Enter Manufacturer Part Numbers
Explanation
Use this activity to associate your company's part
numbers to manufacturers' part numbers. Each part that you maintain in inventory can
be associated with one or more manufacturer part numbers.
If a manufacturer supplies more than one
manufacturer part for your part number, you can select one of those manufacturer part numbers to
be the preferred manufacturer part. The manufacturer part number
must be
approved before it can be selected as the preferred manufacturer part number. If
you have selected a preferred manufacturer and a preferred part number from that
manufacturer, the system will use that part as the default
manufacturer part whenever you order that part.
The changes to the Approved
field are stored, and the history for the manufacturer part numbers can be viewed at any time.
Prerequisites
The manufacturer must be connected to your
company part number in IFS/Part Catalog.
System Effects
- A manufacturer's part number is associated with your
company's part number.
Window
Part
Manufacturer Part Numbers
Related Window Descriptions
Part
Part/Part Manufacturer
Manufacturer Part Numbers
Procedure
In the Part/Part Manufacturer tab
- In the upper table, select the manufacturer that
supplies the manufacturer part.
- In the lower table, create a new record and enter the number used
by the manufacturer for the part.
- Enter any other information you want to specify for
the record. (You can update most of the fields in this window anytime.)
- Save the record.
- If you enter more than one part number supplied by a manufacturer for your
part, the system will automatically select the first approved part number
entered as the preferred manufacturer part number. You can change the
preferred part number to another part number by selecting the manufacturer part record,
right-clicking, and then clicking Set Preferred
Manufacturer Part No. (The part number must be approved before you can
select it as the preferred part number.) If you choose not to have one of
the parts selected as the preferred part, you can set the Approved
field for the preferred part number to No, save the record, and then set the
Approved field back to Yes. This action will clear the Preferred
Part check box.
In the Manufacturer Part Numbers
window
- Create a new record.
- Enter your company's part number into the Part No
field.
- In the Manufacturer No field, enter the
manufacturer that supplies the manufacturer part.
- In the Manufacturer Part No field, enter the
manufacturer's part number for the part.
- Enter any other pertinent information about the
manufacturer part number in the other fields for this record.
- Save the record.
- If you enter more than one part number supplied by a manufacturer for your
part, the system will automatically select the first approved part number
entered as the preferred manufacturer part number. You can change the
preferred part number to another part number by selecting the manufacturer part record,
right-clicking, and then clicking Set Preferred
Manufacturer Part No. (The part number must be approved before you can
select it as the preferred part number.) If you choose not to have one of
the parts selected as the preferred part, you can set the Approved
field for the preferred part number to No, save the record, and then set the
Approved field back to Yes. This action will clear the Preferred
Part check box.