Base Solution Interface Documentation

The base solution provides all the necessary definitions and information, such as:

Available resources / resource structure
- Resource Structure / Resource Allocation
Properties and their domain types (visible when entering the property name)
- Resource Interface Properties
Extension points of "Details" view
- Extension points of "Details" view

Where can I find the Base Solution Interface file?

C:\Program Files\FACTON\FACTON EPC Solution Development Environment\PlatformSolutions

How can I exchange the base solution?

Select the cost model " TableModel" in "My Local Configuration".

The Item Details view opens below.

Here you will see the Base Solution Name and Base Solution Version.
Click on [...] next to the base solution name to select a different version.
Navigate to "C:\Program Files\FACTON\FACTON EPC Solution Development Environment\PlatformSolutions".
Select the base solution.

The base solution version changes according to the selected file.

Hint

Base Solution properties can be recognized by gray symbols ( ).

Base Solution Name

Shows the name of the base solution on which the respective cost model is based. For the "TableModel" cost model it is the "Facton.Solutions.Samples.Base.Core" which was installed with the FACTON CMD.

Note
The file name ("Facton.Solutions.Samples.Base.Core.22.1.XXXXX.costModelInterface") is a concatenation of the actual name of the solution and its version.

Base Solution Version

Shows the version number of the base solution. This can be the exact version (as in the package file name, see above). It is possible to define version ranges using the NuGet syntax (versioning notations for intervals).

Example
[1.0,2.0), which means 1.0 ≤ x < 2.0.

Further Information see Version ranges.

Basic Concept – Cost Calculation

The following resources are available under a "Project" calculation:

Product
Assembly
Material
Part
Process

Some resources have interface properties which can be overridden by a cost model. To determine the Costs in the Base Solution the following formula is used across the board:

Provides ProductionCost [Money, Structural] =

DirectMaterialCost + DirectManufacturingCost;

The DirectMaterialCost will be determined at the "Material" resource using its "Volume" where as the DirectManufacturingCost depends on the "Cycle Time" of the "Process".

Resource Structure / Resource Allocation

The resources can be allocated in the following way under a "Project" calculation:

Resource Interface Properties

The Base Solution provides some interface properties which can be set by a cost model.

Target Resource	Domain Type	Interface Property	Domain Type
Product	Piece	`ManufacturingCostRate`	`Money/Time`
Assembly	Piece	`RelevantQuantity`	`ResourceQuantityType`
Material	Volume	`ShapeVolume`	`Volume`
		`MaterialShapeExtensionPoint`	`ExtensionOf(MaterialShapeExtensionType)`
		`MaterialClassification`	`TMaterialClassification`
Part	Piece	`RelevantQuantity`	`ResourceQuantityType`
Process	Cycle	`ExtProcessCycleTime`	`Time/ResourceQuantityType`

Calculating Shape Specific Material Volume

If you want to calculate the material volume based on a predefined shape you can do this if you set the corresponding extension for the "MaterialShapeExtensionPoint" property at the "Material:

Shape	Material Shape Extension	Interface Property	Domain Type
Cube	CubeShape	`ExtSideLength`	`Length`
Cuboid	CuboidShape	`ExtSideA`	`Length`
		`ExtSideB`	`Length`
		`ExtSideC`	`Length`
Pyramid	PyramidShape	`ExtSideCount`	`Integer`
		`ExtHeight`	`Length`
		`ExtSideLength`	`Length`
Sphere	SphereShape	`ExtRadius`	`Length`

Extension points of "Details" view

Each resource provides a "Details" view extension point for easy cost model integration. The detail view extension points follow a simple naming scheme:

"CostModel-[Resource]-[Target ViewSchema]"

Note

Currently there is only the “Default” view schema supported.

Example

To add new properties to the "Material" detail view simply reference it as follows:

CostModel-Material-Default

More extension point names for the "Details" view for each available resource in the base solution.

Target Resource	Detail View Extension Name
Product	CostModel-Product-Default
Assembly	CostModel-Assembly-Default
Material	CostModel-Material-Default
Part	CostModel-Part-Default
Process	CostModel-Process-Default