| To define a cluster |  |
| You can define a cluster, and the cluster's structure, manually, or you can generate the clusters from the following: Service BOMs Purchase orders Sales orders Project work breakdown structure Element structures You can define a cluster as a location for a group of serialized items. The key data include the location details and service center details of a cluster. The other details serve only as defaults for the lower-level serialized items. Clusters can be created in the following ways: Manually, in the Clusters (tsbsc1100m000) session. Automatically generated by ERP LN To create a cluster manually Use the Clusters (tsbsc1100m000) session to create a cluster. Note the following points: Ownership You must indicate who owns the cluster. If the cluster belongs to a business partner, select the business partner in the Sold-to BP field. If your company owns the cluster, leave the Sold-to BP field empty and in the Department field, select the department that owns the cluster. For example, this can be the work center that uses the production machine. ERP LN derives the sold-to business partner or the department that owns the cluster from the Sold-to Business Partners (tccom4510m000) If the Use Service Area check box is selected in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session, you must enter the service area. To create a cluster line For a list of serialized items that belong to cluster , you must define a cluster line. To create cluster lines for the cluster, take the following steps: On the Specific menu of the Clusters (tsbsc1100m000) session, click Lines. The Cluster - Lines session starts. In the Cluster - Lines session, click New. The Cluster - Lines session starts. Enter the cluster line details. Related topics Cluster layout example. Clusters |