Purchase Part Rule

The purchase part rule is used to specify that a purchase requisition will be generated for a lower level component instead of a manufacturing order.  A configuration code will be carried on the purchase requisition.

The purchase part rule can be used for both configured end items and components.

Identification

System Identifier:          20

Valid Rule Categories:   Sales Order Entry

A purchase part rule does not have action expressions.

Considerations

For an individual part, a configured component rule cannot be issued after a purchase part rule.  Therefore, a purchased configured item cannot have lower-level components below it.

Add a Purchase Part Rule

1.   Display the Sales Order Rules Maintenance Function Select screen.

a.   Select the Expert Configurator option from the System Application Menu.

b.   Select the Sales Order Rules Maintenance option from the Expert Configurator Application Menu to display the select screen.

2.   Enter the Function Select information.

a.   Assign a unique number to the rule.

b.   Enter the action code for a purchase part rule in the Action Code field.  Action codes are defined in category Y03 on the Reference File.

c.   Enter a 1 (addition) in the Maintenance Code field.

d.   Press the Enter key to display the header screen.

3.   Enter the header information.

a.   Enter the part number associated with this rule.

b.   Enter the version number of the rule, the appropriate releasing rule number, and the releasing rule result.

4.   Enter the detail information.

a.   Enter the condition statement.  (Optional)

The condition determines if the rule result is true or false.  If the condition expression is interpreted as true, the action expressions are processed.  Rules are released based on the result of the condition.  If no condition is entered, the condition is interpreted as true. 

Change a Purchase Part Rule

1.   Select the Sales Order Rule Maintenance option from the Expert Configurator Application Menu to display the select screen.

2.   On the Sales Order Rule Maintenance Function Select screen:

a.   Enter the purchase part rule number in the Rule Number field.

b.   Enter a 2 in the Maintenance Code field to change the header information for the rule.  Enter a 3 in the Maintenance code field to change the detail information for the purchase part rule.

3.   Change the descriptive date for the purchase part rule and press the Enter key.

4.   If all fields are valid, the rule is changed on the Rule Master File.

Reactivate or Deactivate a Purchase Part Rule

1.   Select the Sales Order Rule Maintenance option on the Expert Configurator Application Menu.

2.   On the Sales Order Rule Maintenance Function Select screen:

a.   Enter the purchase part rule number in the Rule Number field.  All rules released by this rule must be deactivated before this rule can be deactivated.

b.   Enter a 4 in the Maintenance Code field to deactivate the purchase part rule.  Enter a 5 in the Maintenance Code field to reactivate the purchase part rule.

3.   Press the Enter key to deactivate or reactivate the rule.

4.   Press F3 to exit without deactivating or reactivating the rule.