Manufacturing Category Maintenance

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Purpose

Set up and maintain manufacturing categories.

Overview

Use Manufacturing Category Maintenance to create, edit, and delete manufacturing categories. Each category can be assigned a scheduling method, number of offset days, number of allocation days, and default manufacturing general ledger accounts.

Note Manufacturing categories are slated for functionality in a future release.

Creating Manufacturing Categories

To create a manufacturing category:

Click the New button in the ribbon.
Enter a code for the manufacturing category in the Category Code field.
Enter a name for the manufacturing category in the Category Name field.
Click the Lookup button for the Scheduling Method field, and select whether backward or forward scheduling is used for the manufacturing category.
Enter the number of offset and allocation days for the category in the Offset Days and Allocation Days fields.
If you want general ledger accounts to resolve from the category, click the Manufacturing Accts tab, and enter the accounts.
Click the OK button in the ribbon. The manufacturing category is created.

Ribbon Home Tab Buttons

Button	Description
Exit	Click this button to close the Manufacturing Category Maintenance window.
New	Click this button to create a manufacturing category. This button is only available if the Main or Manufacturing Accts tab is displayed.
Update	Click this button to update the selected manufacturing category. This button is only available if the Main or Manufacturing Accts tab is displayed.
Delete	Click this button to delete the selected manufacturing category. This button is only available if the Main or Manufacturing Accts tab is displayed.
Show Data	Click this button to display information for manufacturing categories. This button is only available if the Inquiry tab is displayed.
OK	Click this button to accept an action. This button is only available after you click the New, Update, or Delete button in the ribbon.
Cancel	Click this button to cancel an action. This button is only available after you click the New, Update, or Delete button in the ribbon.
First	Click this button to display the first manufacturing category. This button is only available if the Main or Manufacturing Accts tab is displayed.
Prev	Click this button to display the previous manufacturing category. This button is only available if the Main or Manufacturing Accts tab is displayed.
Next	Click this button to display the next manufacturing category. This button is only available if the Main or Manufacturing Accts tab is displayed.
Last	Click this button to display the last manufacturing category. This button is only available if the Main or Manufacturing Accts tab is displayed.

Fields and Buttons

Field or Button	Description
Category Code	Enter a code for the manufacturing category, or click the Lookup button to select an existing manufacturing category code.
Category Name	Enter a name for the manufacturing category, or click the Lookup button to select an existing manufacturing category name.

Main Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button	Description
Scheduling Method	Click the Lookup button and select one of the following scheduling methods Backward Forward Work order scheduling is slated for functionality in a future release.
Offset Days	Enter the number of offset days for the manufacturing category.
Allocation Days	Enter the number of allocation days for the manufacturing category.

Manufacturing Accts Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button	Description
Inventory	Enter all or part of the inventory general ledger account to use when resolving the account from the manufacturing category, or click the Lookup button to display G/L Prompting, which allows you to select all or part of an account by element. Note You can enter asterisks (*) for account elements you do not want to resolve from the manufacturing category. You must enter an asterisk for each digit in the account element. For example, if an element has a length of four, you must enter four asterisks.
Work in Process - Material	Enter all or part of the material work in process general ledger account to use when resolving the account from the manufacturing category, or click the Lookup button to display G/L Prompting, which allows you to select all or part of an account by element. Note You can enter asterisks (*) for account elements you do not want to resolve from the manufacturing category. You must enter an asterisk for each digit in the account element. For example, if an element has a length of four, you must enter four asterisks.
Work in Process - Labor	Enter all or part of the labor work in process general ledger account to use when resolving the account from the manufacturing category, or click the Lookup button to display G/L Prompting, which allows you to select all or part of an account by element. Note You can enter asterisks (*) for account elements you do not want to resolve from the manufacturing category. You must enter an asterisk for each digit in the account element. For example, if an element has a length of four, you must enter four asterisks.
Work in Process - Overhead	Enter all or part of the overhead work in process general ledger account to use when resolving the account from the manufacturing category, or click the Lookup button to display G/L Prompting, which allows you to select all or part of an account by element. Note You can enter asterisks (*) for account elements you do not want to resolve from the manufacturing category. You must enter an asterisk for each digit in the account element. For example, if an element has a length of four, you must enter four asterisks.
Work in Process - Outside Processing	Enter all or part of the outside processing work in process general ledger account to use when resolving the account from the manufacturing category, or click the Lookup button to display G/L Prompting, which allows you to select all or part of an account by element. Note You can enter asterisks (*) for account elements you do not want to resolve from the manufacturing category. You must enter an asterisk for each digit in the account element. For example, if an element has a length of four, you must enter four asterisks.
Absorbed - Labor	Enter all or part of the absorbed labor general ledger account to use when resolving the account from the manufacturing category, or click the Lookup button to display G/L Prompting, which allows you to select all or part of an account by element. Note You can enter asterisks (*) for account elements you do not want to resolve from the manufacturing category. You must enter an asterisk for each digit in the account element. For example, if an element has a length of four, you must enter four asterisks.
Absorbed - Overhead	Enter all or part of the absorbed overhead general ledger account to use when resolving the account from the manufacturing category, or click the Lookup button to display G/L Prompting, which allows you to select all or part of an account by element. Note You can enter asterisks (*) for account elements you do not want to resolve from the manufacturing category. You must enter an asterisk for each digit in the account element. For example, if an element has a length of four, you must enter four asterisks.
Absorbed - Outside Processing	Enter all or part of the absorbed outside processing general ledger account to use when resolving the account from the manufacturing category, or click the Lookup button to display G/L Prompting, which allows you to select all or part of an account by element. Note You can enter asterisks (*) for account elements you do not want to resolve from the manufacturing category. You must enter an asterisk for each digit in the account element. For example, if an element has a length of four, you must enter four asterisks.
Variance - Labor	Enter all or part of the labor variance general ledger account to use when resolving the account from the manufacturing category, or click the Lookup button to display G/L Prompting, which allows you to select all or part of an account by element. Note You can enter asterisks (*) for account elements you do not want to resolve from the manufacturing category. You must enter an asterisk for each digit in the account element. For example, if an element has a length of four, you must enter four asterisks.
Variance - Overhead	Enter all or part of the overhead variance general ledger account to use when resolving the account from the manufacturing category, or click the Lookup button to display G/L Prompting, which allows you to select all or part of an account by element. Note You can enter asterisks (*) for account elements you do not want to resolve from the manufacturing category. You must enter an asterisk for each digit in the account element. For example, if an element has a length of four, you must enter four asterisks.
Variance - Outside Processing	Enter all or part of the outside processing variance general ledger account to use when resolving the account from the manufacturing category, or click the Lookup button to display G/L Prompting, which allows you to select all or part of an account by element. Note You can enter asterisks (*) for account elements you do not want to resolve from the manufacturing category. You must enter an asterisk for each digit in the account element. For example, if an element has a length of four, you must enter four asterisks.
Scrap Expenses	Enter all or part of the scrap expenses general ledger account to use when resolving the account from the manufacturing category, or click the Lookup button to display G/L Prompting, which allows you to select all or part of an account by element. Note You can enter asterisks (*) for account elements you do not want to resolve from the manufacturing category. You must enter an asterisk for each digit in the account element. For example, if an element has a length of four, you must enter four asterisks.

Inquiry Tab Fields and Buttons

Note This tab is disabled if you are creating, editing, or deleting a manufacturing categories.

Field or Button	Description
Manufacturing Categories	This grid displays manufacturing category information based on the selected criteria after you click the Show Data button in the ribbon. Double-click a manufacturing category to select it and display information for it on the Main tab.