| # Choose Component Type in Interactive Copy Action (tipcs2234m000) You can use this session to choose a component type when you perform a copy action interactively. Manufactured Item The code of the manufactured item. The item to be selected must be predefined in the Items - Production (tiipd0101m000) session. You can only enter an item of the Manufactured type. Position The manufactured item's position number on the bill of material. Slash Character The sequence number is a subdivision of the position number. There is only BOM line for each sequence number. Item A purchased item, material, subassembly, or finished product that is normally available. All items that are not built according to customer specification for a specific project are defined as standard items. Opposite term is customized item. A standard item can have the following order policies: Anonymous To Order Item Type A classification of items used to identify if the item is, for example, a purchased item, a manufactured item, or an equipment item. Depending on the item's type, certain functions will only apply to that item. Order Policy The order parameter that controls the way an item is produced or ordered. This can be: Anonymous, the item is produced or purchased independent of customer orders. To order, the item is produced or purchased only if customer orders exist for the item. Project A collection of manufacturing and purchasing actions that are performed especially for a particular customer order. A project is initiated by a customer order for items having a To Order order policy. The purpose of a project is to plan and coordinate the production of these items. For a standard-to-order production, the project is only used to link the item with the customer order. Otherwise, a project can include: Customized item data (BOMs and routings) Project planning (activity planning) A budget is a special type of project. A budget is used to plan and estimate, not to carry out production. Comp. Type In this field you can select either a standard item or customized item, or skip components. Continue Executes the process that you set up in this session. |