Manufacturing > Work-In-Process > Record Work in Process

The Remnants page in the Record Work-in-Process function allows you to review and/or amend the remnant inventory items that is produced from processing the master item in the work order. This page is accessible only if the Work Type selected in the Routing Steps page is "Cycle"; otherwise, this page is not accessible.

Perform the following in this page:

1.Review and, accept or amend the information in the Remnant grid. The default information shown in the grid comes from the work order transaction record.

Note: If you have the Inventory Control module, have activated the Use Barcode Scanner feature in the IC Module Setup, you can use a barcode scanner to enter the master items in the grid. A Barcode field will be displayed above the Remnant Items grid and you can scan SKU or UPC barcode IDs to enter remnant items in the grid. Scanning the same barcode ID multiple times updates the remnant quantity of the same remnant item record in the grid.

2.To amend the information displayed, perform the following in the Remnant grid:

2.1. 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.

2.2. For new remnant items, enter appropriate values in the following fields:

oRemnant Item #

Enter in the Remnant Item # field the item number of the remnant item. Alternatively, you may 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 master item in the same bill of materials transaction.

oSpecifications

If the remnant item has specifications, enter in the Specification field the item's specification. Alternatively, click the List box button to select the item's specifications from a list.

oU of M

Accept or amend the unit of measure for the remnant inventory item. The default value is the Stock U of M for the selected remnant item. To amend, click the List box button to select a different unit-of-measurement from the drop-down list.

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.

oRemnant Quantity

Enter in this field the remnant quantity of the inventory item expected at this step of the manufacturing process.

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

oUnit Cost

Enter in this field the expected cost of each unit of the remnant item produced.

2.3. 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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