The separately licensed Wire Harness and PCBA Process Groups are implemented as special VPEs that must be imported and configured for your users. The components necessary to cost Wire Harnesses and PCBAs (such as VPE, UDAs, Batch File scripts, etc.) are typically not shipped with the general aPriori release. Please contact Customer Support to acquire these components.

Some configuration procedures are performed by an aPriori System Administrator, while most are handled by an aPriori VPE Administrator. Procedures for System Administrators are documented in the System Administration Guide. Procedures for VPE Administrators are documented below. (For end user information about Wire Harness and PCBA Costing, see the "Wire Harness Process Group" and “PCBA Process Group” chapters of the aPriori Professional Cost Model Guide.)

Note: Depending on the size of your site, the roles of System Administrator and VPE Administrator might be filled by the same person or by different individuals. Also, as mentioned above, some or all of these configuration steps may be performed by aPriori Professional Services when you purchase Wire Harness and/or PCBA Process Group functionality. If you have any questions as to what steps need to be performed, or who should perform them, please contact aPriori Customer Support.

The basic steps for configuring Wire Harness and/or PCBA Costing include: