Assigning a primary process to a material

For Sustainability analysis, you can assign a single Primary Process to each material in your BoM, and it is assumed to apply to 100% of the initial mass of material required to manufacture the part.

You can only assign one Primary Process to a Material.

For more information about the types of process you can assign to the BoM, and how they are used in Sustainability analysis, see Assigning processes for Sustainability.

To assign a primary process:
  1. Identify the Material, and assign the Primary Process:
    1. Right-click the Material and select Add > Primary Process.
    2. Use the Explore search window to find a Primary Process, then right-click and choose Assign.
  2. If required, specify the Quantity and Unit of Measure for the Primary Process.

    In most cases, the Primary Process has a dimension of Mass of part, and the Quantity and Unit of Measure are automatically set to 100% when you assign the process.

    If the Primary Process has a dimension other than Mass, you will need to specify the Quantity for the process explicitly.