Part assemblies

Part assemblies organize child parts and part subassemblies to define more complex parts, such as motors or engines. Consumable parts must be kit-enabled to add them to part assemblies. All rotable parts can be added to part assemblies.

With part assemblies, you can construct and manage complex sets of parts in a hierarchical manner. The selected part in the Part Number Master application is set as the parent part and you add other parts and part assemblies as child parts. The part number of the parent part becomes the identifier for the composite part assembly.

The following considerations and restrictions apply to part assemblies:
  • If the parent part is rotable, child parts in the part assembly can be either rotable or consumable.
  • If the parent part is consumable, the parent part must be kit-enabled and all child parts must be consumable.
  • If a rotable part is applied to a part assembly, child rotable parts become part of the parent rotable part and do not have their own inventory balance.
  • If a part assembly is for a kit, it cannot include rotable parts or condition-enabled parts.

You can copy a part assembly structure.