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Understanding the PCN/BOM Process
PCN Process User Guide (301945-A)
Getting Started (An Overview): 1-11
Understanding the PCN/BOM Process
The PCN/BOM process is outlined in Figure 1-1. This process involves data files,
EDA server data, two interactive scripts, several engineers and analysts, and three
processing activity “threads.”
Figure 1-1. SAP, BOM, PCN Process Overview
The “threads” of activity are shown in the figure as:
1.
The results of a script that downloads the SAP database every two hours into a
format that is readable by the PCN/BOM tools.
2.
Sporadic activity by:
a.
Multiple engineers working on schematics, parts files, and server data (the
mech
,
programs
, and
docs
directories), running
bn_bomprocess
(and
its cousins
mechbom
and
xcelbom
)
BOM &
PCN Gen
Tool
Changes
Periodic
SAP
Extract
SAP
Schematic
BOM
Extract
(optional)
Schematic
(optional)
Depops
Includes
BOM
Upload
Option 1
EDA
Analyst
PCN
SAP
/dra/2brel
Server Data
/dra/rel
Server Data
BOM
Upload
Option 2
bn_bomprocess() bom_upload() SAP & PCN
Engineer(s) Engineer EDA Analyst
❶
❷
❸
.data_files.
SAP
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