Migration process and side-by-side V7/FactoryLogix installations
During the V7 to FactoryLogix migration process, users may be required to run both V7 and FactoryLogix client applications on the same physical computer. When running V7 and FactoryLogix side-by-side, note the following:
- V7 and FactoryLogix systems are designed to run their client applications side-by-side.
- The hardware requirements for FactoryLogix are very similar to V7.
Support for certain operating systems was dropped in FactoryLogix (Windows XP, for example); however, if the system meets the minimum requirements for FactoryLogix, V7 products will be able to run safely in parallel on the same PC.
What data is imported from V7?
When you import V7 process revisions into FactoryLogix, the following data is imported:
- ECAD and Gerber data
- BOM information
- BOM level AML, AVL, and Alternate Part information
- Component assignments
- Visual aids
- Embedded OLE objects (see OLE object translation for more information).
- Attached documents
- Notes (Notes are converted to a linked rich text document independent from the Visual Aid.)
OLE object translation (V7 visual aids)
Visual aids you designed using the V7 CircuitCAM product may contain both linked and embedded OLE objects (for example, embedded MS Word, Excel, or PDF documents). General support for OLE has been discontinued by Microsoft, and OLE is not supported by the FactoryLogix platform. As a result, alternative approaches to OLE are offered within FactoryLogix.
During the V7 to FactoryLogix visual aid conversion process, OLE objects will be converted to an alternative form as described in the following table.
V7 OLE Type | V7 OLE View Format | Converted FactoryLogix Format |
Embedded | Icon | Embedded document independent from visual aid |
Linked | Icon | Linked document independent from visual aid |
Embedded | In-place displayed | Flattened vector-based picture inside visual aid and embedded document independent from visual aid |
Linked | In-place displayed | Flattened vector-based picture inside visual aid and linked document independent from visual aid |
Embedded or Linked | Video object | Embedded document independent from visual aid (original video format of OLE object) |
In-place displayed OLE objects in V7 are converted into simple pictures in FactoryLogix. The OLE data source behind an in-place object will also carry over to FactoryLogix as an embedded document, independent of the visual aid.
Smart Text mapping
The following Smart Text fields will map over to FactoryLogix during the migration process:
- Assembly Number
- Assembly Revision
- Customer
- Description
- Process Revision
- Modified Date
- Model Point
- Current Date
- Page Number
- Total Pages
- Job Name
Frequently-asked questions (FAQs)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What happens when a model point with part assignments is mapped to an inherited operation, when at the same time another model point with part assignments is mapped to the operation where the Inheritance is coming from? | The operation where the inheritance originated will override the part assignments from the other mapped model point. |
| Will historical data such as WIP and defect information carry over during the V7 migration process? | No historical data is carried over during the migration process, only work instruction-related information and documentation. |
| When selecting to import a CPF file, I am receiving this error: “There was an error loading the requested CPF file.” What should I do? | This error indicates that the user logged into the PC does not have full administrator privileges. Relaunching FactoryLogix NPI with administrator privileges will prevent this error from occurring. |
| I mapped a non-filtered model point to an operation in FactoryLogix, why doesn't the operation show any part assignments? | Only model points with direct part assignments will have those part assignments carried over during the migration process. |
| When I import a single visual aid into a work instruction, why does the software prompt: “Are you sure you want to remove active work instructions on the step’s activities? | This prompt is informing you that since the top-level step already contains data, “re-mapping” a new visual aid to the step will overwrite any data attached to that step and its activities. |