Contents of the Update Low-Level Codes Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Update Low-Level Codes screen.

Identification

Use the fields in this block to create a new parameter ID or to retrieve a previously saved parameter ID. A parameter ID represents a set of screen selection parameters. After you have saved a parameter ID and its related parameters, you can retrieve them using Query.

You can use the retrieved parameters to produce reports and run processes more efficiently and with greater consistency. The saved parameters are also useful and necessary when you want to run the process as part of a batch job. Many users save a unique set of parameters for each different way they run a report or process. When you select a previously saved parameter ID or parameter description, the associated saved screen selection parameters automatically display as selection defaults. The page setup and print options, if there are any, are also included in the saved parameter ID. You can change any of the associated selection defaults as necessary.

Field	Description
Parameter ID	Enter, or click to select, a parameter ID of up to 15 alphanumeric characters. Choose characters for your parameter ID that help identify the type of selections you made on the screen, such as PERIOD or QUARTERLY. When you save your record, all the selections made on the screen are stored with the parameter ID. Later, you can retrieve the parameter using Query. You can use the parameter to run the process more efficiently because you can select the parameter ID with its previously defined screen selections. After the default selections display on the screen, you can override the defaults.
Description	Enter, or click to select, a parameter description of up to 30 alphanumeric characters.

Selection Ranges

Use this group box to specify the range of low-level codes you want to update.

Part/Rev

Use these fields to enter the starting and ending revision numbers for the parts you want to include in this update.

Field	Description
Option	Use this drop-down list to select the range of parts you want to include in this update. Available options are: All: Select this option to include all available records. The Start and End fields are disabled for this option. One: Select this option to include only one record. You must enter that value in the Start field. The End field is disabled for this option. Range: Select this option to include a contiguous range of records. You must enter the beginning value for the range in the Start field and the ending value of the range in the End field. From Beginning: Select this option to include all the records from the beginning of the available records to a specific record in the range. You must enter the last value for the range in the End field. The Start field is disabled for this option. To End: Select this option to include all the records from a specific record to the end of all the available records. You must enter the value from which the range should begin in the Start field. The End field is disabled for this option.
Start	Use this field to enter, or use to select, the starting part number, as applicable. Use the adjacent field to enter, or use to select, the starting part's revision number.
End	Use this field to enter, or use to select, the ending part number, as applicable. use the adjacent field to enter, or use to select, the ending part's revision number.

Options

Use this group box to specify additional options for this screen.

Field	Description
Update Low Level Code	Select this check box to update the low-level codes for the selected range of parts. When you select this check box, the system first updates the low-level code of parts within the selected range. The low-level code is used to determine the processing order of parts when performing an MRP run. Updates to low-level code also occur within the Manufacturing BOM maintenance programs and MRP itself, but this process is a comprehensive update of these codes.
Check for Looping Parts	Select this check box to check Manufacturing Bills of Material for looping part numbers. When you select this check box, the process looks for looping Manufacturing Bills of Material (that is, where a part exists as a parent to itself somewhere in its multilevel BOM). If such is found, the part and its where-used information will be listed in an exception report.
Change Selected Parts from No Planning Option to MRP Planned	Select this check box to update parts with a Plan Type of None to a Plan Type of MRP. When you select this check box, all the parts within the selected range with a Planning Type currently equal to N (None) are changed to P (MRP).