Part Definition

All parts and components used by the Expert Configurator must be defined on the Part Master File in the Design Engineering module. In our example, we want to define our desk as a configured part. Through the Part Master Maintenance Conversation, we enter the necessary information for our part, DESK-001. On the configuration screen, we specify the part as configured and also specify what types of rules we want to utilize. DESK-001 is a configuration costed item which should have 1 lot number per configuration code. Therefore we enter a Configuration Code Option of '3'. For our example, we define the desk to have all rules (sales order entry, pricing, and manufacturing) valid. See the figure below for a sample of the configuration screen in the Part Master Maintenance conversation.

WILLIAMS   PLT BEL            DESIGN ENGINEERING                       6/05/94

 DSP01                    PART MASTER FILE MAINTENANCE            CHANGE (CONF)

                                                                               

 Part Number           DESK-001             BUILD-THRU/CFG DESK                

                                                                               

 Sales Order Processing Config. Y      Manufacturing Config. Process Y         

                                       Product Planning              N         

 Sales Order Entry Group               Sales Order Entry Subgroup              

 Pricing Group                         Pricing Subgroup                        

 Manufacturing Order Group             Manufacturing Order Subgroup             

                                                                               

 Sales Order Entry Rule Vrs No  01     Product Reference Code        3         

 Pricing Rule Vrs No            01     Template Code                           

 MFG Order Rule Vrs No          01     Configuration Code Option     3         

                                                                               

 Standard Routing Default Part                                                 

 Standard BOM Default Part                                                     

 Rule-Based Routing Part                                                       

 Issue Code                            SIR Location                            

                                                                               

                                                                               

 F2=Command          F3=Exit             F4=Prompt           F9=Inquiry        

 F10=Function Select F11=Part Comments   F15=Rekey Data

The Part Master Maintenance Configuration Screen.

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