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The Remnants page allows you to review and/or amend the remnant inventory items for the master items in the work order. This page is accessible once information is entered in the Information page.

To review or make the necessary changes on the remnant items, perform the following:

1.In the Master Item # field, accept or amend the item number shown. To change the current selection, click the List box button to select the master item you want to view/define remnant item(s).

Note: The items that appear in the drop-down list depends on the master item(s) entered in the Line Items page.

2.If the master item selected has specifications, the Specification field will show the item specification for which the work order is created. To select a different item specification, you must make the necessary changes in the Line Items page for the master item #.

3.Review and, accept or amend the following information relative to the highlighted remnant item in the Remnant Items grid. the default values come from the Remnant Items grid of the specified bill of materials version for the selected work order master item.

oStep #

Accept or amend in this field the default step number for the chosen remnant item. The default step number comes from the master item's bill of materials record. Verify that the sequence of step numbers is accurate and complete prior to saving the work order.

oRemnant Item #

Accept or amend in the Remnant Item # field the item number assigned to the remnant item. To amend, click the Lookup button to select an inventory item from the Search window. Once a valid item # is entered in this field, the item's description is displayed in the corresponding field in the grid.

Note: The remnant item you enter in this field must be set to be used in work orders in its inventory item record. It must have an active status, item category must be "Item", assigned to the same warehouse in the bill of materials, not a kit, and not the parent item in the same bill of materials transaction.

oDescription

Accept or amend in this field the default description of the item entered in the Remnant Item # field.

oSpecification

If the remnant item has specifications, it will be displayed on this field. Accept or amend the default item specification. To amend, click the List box button to select the item's specifications from a list.

oU of M

In the U of M column, accept or amend the unit of measure for the inventory item component. The default value is the Stock U of M for the selected component item.

Note: You may assign a different unit of measurement if you have activated the Inventory Control module and have set up other units of measurement for the selected item.

oRemnant Quantity

In the Remnant Quantity column, accept or amend the default remnant quantities of the inventory item expected at this step of the manufacturing process.

Note: The number of decimal places allowed in the Remnant Quantity field depends on the Quantity Decimal setting in the remnant item's inventory maintenance record.

4.To add a new remnant item, activate a new blank line in the grid by clicking the Append row to end button.

For subsequent grid entries, you may click the Append row to end button to activate a new blank line in the grid or click the Insert row before current button to insert a blank line above the currently selected line in the grid.

5.To delete a line in the grid, select the line that you want to delete; then, click the Delete button in the grid toolbar.

Remnants Page

Remnants Page

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