PLANNING PART DATA

Use this screen to define the characteristics of parts used in Purchasing, Inventory, and Manufacturing.

Use it to enter a part with minimal information required for purchasing and inventory. This screen displays more detailed characteristics of parts used in manufacturing and inventory.  This screen is also accessed at the Maintain Parts - Planning Part Data subtask of the Maintain Parts screen.

Use this screen during initialization and maintain it when additions or changes are needed for planning part data. You must establish the part in the Basic Part Data (Materials » Product Definition » Part Master) screen before you can enter information in this screen.

Basic Characteristics

Part

Use or , to select a part that has already been established in the Basic Part Data (Materials » Product Definition » Part Master) screen. The description for the part selected displays in the unnamed field below.

Rev

If the Allow Multiple Revisions For Each Item check box in the Product Definition Corporate Settings subtask of the Product Definition Settings (Materials » Product Definitions » Product Definition Controls) screen has been selected and a revision has been assigned to this part in the Basic Part Data (Materials » Product Definition » Part Master) screen, the revision displays.

U/M

The unit of measure assigned to this part in the Basic Part Data (Materials » Product Definition » Part Master) screen defaults here and cannot be changed.

Status

The status type assigned in the Basic Part Data (Materials » Product Definition » Part Master) screen is displayed and cannot be changed here.

Make/Buy

The Make/Buy status assigned in the Basic Part Data (Materials » Product Definition » Part Master) screen defaults here; or you can select a new Make/Buy status for planning. This selection displays as M (Make) or B (Buy) in various screens.

Commodity

The commodity code and description assigned to this part in the Basic Part Data (Materials » Product Definition » Part Master) screen is the default. If necessary, you can select another commodity, using , to associate with part planning. displays the commodity codes and descriptions that are already established in the Commodity Codes (Materials » Product Definition » Product Definition Controls) screen. After you select a commodity code, the description displays.

Part Type

The part type assigned in the Basic Part Data (Materials » Product Definition » Part Master) screen is displayed and cannot be changed here.

Buyer

Select the buyer assigned to the selected part from this drop-down list .  The selections in the drop-down list are generated from buyers established in the Buyers (Materials » Purchasing » Purchasing Controls) screen.

The buyer assigned to the default Commodity is initially displayed. You can select a new buyer to associate with planning for this part.

Planner

The planner assigned to the default Commodity is displayed. You can enter a new planner to associate with planning for this part. 

Planning Type

Select the planning type for this part to indicate how this item is considered for requirement planning and reporting. The system-defined types are as follows:

Scrap

Enter the scrap percentage for this part. This is your best estimate of what percentage of these parts are accidentally destroyed, lost, or otherwise rendered unusable.

Receipt Tolerance

Overshipment Allowed

If the Use Receipt Tolerance check box in the Product Definition Settings  (Materials » Product Definition » Product Definitionn Controls) screen is selected and if this check box is selected, you can enter a default tolerance percentage for this part. This percentage defaults to the PO line along with the Overshipment Allowed flag. You can edit these defaults if necessary.

If the Use Receipt Tolerance check box in the Product Definition Settings screen is not selected, you can select the Overshipment Allowed check box, but you cannot enter a receipt tolerance percentage.

Percentage

If you entered a commodity code that has a default receipt tolerance percentage assigned, the percentage defaults in this field. If the Use Receipt Tolerance check box in the Product Definition Settings (Materials » Product Definition » Product Definitionn Controls) screen is selected, and if the Overshipment Allowed check box is selected, you can enter a default tolerance percentage for this part. This percentage defaults to the PO line along with the Overshipment Allowed flag.

If the Use Receipt Tolerance check box in the Product Definition Settings screen is not selected, you can select the Overshipment Allowed check box, but you cannot enter a receipt tolerance percentage.

Planning Flags

Use this group box to designate specified uses for this part.

Inventory Part

Click this check box to indicate that this part is stocked in inventory. Clear the check box to indicate that this part is not stocked in inventory.

Floor Stock

Click this check box if this part is a floor stock (bulk issue) part, and therefore is available at all times.

Common Stk

Click this check box to indicate that this part is not tied to a particular project but ordered as part of a common pool of items.

Backflush

Click this check box if this part is automatically deducted from inventory when a manufacturing order is completed. Clear this check box to indicate that no automatic deduction occurs.

Always Quote

Click this check box to indicate that use of this part when estimating always requires quotes from vendors.

Inv Abbrev

Enter, or use to select, the common stock inventory abbreviation to be used for MRP Planning.

Default Location

Use this group box to assign a warehouse and location ID default that displays when this part is specified.

Warehouse

Select the warehouse ID as the default for this part as the backflush location in Costpoint Receiving and Inventory. This warehouse ID must already exist in the Warehouse table in Costpoint Inventory.

Warehouse Location

Enter, or use to select, the default location of the Warehouse that was selected for this part. This location must already exist as a location of this Warehouse and must be set up in the Locations (Materials » Inventory » Controls) screen. If the Part/Project Default Location option is selected in the Receiving Settings (Materials » Receiving » Receiving Controls) screen, this warehouse location defaults to the Acceptance Location field for this part in the Receive Purchase Order (Materials » Receiving » Receiving) screen.

Order Policy

Policy Type

From this drop-down list, select the policy type that indicates the lot sizing technique to be used for this part in Material Requirement Planning (MRP). The system-defined selections are as follows:

Period Order Days

If you selected Period in the Policy Type field, you must enter the number of shop days for which the MRP system combines net requirements to create a planned order.

Max

Enter the maximum quantity that can be placed in any one order. If the order quantity is greater than the maximum quantity, it is split into several orders, each not exceeding the maximum quantity.

Minimum

Enter a minimum lot size that specifies that the calculated planned order is always at least equal to the specified lot size when meeting net requirements. This field is not available if you selected Discrete Lot Size or Order to Point in the Policy Type field.

Examples:

Reorder

This field displays in place of the Minimum field if you selected Reorder Point in the Policy Type field. It displays the quantity that is requisitioned when a part reaches its reorder point.

Multiple

Enter a multiple lot size. The quantity for any calculated planned order must always be a multiple of this lot size when meeting net requirements. This field is not available if you selected Discrete Lot Size, Order to Point or Reorder Point in the Policy Type field.

Examples:

Physical Count

ABC Code

Select the ABC code that best categorizes this part. The ABC code is the classification of a group of items in decreasing order of annual amount, volume or other criteria. The ABC Code can be calculated by the Perform ABC Analysis (Materials » Inventory » Physical Counts) screen and can be overridden in this field.

Tol

Count tolerance is the percentage that is acceptable between physical count quantity and system pre-count quantity. A percentage automatically displays based on the ABC Code selected.  The value in this field affects the appropriate count quantities in the table window of the Enter Actual Counts (Materials » Inventory » Physical Counts) screen.

Freq

Enter the count frequency in calendar days in which cycle counts should be performed for this part. A percentage automatically displays based on the ABC Code selected.

Date Added

This field displays the system date on which this part was entered.

Yield

For planning purposes, enter the estimated yield of a manufacturing or purchase order for this part.

Total Lead Time (Days)

This field displays the total lead time that is calculated in the Part Lead Time subtask. This total updates when changes are made to the Lead Time selections.

Comments

Click this button to open the Comments subtask.

U/M Type

Click this button to open the Units of Measure Types subtask.

U/M Conv

Click this button to open the Units of Measure Conversion subtask.

Lead Time

Click this button to open the Part Lead Time subtask.

MPS

Click this button to open the Master Production Schedule Data subtask.

Part Whse

Click this button to open the Part Warehouses subtask.

This subtask is only available if you select the ABC Classification by Warehouse check box on the Inventory Settings (Materials » Inventory » Inventory Controls) screen. This subtask is disabled if you do not select the ABC Classification by Warehouse check box. In that case, part level ABC classification applies.

Table Information

The PART and ITEM tables store information for this screen. Information for standard parts is also stored in and/or pulled from the following tables, as indicated for the applicable subtasks of this screen: ABC_CLASSIF, BUYER, COMM, INVT_ABBRV_CD, INVT_PROJ, ITEM_LT, MRP_SETTINGS_CORP, PART_PROJ, PLANNER, S_LT_TYPE, S_ORD_POLICY_TYPE, S_PART_TYPE, S_PLAN_TYPE, S_STATUS_TYPE, UM, WHSE, WHSE_LOC.