What are deliverables and deliverable instances?

Schedules and schedule tasks generally have one or more deliverables, such as "define design requirements" or "complete part redesign." Deliverables can have associated deliverable instances, such as a part, CAD drawing, or file. Deliverables are the containers for the actual instances of work that are delivered to your internal or external customer.

Schedule coordinators add the required deliverables to the schedules and schedule tasks. The coordinator can choose to add the deliverable instance when they create the deliverable, or they can simply create the deliverable as a placeholder for the actual deliverable instance, which can be added later. If a schedule team member is assigned to complete a schedule task, the team member can add or delete the deliverable instance as work on the deliverable commences.

When you create a schedule task deliverable, Teamcenter automatically adds the deliverable to the schedule.

Example

In an automotive manufacturing company, a typical schedule deliverable that would be shared across many projects is "complete the engine CAD drawing." The actual CAD drawing file (the deliverable instance) associated with the deliverable would be different for each project schedule.