Manufacturing Control Maintenance

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Purpose

Set up and maintain general manufacturing settings.

Overview

Use Manufacturing Control Maintenance to set up how general ledger accounts are resolved for manufacturing, to define a default operation and work center for kits, and to set up general options for the Manufacturing module.

Setting Up Manufacturing Settings

To set up default settings for the Manufacturing module:

Click the Update button in the ribbon.
If necessary, change any of the default settings for the Manufacturing module.
Click the Account Resolution tab.
If necessary, update the general ledger account resolution for manufacturing accounts. For more information, see General Ledger Account Resolution.
Click the OK button in the ribbon. The module settings are updated.

Ribbon Home Tab Buttons

Button	Description
Exit	Click this button to close the Manufacturing Control Maintenance window.
Update	Click this button to update the manufacturing settings.
OK	Click this button to save the manufacturing settings. This button is only available after you click the Update button in the ribbon.
Cancel	Click this button to cancel the update to manufacturing settings. This button is only available after you click the Update button in the ribbon.

Main Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button	Description
Kit Operation Code	Enter a default operation code for kits, or click the Lookup button to select an operation code. This should be a generic operation code set up for kits for all locations. For information on setting up operations, see Operation Maintenance.
Name (Kit Operation)	Enter a default operation name for kits, or click the Lookup button to select an operation name. This should be a generic operation name set up for kits for all locations. For information on setting up operations, see Operation Maintenance.
Kit Work Center Group Code	Enter a default work center group code for kits, or click the Lookup button to select a work center group code. This should be a generic work center group code set up for kits. For information on setting up work center groups, see Work Center Group Maintenance.
Name (Kit Work Center Group)	Enter a default work center group name for kits, or click the Lookup button to select a work center group name. This should be a generic work center group code set up for kits. For information on setting up work center groups, see Work Center Group Maintenance.
Default Operation Quantities	This check box is disabled and selected to indicate that operation quantities default in Work Order Confirm Entry. The quantity selected for each operation defaults to the entered confirmed quantity (or the remaining recommended quantity for each operation if the recommended quantity is less).
Print Tickets with No Material	Select this check box if you want work orders to output during material issue even if no materials are actually required. If you select this check box, the Print Tickets with No Material check box is selected by default in Material Issue and Material Issue Reprint.
Allow BOM Disassembly When Some Components have 0 Cost	Select this check box to allow disassembly for manufactured products in Bill of Material Disassembly and Bill of Material Transfer and Breakdown if some of the components have zero costs. If this check box is selected, costs are only distributed to components that have non-zero costs.
Allow Partial Material Issue for Express Work Orders	Select this check box to allow users to partially issue materials for express work orders. If this check box is cleared, all materials must be issued for express work orders.
Default Overage Option	Select one of the following options as a default for bills of material to control whether quantities greater than the quantity ordered can be confirmed during work order confirmation: None - Users cannot confirm more than the quantity ordered on the work order. Percent Overage - Users can confirm a percentage more than the quantity ordered on the work order. If you select this option, you must enter the percentage in the Percent field. Material Issued - Users can confirm the quantity that can be manufactured based on the material issued.
Percent	Enter the default percentage that users can confirm during work order confirmation greater than the quantity ordered on the work order. Example If you enter ten percent on a bill of material, and a work order is created for 20 units of product A, 22 units of product A can be confirmed during work order confirmation. This field is only enabled if you select the Percent Overage radio button.
Cost Variance Option	Select an option to indicate how to handle work orders if the cost variance is too much based on the percentages entered in the Upper Bound % and Lower Bound % fields. You can select one of the following options: Ignore - Ignore cost variances. Warn - Display a warning message if there is a cost variance. Hold - If there is a cost variance for a work order, put the work order on cost variance hold.
Lower Bound %	Enter the lower cost variance percentage limit for work orders. If the estimated cost for manufacturing the product is less than this percentage of the cost variance comparison value, the work order is either placed on cost variance hold or a warning is displayed. Note The value that is compared to the estimated cost for the cost variance comparison is set up in the Cost Variance Basis field. Example The system is set up to use List Price 1 for cost variance comparisons and Hold is selected for the Cost Variance Option. You enter -50 in this field. A product has a list price of 10. If the estimated cost of the product for a work order is less than 5, the work order is put on cost variance hold.
Upper Bound %	Enter the upper cost variance percentage limit for work orders. If the estimated cost for manufacturing the product is greater than this percentage of the cost variance comparison value, the work order is either placed on cost variance hold or a warning is displayed. Note The value that is compared to the estimated cost for the cost variance comparison is set up in the Cost Variance Basis field. Example The system is set up to use List Price 1 for cost variance comparisons and Hold is selected for the Cost Variance Option. You enter -20 in this field. A product has a list price of 10. If the estimated cost of the product for a work order is greater than 8, the work order is put on cost variance hold.
Cost Variance Basis	Click the Lookup button to select the cost or price that is used for calculating cost variance. The cost or price is compared to the estimated cost for products during work order creation.

Account Resolution Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button	Description
Accounts	This grid displays the accounts used for manufacturing account resolution. Select an account to display the hierarchy for account mask lookup in the Mask List grid. Example The inventory account may be stored in the location, work center, operation, product, product/location, or product category. The software will look at the records in the sequential order you select here, and will attempt to group together a full general ledger account number based on the masks stored in each. If the same part of the general ledger account is found in more than one place, the first one found is used. For a table of the account resolution, see Account Resolution Order.
Mask List	This grid displays the hierarchy for account mask lookup for the account selected in the Accounts grid. You can select an account mask and use the arrow buttons to increase or decrease the mask's priority.
	Click this button to move the selected account resolution source up in the Mask List grid. This moves the source higher in the account resolution hierarchy.
	Click this button to move the selected account resolution source down in the Mask List grid. This moves the source lower in the account resolution hierarchy.