| Tools by Item (titrp0107s000) |  |
| Use this session to maintain data of tools assigned to items. The availability planning of tools is carried out in the Availability Planning (titrp0513m000) session for tools that are linked to items that occur on planned production orders. The planning is based on the lead-time of the tools and the offset of the tools linked to an item. Related topics Tool requirements planning
Fields | Description
Item | To link a tool to a production item, the production item must be: A manufactured item. This can be a standard item or a customized item. A generic item. You cannot link a tool to standard-to-order items.
Description | The description or name of the code.
Position | Sequence number that represents the position of the component.
Tool Type | The tool type must be defined as critical in availability planning in the Tool Types (titrp0101s000) session.
Description | The description or name of the code.
Tool Serial Number | Tool serial number is a unique identification of the tool. The combination of tool type and tool serial number is unique to ERP LN and represents an individual tool. Note You cannot link a tool serial number if the Service check box in the Tools by Tool Type (titrp0502m000) session is selected.
Tool Kit | A set of specific tools required to perform a single task. A tool kit can be linked to a machine, a task, and/or a routing operation to specify the tool(s) required to perform the task and/or operation.
Order Lead Time | The production time of an item expressed in hours or days, based on the lead time elements as defined in the routing operations.
Offset | The offset in workdays from the moment the tools are required until the planned end date of the production order. The offset cannot be greater than the order lead-time defined in the Items - Production (tiipd0101m000) session for the item.
Lead Time | The interval specifies the duration in workdays for which the tool is required. Note The interval entered in this field cannot be greater than value entered in the Offset field.
Tool Usage Factor | The number of times the tool is required to produce a single piece of an item. If the Tool Type field is linked, and the Tool's life is based on the number of times, the default value is 1. If the Tool Kit field is linked, the number of usages required to produce a single piece of an item applies to all the tools of the Tool Kit field. Note The minimum value of the field must be 1.