The "Dependency graph" tab can be used to define predecessor–successor dependencies between work contents, i.e. the assembly sequence of the process steps in a maximum balancing.
Properties:
▪Dependency graph data can be imported and exported
▪Dependency graph data can be printed
▪The dependency graph can be used together with “Dependency graph and Simultaneity"
View:
The tab is divided into two horizontal sections:
▪Top: The dependency graph table
▪Bottom: The work contents, similar to the display of work contents in the "Assignment" tab. Assigned and unassigned work contents can be shown and hidden by using the checkboxes at the top of the work content table.
Dependency graph with four assigned work contents
Working with the dependency graph:
Assignment of work contents
Work contents can be assigned in several ways:
1.Drag and drop the work content into the desired column of the dependency graph
2.Via an element search in the context menu:
Open the context menu by right-clicking the work content in the precedence graph and select "Find Element". In the following dialog, you can search for the code, index, variant, or description of the element.
3.Using the drop-down menu:
Click the "Code" column at the desired position. This action opens a drop-down menu where the desired work content can be selected and inserted.
Assignment using the drop-down menu
4.From the clipboard
Open the context menu by right-clicking a row in the precedence graph and select "Paste". Select the desired insertion position in the following menu.
Context menu "Paste"
Remove work contents
Work contents can be removed in several ways:
1.Open the context menu by right-clicking the work content in the precedence graph and select "Delete Row".
2.Open the context menu by right-clicking the work content in the precedence graph and select "Cut". (In this case, the work content is copied to the clipboard and can be pasted elsewhere using "Paste".)
3.Select the row and press the Delete key.
Insert empty row
Open the context menu by right-clicking the desired row in the dependency graph and select "New row". The selection dialog allows you to determine the position of the new row.
Context menu "New Row"
Refresh
In the ribbon, click the "Precedence Graph" button under "Refresh".
Violation of the rules of the dependency graph in the assignment
TiCon automatically checks whether the rules defined in the dependency graph are adhered to in the assignment.
If these rules are violated, for example if a successor work operation is assigned before a predecessor work operation, TiCon identifies this as a rule violation. In this case, a warning is displayed at the corresponding work operation:
If you move the mouse over the warning, more detailed information on the type of error is displayed:
Warning if the rules of the dependency graph are violated