Master Records > Bill of Materials > Set Up Bill of Materials

The Remnants page allows you to specify and assign the remnant inventory items, if any, for each bill of materials.

Note: The Remnants page is not accessible if the parent item is assigned Phantom item category (e.g. Phantom checkbox is marked in the item maintenance record).

Perform the following steps on this page:

1.Activate a new line in the Remnants grid by clicking the Append row to end button in the grid toolbar.

For subsequent grid line 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 item. Each blank line is automatically assigned a Step # which is in multiples of 10, starting value is 10.

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

2.Accept or amend the default Step #. To amend, click the List box button beside the Step # field and select from the list the step number from which the remnant item is coming from. This represents the step in the manufacturing process when the remnant is materialized. The list only shows the same values found in the step # field in the Route grid in the Routing Steps page.

3.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 a master item in the same bill of materials transaction.

4.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.

5.In the Remnant Quantity column, enter the remnant quantities of the inventory item expected at this step.

Note: The number of decimal places allowed in the Remnant Quantity field depends on the Quantity Decimal setting in the component item's Inventory Maintenance record.

6.In the U of M column, 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.

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.

7.Enter in the Start Date and End Date fields the inclusive date when this remnant item is in effect to be materialized while processing the parent item.

Remnants Page

Remnants Page

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