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Message started by jrchilds on 05/26/05 at 12:52:27

Title: Not prompted for Serial #'s if BOM is indented
Post by jrchilds on 05/26/05 at 12:52:27

I have several products that have multiple levels on the indented BOM. I have items in different levels of the BOM that are serial controlled.

The problem I am having is that, when I create and release a sales oreder for the product, I am only prompted for serial numbers for those items on the top level of the BOM. So, the other serial controlled items that are not at the top level are "overlooked" for serial controll.

Is this on purpose, or is there a setting somewhere I can change to make all levels of the BOM prompt for serial numbers on serial controlled items?

Title: Re: Not prompted for Serial #'s if BOM is indented
Post by aricon on 05/26/05 at 13:58:18

On indented BoM's you would assign the Serial number in WO-I (Finish Production) and then issue those subs to the higher level assemblies.

SO Serial assignment is ONLY designed to deal with the finished item.

Title: Re: Not prompted for Serial #'s if BOM is indented
Post by jrchilds on 05/27/05 at 04:51:40

Thank you.

Title: Re: Not prompted for Serial #'s if BOM is indented
Post by cathyh on 05/27/05 at 05:53:07

If you are talking about R type parts, you could use the lot number program to assign serial numbers . Then when you issue them to a work order it would ask for that number and it would be recorded in DBA for that part.

Title: Re: Not prompted for Serial #'s if BOM is indented
Post by aricon on 05/27/05 at 06:28:51

Cathy,

Lot control is to assign Lot numbers, not serial numbers. And when serial controlled R items are issued to a WO it will also ask what serial numbered item to use as well, so I'm not sure what your method would actually accomplish.

Title: Re: Not prompted for Serial #'s if BOM is indented
Post by cathyh on 05/27/05 at 07:10:29

Lorne,
Since we only use serial numbers for finished product I wasn't aware that DBA asks for serial number for R types when they are issued to a work order. It sounded like, from your previous answer that DBA only assigns serial numbers to finished product. And it also sounded like jrchilds was not seeing any control for items in lower levels of a BOM. Wrong interpretation on my part. I guess I need more coffee this morning; we also use lot controlled products, and I realize lot control is completely different from serial control. My suggestion was not a very good one! :P

Title: Re: Not prompted for Serial #'s if BOM is indented
Post by aricon on 05/27/05 at 07:35:07

Cathy,

DBA does only assign serial numbers to finished products per se. Serial numbered R items would be user-assigned. Of course the whole idea of serial controlled R parts makes me shudder at the extra workload involved to manage it.... :-X

And as I said from a SO focus, DBA just prompts to select a serial numbered item that was assigned when the production was finished on it.

Title: Re: Not prompted for Serial #'s if BOM is indented
Post by cathyh on 05/27/05 at 08:22:16

Lorne,
Well, now I remember where I was coming from- for an R type part you could use a lot number ( after all they are both just numbers) and SO would prompt for the lot number (you could even rename it "serial" on the SO and Inv).
But when receiving the part you would have to enter a unique number for each item, one by one, which would be a nightmare if you are receiving many of the same part. As you said, a ton of work, and worth shuddering over.
However I got the impression that we are talking about issuing a part to a work order as part of the BOM and then trying to see the serial/lot number listed on the SO/Inv. I don't think DBA could do that with either the serial number for a finished part or lot number for an R type.
Cathy