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<Session ID="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0130m000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Item - Manufacturer (tdipu0130m000)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <Paragraph>Use this session to maintain item
		  manufacturer combinations. In this session, you can define the various
		  manufacturers that are approved to supply a specific item.</Paragraph>
      </AimSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <Paragraph>Before you can use this session, you must select the <Link href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0101m000#tdipu001.mmnf" role="formfield">Multiple Manufacturer Item</Link> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0101m000" role="session">Items - Purchase (tdipu0101m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>On the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu, you can choose:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0130m000#tdipu0135m000" role="command">Item - Manufacturer and Business Partner</GUIRef>, to start
			 the <Link href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0135m000" role="session">Item - Manufacturer and Business Partner (tdipu0135m000)</Link> session.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0130m000#tdipu0140m000" role="command">Supplier Manufacturer Relation Type</GUIRef>, to start the <Link href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0140m000" role="session">Supplier Manufacturer Relation Type (tdipu0140m000)</Link> session.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000327" role="manual">To set up and use multiple manufacturer items</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000326" role="manual">To purchase manufacturer's items</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000427" role="manual">To convert multiple manufacturer items to MPN items</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.item">
         <Header>
            <Title>Item</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>In LN,
		the raw materials, subassemblies, finished products, and tools that can be
		purchased, stored, manufactured, sold, and so on.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>An item can also represent a set of items handled as one
		  (kit), or exist in multiple product variants.</Paragraph>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>You can also define nonphysical items, which are not held
			 in inventory but can be used to post costs or to invoice services to customers.
			 Examples of nonphysical items:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>Cost items (for example, electricity)</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Service items</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Subcontracting services</ListItem>
               <ListItem>List items (menus/options)</ListItem>
            </List>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.cmnf">
         <Header>
            <Title>Manufacturer</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>A supplier of finished goods. User-definable item grouping data
		used for sorting and selecting.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.mitm">
         <Header>
            <Title>Manufacturer Item</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The item code as used by the manufacturer to identify the item
		  specified.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.dsca">
         <Header>
            <Title>Item Description1</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Description of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/cms/tdcms0130m000#tdcms030.item" role="manual">Item</GUIRef>, like the
		  material specification.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>Together with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0130m000#tdipu030.mitm" role="manual">Manufacturer Item</GUIRef>, LN prints this
			 information on purchase documents (purchase orders and purchase requisitions).</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.dscb">
         <Header>
            <Title>Item Description2</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Complementary description of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/cms/tdcms0130m000#tdcms030.item" role="manual">Item</GUIRef>.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>Together with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0130m000#tdipu030.mitm" role="manual">Manufacturer Item</GUIRef>, LN prints this
			 information on purchase documents (purchas orders and purchase requisitions).</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.dscc">
         <Header>
            <Title>Item Description3</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Complementary description of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/cms/tdcms0130m000#tdcms030.item" role="manual">Item</GUIRef>.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>Together with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0130m000#tdipu030.mitm" role="manual">Manufacturer Item</GUIRef>, LN prints this
			 information on purchase documents (purchase orders and purchase requisitions).</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.infa">
         <Header>
            <Title>Additional Information1</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Additional information regarding the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/cms/tdcms0130m000#tdcms030.item" role="manual">Item</GUIRef> such as safety
		  approval reference.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>LN does not print this information on purchase documents.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.infb">
         <Header>
            <Title>Additional Information2</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Additional information regarding the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/cms/tdcms0130m000#tdcms030.item" role="manual">Item</GUIRef>.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>LN does not print this information on purchase documents.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.infc">
         <Header>
            <Title>Additional Information3</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Additional information regarding the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/cms/tdcms0130m000#tdcms030.item" role="manual">Item</GUIRef>.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>LN does not print this information on purchase documents.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.mtbf">
         <Header>
            <Title>Mean Time Between Failures</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/ts/glossary/glossary#MeanTimeBetw_ts" role="glossary">Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF</Link>)</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>MTBF is used for all machineries and all components.
			 Manufacturers make use of MTBF for calculating the reliability of their product
			 and for determining which guarantee can be given on their product.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>For example, a lamp consists of:</Paragraph>
            <TABLE border="1" borderstyle="default" space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
               <TBODY noTR="3">
                  <TR no="1" isLast="false">
                     <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">A foot and shade</TD>
                     <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">these products never fail.</TD>
                  </TR>
                  <TR no="2" isLast="false">
                     <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">A light fitting</TD>
                     <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">MTBF is 500 hours.</TD>
                  </TR>
                  <TR no="3" isLast="true">
                     <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">A switch</TD>
                     <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">MTBF is 2000 hours.</TD>
                  </TR>
               </TBODY>
            </TABLE>
            <Paragraph>The lamp's MTBF is:</Paragraph>
            <Formula space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
               <Paragraph> 
1/MTBF = 1/500 + 1/2000 MTBF = 2000/5 = 400 hours
				</Paragraph>
            </Formula>
            <Paragraph>As a consequence, a composed product is always weaker than
			 its weakest component.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.ccty">
         <Header>
            <Title>Country</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#Countries_tc" role="glossary">country</Link> of origin for
		  items produced by the manufacturer.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>The country of origin is defaulted from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0160m000#tcmcs060.ccty" role="manual">Country</GUIRef> field in
			 the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0160m000" role="session">Manufacturers (tcmcs0160m000)</GUIRef> session, but can be overwritten in the current
			 session.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.stat">
         <Header>
            <Title>Status</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The status of the item manufacturer combination determines
		  whether you can order items produced by the manufacturer.</FuncDesc>
         <AllowedValues>
            <SectionTitle>Allowed values</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="/baanerp/td/domains/ipu.stat" role="domain">Status of Manufacturer</Link>
            </Paragraph>
         </AllowedValues>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>If you use <GUIRef href="/baanerp/dm" role="package">Data Management</GUIRef>, you cannot define this field. You must assign a status to
			 item manufacturer combinations in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/dm/chm/dmchm0150m005" role="session">Change Order (dmchm0150m005)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.efdt">
         <Header>
            <Title>Effective Date</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The first day on which a record or a setting is valid. The
		effective date often includes the effective time.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>If you use <GUIRef href="/baanerp/dm" role="package">Data Management</GUIRef>, you cannot define this field. The validity of the item
			 manufacturer combination is then defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/dm/chm/dmchm0150m005" role="session">Change Order (dmchm0150m005)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.exdt">
         <Header>
            <Title>Expiry Date</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The last date on which a record or a setting is valid. The
		expiry date often includes the expiry time.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>If you use <GUIRef href="/baanerp/dm" role="package">Data Management</GUIRef>, you cannot define this field. The validity of the item
			 manufacturer combination is then defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/dm/chm/dmchm0150m005" role="session">Change Order (dmchm0150m005)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.bres">
         <Header>
            <Title>Blocking Reason</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The reason why you have blocked the item manufacturer
		  combination for use.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>In this field, you can only select a <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0130m000#tdipu030.bres" role="manual">Blocking Reason</GUIRef> from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0105m000" role="session">Reasons (tcmcs0105m000)</GUIRef> session when you have defined the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0130m000#tdipu030.stat" role="manual">Status</GUIRef> field as <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/ipu.stat#block" role="option">Blocked</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>When an item-manufacturer combination is blocked, all
			 dependent item-manufacturer-supplier relations will automatically be blocked in
			 the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0135m000" role="session">Item - Manufacturer and Business Partner (tdipu0135m000)</GUIRef> session. When a
			 manufacturer is blocked in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0160m000" role="session">Manufacturers (tcmcs0160m000)</GUIRef> session, all dependent item manufacturer combinations
			 are automatically blocked in the current session.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.efco">
         <Header>
            <Title>Effective Date Change Order</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If you use <GUIRef href="/baanerp/dm" role="package">Data Management</GUIRef> to validate the item manufacturer combination, in this
		  field, references to the change order are provided.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdipu030.exco">
         <Header>
            <Title>Expiry Date Change Order</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If you use <GUIRef href="/baanerp/dm" role="package">Data Management</GUIRef> to validate the item manufacturer combination, in this
		  field, references to the change order are provided.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
   </Fields>
</Session>