Composite Data Management

Composite Data Overview

Before using Capital Systems Integrator, you would normally have been working with a design containing worst-case data in Capital Logic Designer. Worst-case means all of the data for every possible configuration of a vehicle. A worst-case scenario harness cannot be built because there would be conflicts between some of the harness modules that the vehicle could contain. When you associate this worst-case scenario with a Capital Systems Integrator design, you have the option of synthesizing wiring for the worst-case scenario (150% composite wiring) but your ultimate aim is to synthesize wiring for each individual vehicle configuration. In order to do this, you must set up composite data.

Hierarchy of Composite Data Elements

The following shows the hierarchy of composite data elements. Links to detailed descriptions of the elements are listed below.

Figure 124: Hierarchy of Composite Data Elements

Composite Data Concepts

Composite data consists of various concepts.

Composite Data Concept	Description
Option	A code representing a feature or capability in a vehicle. See Option.
Option Folder	A way to organize options into groups. See Option Folder.
Variant Option	A special classification of option that supports mechanical variations. See Variant Option.
Option Expression	A combination of option (or variant option) codes. An example is LHD && ABS indicating an object required only in a left-hand drive vehicle containing the anti-lock braking system. See Option Expression.
Option Combination	A collection of options that have been arranged into specific, valid selections. See Option Combination.
Vehicle Model	A representation of a major vehicle variation. Each vehicle model defines an allowable combination of all the variant options and also limits the options that are applicable to each major vehicle variation. See Model. In a project, you define a set of vehicle models in a basic plan that you can then associate with one or more Capital Systems Integrator designs. You can have multiple plans, and therefore multiple sets of vehicle models, in a project. In addition, you can export a plan from one Capital Systems Integrator project and import it into another, if the options used in the plan are also in the target project. See Basic Plan.
Harness	Also referred to as harness families, composite harnesses, master harnesses and 150% harnesses. These are supersets of actual harness products containing all optional wiring content, even incompatible items. Examples are Instrument Panel, Driver’s Door and Engine Harness. The harness is never built but acts as a container for harness levels.
Harness Level	Also referred to as derivative harnesses, these are sub-sets of the content of a harness on a vehicle, corresponding to precise combinations of options and variant options. See Harness Level.
Vehicle Configuration	A vehicle configuration is a set of harness levels (one per harness) that could be ordered and fitted into a specific vehicle. This can be the max-complexity vehicle or a less complex derivative. See Vehicle Configuration.
Giveaway	Wiring content that is included in a vehicle although the electrical features it services may not be included. See Giveaway.

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