8.5. Test the AddParts RCO
About this task
Note: If you had cleared items from
Take a few minutes to test your configuration and to see what is happening in the CIMPTRACK model.
A | Move a Block and Carrier to the LOAD Region |
B | Check the LOAD Region in PRT_UI |
C | Look at the Block's Attributes before Opening the attrentry Screen |
D | Associate the Attributes with the Block |
- Move a Block and Carrier to the LOAD Region
Procedure
- (If CIMPTRACK is not running) restart the CIMPTRACK project.
- Open the CIMPTRACK CimView screen.
- Move a block from SCHEDULE to LOAD.
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Move a carrier from LOAD_CONV to LOAD.
Result: The LOAD region displays 1 item.
- Check the LOAD Region in PRT_UI
- Open PRT_UI.
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Select the LOAD region.
Result: The block you selected to move and a carrier should be listed.
- Look at the Block's Attributes before Opening the attrentry Screen
- Open the block's Modify Item dialog box.
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Select the Attributes tab.
Result: The block has values for two attributes only.
- COLOR
- CUST ORDER #
- Associate the Attributes with the Block
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Click the Add Parts button on the CIMPTRACK CimView screen.
The attrentry.cim screen opens.
Note: (If the Status bar is not visible) Click View>Status Bar on the attrentry screen's menu bar.
- Enter the block's Item ID in the CPU Serial # field.
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Click the other fields so they all are green.
You will see in the status bar that the point value is set to 1, as you click.
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Click the OK button, which you have associated with the ADDPARTS_DONE point.
- Look at the Block's Attributes after Using the attrentry Screen
- Select the PRT_UI.
- Display the Block's PRT_UI>Modify Item dialog box>Attributes tab.
Results
The selected attributes for the blocks should now have a TRUE value.

Note: The CPU Serial # value is based on the number that was randomly generated by your script.