Enter Material

Explanation

Use this activity to plan material lines for the standard job. Here, you can plan the material you expect to need to perform the action. You can adjust the expected material requirement during planning. You can enter both inventory and non-inventory parts.

Prerequisites

• Inventory parts must be defined in IFS/Inventory. 
• Purchase parts must be defined in IFS/Purchasing. 
• The standard job should not be connected to a PM Action or Work Order.

System Effects

As a result of this activity, material lines are connected to the standard job. When you then decide to link the standard job to a PM action or a work order, all material lines will be copied. 

Window

Separate Standard Job
Route Standard Job

Related Window Descriptions

Separate Standard Job 
Separate Standard Job/Material 
Route Standard Job 
Route Standard Job/Material

Procedure

1. Open the Separate Standard Job or Route Standard Job window, create a new record (F5) or query for an existing one (F3).
2. Click the Materials tab and create a new record.
3. Enter an appropriate part in the Part No field. Use one of the following methods: 

• To enter an inventory part, use the List of Values to select a suitable value.
• To enter a purchase part, right-click on the field and click LOV from Purchase Part and select a suitable value.

4. Enter the condition code if applicable. Use the List of Values to select a suitable value.
5. Enter the quantity required in the Planned Quantity field.
6. Enter the sales part site and the sales part number if you want to invoice the price of the material to a customer (only applicable to IFS/Service Management).
7. Save the information (F12).