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Approved Manufacturer List (AML)

March 2, 2026 01:38 AM
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The Approved Manufacturer List (AML) is a list of Manufacturer Parts associated with a given Part.

Assigning Existing Manufacturer Parts to a Part

To assign a Manufacturer Part to a Part:

  1. Open the Part.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. Go to the AML tab.
  4. Click Add Manufacturer Parts on the AML accordion toolbar. The Search dialog appears.
  5. Search for and select the necessary Manufacturer Parts to add to the AML.
  6. Click Save or Done to save your changes.

Creating Manufacturer Parts from an AML

To create a new Manufacturer Part and add it to a Part:

  1. Open the Part.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. Go to the AML tab.

  4. Click New Manufacturer Part . A blank row appears in the AML grid.

    Figure 71.

  5. Enter the appropriate values for each cell of the new row.
  6. Click Save or Done to save your changes.

Replacing Manufacturer Parts in an AML

Use the following procedure to replace a Manufacturer Part in a Part:

  1. Open the Part.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. Go to the AML tab.
  4. Right-click the Manufacturer Part to be replaced and then click Replace. The Search dialog appears.
  5. Search for and select a replacement Manufacturer Part. The selected Manufacturer Part replaces the Manufacturer Part.
  6. Click Save or Done to save your changes.

Removing Manufacturer Parts from an AML

Use the following procedure to remove a Manufacturer Part from a Part:

  1. Open the Part.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. Go to the AML tab.
  4. Click the Manufacturer Part to be removed and then click Delete Approved Manufacturer .
  5. Click Save or Done to save your changes.

Promoting Manufacturer Parts for a Part

For a given Part, you can promote its Manufacturer Parts to one of the Approved, Preferred, or Inactive states from the Part’s AML. For details on AML life cycle states, refer to section Life Cycle of Sourcing Items.

Note
By default, only members of the Component Engineering identity have access rights to promote Sourcing Items and AMLs. An Aras administrator can change this access if it is necessary. To be available for promotion, a Sourcing Item must be unclaimed and in the Viewing mode.

To promote a Manufacturer Part from an AML:

  1. Open the Part associated with the Manufacturer Part.
  2. Go to the AML tab.

  3. Right-click on the Manufacturer Part -> AML -> Promote.

    Figure 72.

  4. In the promotion dialog, select the desired state to promote the Item to by either:
    1. Double-clicking the state to which the item should be promoted.
    2. Clicking the state to promote to and then clicking Promote to Selected State.