| Assembly Control Parameters (tiasc0100m000) |  |
| Use this session to define parameters for Assembly Control. If you double-click an existing parameter set, you can only display the values. If you double-click the top line (Actual Set) and you have the necessary authorizations, you can enter new values. Caution! Note that changing parameters can have widespread effects throughout Assembly Control, and, therefore, you must not alter any value in this session until you know what the effects will be. For details about the individual parameters, see the field help. You must define the number group and series for the following elements used in assembly control: Orders. Clustered line-station orders. Line station variants. Reference number. The four number groups and series must differ from each other. You must select a number group that is dedicated to Production in the ERP Number Groups (tcmcs0151m000) session. If you make the required changes and save the new parameter set, ERP LN performs the following actions: Adds the new set to the history list. Updates the current set (at the top of the list). You can use the Print Assembly Control Parameters (tiasc0400m000) session to print and compare the parameter settings. You can start this session from the File menu. Note You can start the Bucket Definition (tiasl1100m000) session from the Specific menu. The value you enter in the Allocation Time Fence field of the details session determines the number of days that buckets are generated for. Related topics Assembly control overview
Fields | Description
Effective Date | The date and time that the parameters are valid. The parameters are valid up to the effective date of a more recent parameter setting.
Description | For a new parameter set, enter a description of the parameters. The default is the description of the previous parameter set. Therefore, to avoid confusion you must always delete this default and add a new text.
Transaction Processing | Select the level at which you want to process transactions. Transaction processing includes: Process and store financial transactions. Allocate assembly parts. Backflush hours and material requirements. If assembly orders are already present, you cannot alter this parameter. Line Station Based Select this parameter for high-volume environments. The data for line-station orders is added together, for each line station, to form one clustered line-station order (CLSO) for each day. Processing is carried out at an aggregated (line station) level. You will receive production results for each period when you use line-station-based transaction processing. Order Based Select this for low-volume environments. Calculating for each assembly order provides more detailed information, but also creates more data. This can lead to performance problems if you have many assembly orders. One CLSO is created for each assembly order in each day. Processing is carried out for each individual assembly order. You will receive production results for each order when you use order-based transaction processing. You can view CLSOs in the Clustered Line Station Orders (tiasc7530m000) and Clustered Line Station Order - Assembly Part Requirements (tiasc7140m000) sessions. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Transaction processing in ASC. Related topics Assembly order costing Assembly backflushing Assembly orders
Availability Type | Select the availability type you want to use for Assembly Control. You can use availability types to define the number of working hours per day.
Create Back Order for Warehousing Transfer Orders | If this check box is selected, and insufficient inventory is available to execute the transfer order to transfer materials to the shop floor warehouse, ERP LN creates back order to transfer the materials later. If this check box is cleared, and insufficient inventory is available to execute the transfer order to transfer materials to the shop floor warehouse, you must manually initiate the transfer of the remaining material quantity when that material becomes available. The setting of this check box is the default for the Create Backorders check box in the Outbound Order Lines (whinh2120m000) session for outbound order lines for transfer orders with order origin ASC Production. Note The setting of this check box is not relevant for the issue of materials, only for transfer to a shop floor warehouse. Related topics Using shop floor warehouses
Order Status for Material Allocation | The status that the assembly order must have before its line-station orders can be selected for material allocation. Planned The assembly order must have the Planned status. Sequenced The assembly order must have the Sequenced status. Related topics Assembly orders
Quantity to Allocate | Select the criterion used for the allocation of assembly parts in the Build Assembly Part Allocation (tiasc7240m000) session for assembly orders with the status Frozen. Product Engineering Quantity The allocation of assembly parts is based on product engineering. Allocation using product engineering is a fast but approximate material requirements calculation method. The number of assembly parts for each engineering module is calculated using demand from real sales orders and hypothetical 'pseudo orders'. An engineering module is a group of standard parts, without routings, assembly lines, options, and so on, for a particular system, such as the electrical system or transmission. An engineering module is not actually manufactured and is for design and planning purposes only. Process Engineering Quantity The allocation of assembly parts is based on process engineering. ERP LN calculates the requirement for assembly parts using all the relevant data for the assembly line, including option combinations, product structures, and so on. Note that process engineering has no connection with either process industries or process-triggered workflow. Maximum of Both Whichever is larger of Process Engineering Quantity and Product Engineering Quantity is used for assembly part allocation. Using the maximum quantity enables you to compensate for possible errors in the calculation based on either of the previously mentioned processes. Note This parameter only applies to line-station orders with the status Frozen. For line-station orders with another status, the allocation of assembly parts is based on product engineering. You can see the status in the Assembly Order - Line Station Orders (tiasc2510m000) session.
Allocation Time Fence | The Number of days for which the allocation of the Assembly Parts will be done from the moment of allocation. Related topics Build Assembly Part Allocation (tiasc7240m000)
Number Group | Select the number group you want to use for assembly orders. The number group must differ from the other number groups you select in this session, and must be a number group dedicated to Assembly Control. Related topics To use number groups and series Assembly orders
Series | Select the series you want to use for assembly orders. Related topics To use number groups and series Assembly orders
Series | The clustered line station order (CLSO) series. Related topics To use number groups and series
Clustered Line Station Order Number Group | Select the number group you want to use for clustered line-station orders. This number group must differ from the other number groups you select in this session, and must be a number group dedicated to Assembly Control. This field is used for both order-based processing and for line-station based processing. Therefore, you must enter a value in this field. Related topics To use number groups and series Assembly orders
Clustered Line Station Order Series | Select the series you want to use for clustered line-station orders. This field is used for both order-based processing and for line-station-based processing. Therefore you must enter a value in this field. For order-based processing, this field is used to generate the Warehouse Order number value for allocations. For line-station-based processing, the Clustered Line Station Order Number is generated on the basis of the Clustered Line Station Order Number Group field and the Clustered Line Station Order Number Series field. The Warehouse Order value is the same as the Clustered Line Station Order value. Related topics To use number groups and series Assembly orders
Number Group | Select the number group you want to use for line-station variants. This number group must differ from the other number groups you select in this session, and must be a number group dedicated to Assembly Control. Related topics To use number groups and series Assembly orders Line station variants
Series | Select the series you want to use for line-station variants. If the Transaction Processing parameter is Line Station Based, you must enter a value in this field. Related topics To use number groups and series Assembly orders Line station variants
Assembly Parts in As-Built | In this field, you can specify which assembly parts are included in the as-built structure. Select: Serialized and Lot controlled to include only serialized and lot controlled assembly parts in the as-built structure. All to include all assembly parts in the as-built structure.
Hourly Labor Type for Backflushing | Select the hourly labor type that you will use when backflushing.
Number Group | Select a number group. Related topics To use number groups and series