2006/04/10 Caterpillar

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Service Magazine SEBD0829, 03 April 2006, "Product Structure Residence Changes for Parts Information". Disregard this article. Refer to the information that follows.

Caterpillar Hand Controls (Controls) are more multifunctional today, than ever before. These Controls are difficult to find in the Service Information System (SIS) and in the paper document. Because the Controls are multifunctional, it is difficult to select a proper System Residence in Parts Product Structure for SIS and paper documents, when the Service Information is created.

For example, the STIC Control in Wheel Loaders, controls the Transmission and the Steering. However, the Control can only reside in one system. Currently, this Control resides in the Power Train system. This Control reports to a next higher level of the Cab Arrangement, or the Operator Arrangement in the Parts Manual. To help resolve this problem Product Structure is being changed slightly. The Controls that report to a Cab Arrangement or an Operator Arrangement, are being moved to the Operator Station, then locating the multifunctional controls will be much easier to find when a search is performed, within SIS Product Structure.

Controls that move to the Operator Station will continue to retain the same name and Product Structure Links that were previously assigned to the control. For example, Control Group-STIC is currently located in the Power Train System. The same part name will reside in the Operator Station after the move occurs.

The effective date for this change is April 3, 2006. Following is a list of the Controls that are being moved to the Operator Station.

Table 1

Current System	Control Group	Operator Station Product Structure Link
Hydraulic System	Control Gp- Backhoe	Control Gp-Backhoe
	Control Gp-Electrohydraulic	Control Gp-Electrohydraulic
	Control Gp Handle	Control Gp Handle
	Control Gp-Hoist	Control Gp-Hoist
	Control Gp-Hydraulic	Control Gp-Hydraulic
	Control Gp-Hydraulic Hand	Control Gp-Hydraulic
	Control Gp-Joystick	Control Gp-Joystick
	Control Gp-Mechanical	Control Gp Hydraulic
	Control Gp-Pilot Operated Hyd	Control Gp-Pilot Operated Hyd
	Control Gp-Direction & Speed	Control Gp-Direction & Speed
	Control Gp-Steering	Control Gp-Steering
	Control Gp-Steering Travel Pedal	Control Gp-Steering Travel Pedal
	Control Gp-Swing	Control Gp
	Control Gp-Swing Brake	Control Gp-Swing Brake
	Control Gp-Power Takeoff	Control Gp-Power Takeoff
Power Train	Control Ar-Speed	Control Gp-Speed
	Control Gp-Creeper	Control Gp-Creeper
	Control Gp-Flywheel Clutch	Control Gp-Flywheel Clutch
	Control Gp-Forward /Reverse	Control Gp-Forward /Reverse
	Control Gp-Gearshift	Control Gp-Gearshift
	Control Gp-Joystick	Control Gp-Joystick
	Control Gp-Power Takeoff	Control Gp-Power Takeoff
	Control Gp-Direction & Speed	Control Gp-Direction & Speed
	Control Gp-STIC	Control Gp-STIC
	Control Gp-Throttle	Control Gp-Throttle
	Control Gp-Transmission	Control Gp-Transmission
Steering and Brake System	Control Gp-Steering & Brake	Control Gp-Steering & Brake
Steering System	Control Gp-Steering	Control Gp-Steering