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Appendix B
Behind the Scenes
This appendix explains more about the PCN process:
• What happens when you begin a new project
• How the programmable parts directory gets processed
• What types of processing happen, and when, behind the scenes
Beginning a New Project
When you begin a new project by contacting EDA, the EDA engineering support
coordinator takes the following steps:
1.
Sends email to
enghelp
to request a new majordomo list from IS.
The subject line may read “New Majordomo PCN List,” and the text of the
message may be as simple as “Can you create a new list called
pcn_
project
with the following people’s addresses?” (The prefix “pcn” is important
because it helps to distinguish which organization created the list.)
Note:
At BNW, the coordinator makes a phone call.
Caution:
Creating the mailing list takes up to a couple of days (48 hours) and the rest of the
process can not take place until then.
2.
Edits
/bay
dir
/dra/utils/product_list
(if you specify that you need to request
parts) to add this new project to the list of products (projects) that
partmgr
references.
Note:
BNW and BNE both log onto
caps
to run the following script.
3.
Logs onto
caps
and runs
~/mmuise/add_pcn_proj
as
relzar
to:
a.
Specify the name of the new product
b.
Select the name of the person to do the BOM-to-SAP uploads