Create Purchase Part

Explanation

Use this activity to create a non-inventory purchase part.

Prerequisites

• A project with a project site must have been defined for the project deliverables definition.
• The project deliverable item, should not, already have been defined with a purchase part.
• The parent item should have the supply option Purchase or have the material supply option, unchecked.

System Effects

The check box Purchase Part is selected. This indicates that a purchase part exist.

Window

Project Deliverables Navigator

Related Window Descriptions

Project Deliverables Navigator/General
Project Deliverables Navigator/Components
Project Deliverables Navigator/Navigation Items
Project Deliverables Navigator/Materials/Material Requirements

Procedure

Create an inventory part in Project Deliverables Navigator/General, Components ,Navigation Items  tab or Materials/Material Requirements tab:

1. Open the Project Deliverables Navigator window and populate it with values.
2. Open the General, Components,Navigation Items tab or Materials/Material Requirements tab.
3. Right-click and then click Create Purchase Part. This opens the Create Purchase Part dialog.
4. Enter a value for Part Description.
5. Enter a value for UoM or select from List of Values.
6. Click OK.
7. Notice how the check box Purchase Part is checked to indicate that a purchase part exist.
8. Right-click and click Purchase Part.
9. Review and enter additional information on the purchase part, in Purchase Part window.

A purchase part can be further processed as described here:  Initiate Purchase and Manage Purchase.