Process Types

Check- And Release Processes

Check and release processes of ProMassOperations are mass status operations on complete structures (or a selection). Status changes are performed bottom-up. As a consequence, the head of a structure (initial object) can only be released, when all subordinate objects have also been released.

Change Processes

A change process in ProMassOperations starts a change simultaneously over several structure steps. Change processes on structures are always performed top-down.
Starting a change process on documents always initiates a new version of the related documents.

Clone Processes

In a clone process by ProMassOperations the (part-)structure will be copied, including all objects. Each object can either be cloned, transferred or ignored. The actual clone process always runs bottom-up.
The clone process is registered in a log. This way it is possible to repeat the clone process after an execution process error or to continue the process for other structure parts or BOM usages.

Cloning of Material Views

A clone process of ProMassOperations on material views starts with cloning the views of organizational units. If plant views are cloned, (part-)structures from one plant to the other will be copied. Each object in the structure can be expanded. The actual clone process is always running top-up.

See Cloning of Material Views.

Client Specific Actions

ProMassOperations allows implementing client specific actions. Client specific program parts will execute data check, query of additional parameters, and other relevant actions. No details about client specific actions will be explained in this manual. For details please refer to your company's module specialist.

Depending on the type of client specific action, the processing is running:

top-down as in a change process,
bottom-up as in a check and release process,
uncontrolled, e.g. without testing a hierarchy.