Checking on Specific Parts

These programs simply prompt for the name of one part. First, they check the name for the proper format, master_name-family.member_name. Then they check to see if master_name exists in the list of families. If it does, then they check to see if member_name is a member of that family. Finally, if the part name has passed all those checks, the program looks for the part, and if it doesn't exist, gives the user the option to generate it. This is useful, for example, when someone builds an assembly using Family of Parts members, and needs to regenerate parts that have been removed from the system due to lack of use. Currently, regular parts are transfered from the system to archive tapes when they aren't being used, and are restored to disk when necessary. Since Family of Parts members are generated parts, they don't need to be archived to tape and later restored. They can just be generated when they're needed. The prompts and responses in these programs are similar to the ones from the other programs.

Last Modified: Wed Aug 28 14:41:29 EDT 1996