Connect Part to Production Line

Explanation

Use this function to connect a part used in production schedules with one or more production lines. When assigning a part to a production line, you also specify the schedule horizon for the part. This has a default value of 100%. This is a simple way of defining how to distribute the demand for the part to production schedules, when a single part is produced on more than one line. The percentage cannot be less than zero. When production schedules are created by Master Scheduling or MRP, the demand quantities are divided by percentage into the line schedules. If the sum of the schedule percentage for a part exceeds 100%, you receive a warning, but the transaction will complete. A part's primary line is the production line having the greatest schedule percentage.

Prerequisites

This activity has the following prerequisites:

• The part has been created.
• The production line has been created.
• The schedule horizon must have been created before you can make a connection between the production line and the production schedule part.

System Effects

As a result of this activity:

• You connect a part with a production line.
• When production schedules are created by Master Scheduling or MRP, the demand quantities are divided by the percentage specified for the part into the different line schedules.

Window

Production Line

Related Window Descriptions

Production Line
Production Line/Part
Production Line/Schedule Attributes
Production Line By Part

Procedure

From Production Line:

1. Query the production line for which you want to assign a part in the Production Line field.
2. Click the Part tab. Select the first row of the table window and create a new record (F5).
3. In the Part No column, enter the ID of the part, or use the List of Values to select from available parts.
4. Save the record (F12).
5. Click the Schedule Attributes tab.
6. Specify the schedule percentage for the part in the Schedule Percentage column. This value cannot be less than zero.
7. Select the schedule horizon to which the part is to be assigned in the Horizon ID column. Use the List of Values to select from available schedule horizons.
8. Specify whether schedule fraction is allowed by selecting Fraction Not Allowed or Fraction Qty Allowed in the Schedule Fraction column. This is used to avoid decimal quantities on line schedules as a result of rounding.
9. Specify how the backflush process should behave in the Defer Backflush column. You can choose between Defer Backflush and Immediate Backflush, where Defer Backflush runs as a background job and Immediate Backflush runs on-line.
10. Repeat steps 2 to 9 for each part you want to assign to the production line.
11. Save the record (F12).