Understanding Product Family and Model Combinations

Product family and model combinations are UDCs that enable you to categorize and manage assets, as well as to track failures through a link to the Failure Analysis programs.

You can set up product family and model combinations to assign each product model to the appropriate product family. A product family is a larger group that can contain many models. A model is a more specific group that can belong to only one product family.

For CAM, an example of product family and model combinations might be a Forklift product family, with models of Gas Engine and Electric Engine. For Service Management, an example might be a Printer product family, with models of Laser and Ink Jet.