The codification allows you to specify the detail for a Manufacturing Process which does not match a standard item. The goal is to generate all information that can be of interest to the manufacturing units:

• The mapping function enables you to specify a BRC that clearly designates the standard item which is to be used as a kind of “template” for the codified Manufacturing Process. If the mapping function is used, the Manufacturing Process will inherit its workspace, name and description from the standard item.
• The codification function enables you to generate attributes for the codified Manufacturing Process based on the system properties: This option allows you to generate criteria such as the item name or description.

In order to define a codification for a Manufacturing Process, proceed as follows:

• [In the explorer]
  • Select the Manufacturing Process that is to be codified by clicking on its description
  • A table appears in the working section. By default, 2 sections are present in the table:
  • The mapping logic can be set up using the “mapping BRC”
  • The codification logic can be setup using the system properties
• [In the table]
  • Activate the necessary criteria by ticking the associated checkbox (each criterion can only be used once).
  • Specify the value(s) to be used for each criterion:
  • For static values, you can choose the operator and the value(s)
  • For dynamic values, you can add a new (or existing) BRC to the column header and tick the checkbox on the intersection between the BRC and the search criterion
• [In the menu toolbar]
  • Execute the Save function.

In the codification rule, you can design either a mapping function or a codifying function. If a mapping function has been provided, the codifying function will be deactivated (meaning that the CPQ Engine will only use the mapping function).