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New Functional

Module Harness Design Dialog Box

To access: Right-click a composite harness design in the Project browser and select New Functional Module Design.

Used to register a new functional modular harness of a modular parent, in the database and to configure a number of design-level settings.

Objects

Field Description
Design Details This panel contains all the base derivative harness details, used to register the derivative harness as a unique part in the database and to specify the option codes that exist within this derivative.
Name A unique label to identify the derivative harness, which defaults to Harness Design appended with an incrementing number. Enter a new name or click the ellipsis (...) button to select a pre-specified harness design names maintained in the project’s Object Type Information in Capital Project Manager. The contents of this field are displayed in red if they are not unique within the current project. Mandatory.
Properties Click to open the Edit Design Properties Dialog Box, and create properties to associate with the derivative design. Optional.
Part Number Specify a unique identifier for the derivative harness in the database. The combination of this field and the Revision must be unique within the database. If the combination already exists, the contents of both fields are displayed in red. Mandatory.
Revision Specifies the version of the derivative design, allowing multiple updated versions of the same design (and therefore, the same Part Number) to exist in the database. When creating a new derivative design, the initial version number or letter must be entered. Subsequent revisions receive a new revision number as part of their creation. See “Create a Design Revision from an Existing Design” in the Capital Project Manager User Guide to create a new derivative revision. The combination of this field and the Part Number must be unique within the database; if the combination already exists, the contents of both fields are displayed in red. Mandatory.
Short Description Enter a line of descriptive text to provide more information about the derivative design. This information is displayed alongside the derivative Name and Revision in the Project browser. Optional.
Description This is a free-text field to enter additional comments or notes relevant to this design. Optional.
Release Level Used to record the derivative design’s progress through the stages of the harness-design lifecycle. A number of system-defined release levels are available, but you can create custom levels in Capital Project Manager (see “Creating a Release Level for a Project” in the Capital Project Manager User Guide). Regardless of the number of custom levels available, they must correspond to one of the system-defined release levels: If no custom levels are configured, the only option available is Draft, which is selected by default. Any custom levels configured must correspond to the Draft system-defined level, so select the custom level required as dictated by your internal procedures. Mandatory.
Abstraction If you are using design abstractions, select the abstraction to which this derivative design belongs, from the dropdown list. Maintained in Capital Project Manager, use abstractions to group related harnesses together for reporting purposes, providing a “view” of a subset of a vehicle’s wiring. See “Create a Projects Design Abstractions” in the Capital Project Manager User Guide. Optional.
Domain If you are using domains to restrict user access to designs, select the domain to which this derivative design belongs from the dropdown list. Only users with access rights to the selected domain can access this derivative design. Domains are created and associated with user accounts in Capital Access Manager. See also “Domains” in the Capital Access Manager - User Guide. Optional.
Applicable FM Codes To specify any Functional Module Codes to be assigned to the design, click the ellipsis button (...) to open the Applicable Functional Module Codes Dialog Box, and select the required Functional Module code(s). Optional.
Applicable Variant FM Codes Applicable Variant FM Codes To specify any Applicable Variant FM codes to be assigned to the design, click the ellipsis button (...) to display the Applicable Variant FM/PM Codes Dialog Box, and select the required Variant Functional Module code(s). Optional. These codes are used to control bundle length and object position variance. See “Variant Length Bundles and Component Positions”. Optional.
Applicable Options Click the ellipsis (...) button to open the Applicable Options Dialog Box, and select the option codes that exist in this derivative harness. Once selected, the available options are displayed in the field. The options available are restricted to only those applicable to the composite harness of which this is a derivative. Optional.
Effectivity If using effectivity, click the ellipsis (...) button to open the Edit Effectivity Dialog Box, and specify the effectivity ranges that apply to the design. See also “Managing Effectivity” in the Capital Project Manager User Guide for an overview of using effectivity.
Diagram Details Derivative harnesses, being an optioned subset of a composite design, do not have an associated harness diagram of their own, therefore, these options are dimmed when creating a derivative design.
Cavity Requirements Cavity Requirements — Configures defaults for various cavity attributes when you create the specified component types in the design. Displayed in Capital Harness Designer and Capital Harness Designer Modular only. Seal Harness — Select to force the default setting of the following seal / plug / insulate attributes. If cleared, the three individual options remain selected. Optional. With the options selected, and the appropriate parts available in the components' housing definitions, cavity seals / plugs and backshell seals / plugs are selected automatically during Cavity Component Management. Seal Connectors — Select to force the setting of the Sealed attribute for all connectors by default. Optional. Plug Connectors — Select to force the setting of the Plugs Required attribute for all connectors by default. Insulate Splices — Select to force the setting of the Insulation Type attribute for all splices to Heat Shrink Sleeve by default, and to select the Sealed option by default. Optional. Select Unwired Terminals in Connectors — Select to force the setting of the Unwired Terminals Required attribute for all connectors by default. When you close the dialog box, a message displays asking if you want to apply the Cavity Requirement settings to all affected components or only to those you subsequently add to the design. These settings have no effect when the selected against a derivative or child harness as their settings are inherited from their composite / modular parent.
Modify Harness Details Only enabled when a unique Part Number / Revision combination is entered, and Applicable Options have been selected. Click to open the Edit Harness Details Dialog Box, and enter additional manufacturing information for both internal and customer consumption. Optional.

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Capital Harness Designer Modular Dialog and Field References

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  • Creating a Derivative Harness Design

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