Considerations for Managing AML

If you're using both Product Development and Product Information Management, here are some considerations for managing AML:

• After you create an item and define its AML in Product Development, it will be visible on the item in Product Information Management only when the item is in a higher lifecycle status than Design, such as Prototype or Production. To make changes to the item AML after the item is in production, you must create a change order.
• For commercialization or item master use cases, always use the Trading Partner Item Relationships feature directly in Product Information Management. This relationship enables you to track the manufacturer part number for an internal item in the same way as the AML.
• You can't control Trading Partner Item Relationships using change orders, or use predefined fields to track preference and approval status of manufacturer parts.
• You can delete an AML through import using the Delete transaction type in the change order context.
• You can also add an item to a change order using the import batch option and specify an end date for the AML.
  Note: The deletion of AML is recorded in the redline summary.