down in open a backup in order for CAD to be looking at the product information editor. Edit a BOM report replace the Item Source Name with Item Product Description and replace the Item Source Size with Item Product Size and check if the change appears on the BOM report.
  4. Add Suppliers for costing codes by going to the Product Information Editor and click on Edit, Show Suppliers, File, New Supplier, and some suppliers.
  5. Now go back to the spread sheet and add the headers and then add the costing codes.
  6. Then highlight the cells and copy, then paste it into the Product Information Editor. Data Contains Field Names make sure that box is checked and then make sure they line up between the Field and Use it when they do you click OK. Now you’re costing codes are attached to the ID number. Close the ProdInfo file, click Yes to save it.