Enter Manufacturing Data

Explanation

This procedure is one of many that you can use to complete the registration of a manufactured inventory part. 

You can enter manufacturing data in the following tabs of the Inventory Part window; Revisions, Manufacturing and Manufacturing MRO. On the Revisions tab, it is possible for you to view and modify information about the different revisions of a part. On the Manufacturing tab you can enter manufacturing-specific attributes of an inventory part. On the Manufacturing MRO tab, basic data for MRO Manufacturing connected to this particular part can be entered.
MRP and PMRP calculation will consider the inventory parts, only if the MRP Control Flag check box selected.

Use this activity to enter manufacturing data on the Revisions and Manufacturing tabs. For procedures on how to enter information on the Manufacturing MRO tab, please follow the appropriate links on the Manufacturing MRO tab window description. 

Prerequisites

• An inventory part header and some general information must be entered.
• The unit of measure must be defined in the ISO Code Usage window.
• The process type must have been defined in the Manufacturing Standard Basic Data window.
• The manufacturing engineer must have been defined in the Manufacturing Standard Basic Data window.
• To be able to change the state in the DOP Pegged SO Update field from the defaulted state Planned to any other state, the part must have been defined as a DOP part.

System Effects

Information on revisions of a manufactured inventory part, and manufacturing-specific attributes of an inventory part are entered.

Window

Inventory Part

Related Window Descriptions

Inventory Part
Inventory Part/Revisions
Inventory Part/Manufacturing

Procedure

1. In the Inventory Part window, query for the required inventory part record.
2. Click on the Revisions tab; you can view the information and modify data in the Phase In, Phase Out, Revision Text, Repair Status, Eng Revision and Eng Revision Desc fields if required.
3. Save your entry.
4. Click on the Manufacturing tab. Mandatory part attributes will be defaulted; but you can update them now or at a later time.
5. If required, you can enter other optional data in the Density, Process Type, Manuf Engineer and Lot Batch String fields.
6. Save your entry.

Note: As and when you use the Lead Time Calculation dialog box in IFS/Manufacturing Standards to calculate manufacturing lead times, the four fixed and variable lead time fields on the Manufacturing tab, are updated to reflect the results of the calculation.