The menu bar at the top of Assembly Planner will always appear.
Assembly Planner Menu Bar
Although some of the options will change within each top menu depending on which Editor or Module you are using, below is a general explanation of what each top menu will contain.
File
The File Menu contains basic program commands that allow you to open and close files, save, export, print, and exit the program.
Edit
The Edit Menu contains functions that allow you to edit and manipulate data. The Line Balancing and Sequence Planner modules, for example, contain additional functions that allow you to edit scenario or study details.
Tools
The Tools menu contains tools that can be used to apply settings to the entire application. For example, the password can be changed, preferences can be set, or the production work schedule can be updated from the tools menu. More information about each tool can be found in the Tools Menu section of this manual.
Reports
Assembly Planner comes with many reports that summarize data or results. Depending on what editor or module you have selected, the Reports menu will change. Please see individual editor and module sections in this manual for details on corresponding reports.
Note: Not all reports may appear in or be pertinent to your version of Assembly Planner.
Actions
The Actions menu contains a list of actions you can take using the data within the module or editor they are working on. An example of an action is to run a default balance in Line Balancing or apply results from a study performed in Sequence Planner to the existing data.
Help
The Help Menu contains the Contents (from which you can access this help manual) and the About page, which has license information about Assembly Planner.
Back
The back button can be used to return to a previous selection in Assembly Planner if you use the internal links in the data to navigate from one entity or module to another. If you open a routing, then double click on an operation in the Operation List to open it, then click the Back button, you will be taken back to the routing you originally had open. Similarly, if you open a component, and double click on a child item in its BOM tab, a parent item or process in its Where Used tab, you can use the Back button to return.
However, if you use the left navigation pane buttons to switch from editor to editor or module to module, (from a routing to an operation), for example, the back button will not take you back to the original module.
Forward
The forward button can be used to return to a previous selection in Assembly Planner if you use the internal links in the data to navigate from one entity or module to another. If you open a routing, then double click on an operation in the Operation List to open it, then click the Back button, you will be taken back to the routing you originally had open. At that point, you can click on the Forward button to go back to the Operation.
However, if you use the left navigation pane buttons to switch from editor to editor or module to module, (from a routing to an operation), for example, the forward button will not take you back to a previous module.
Save
The blue disc icon can be used to save changes in the data.
Cut
The Cut icon is not currently enabled.
Copy
The Copy icon is not currently enabled.
Paste
The Paste icon is not currently enabled.
Toggle Sidebar
The white square icon can be used to hide or show the left navigation pane.
Help
The blue question mark icon can be used to open the User Help manual.