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   <Header>
      <Title>To set up and use MPN items</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1290593">
         <Level1>MPN item</Level1>
         <Level2>setting up</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1290598">
         <Level1>MPN item</Level1>
         <Level2>using</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1290603">
         <Level1>Manufacturer part number</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1290606">
         <Level1>Manufacturer's item</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>To set up MPN items</SectionTitle>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListIntro>To set up <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000376" role="glossary" Update="No">manufacturer part number (MPN)</Link> items, take
		  the following steps:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Select the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom0100s000#tccom000.mpni" role="formfield">Manufacturer Part Numbers Implemented</Link> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom0100s000" role="session">Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Select the <Link href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0101m000#tdipu001.mpyn" role="formfield">MPN Item</Link> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0101m000" role="session">Items - Purchase (tdipu0101m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Set the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom4120s000#tccom120.crrf" role="formfield">Item Cross Reference</Link> field to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/crrf#mpn" role="option">MPN</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom4120s000" role="session">Buy-from Business Partner (tccom4120s000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>In the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0160m000" role="session">Manufacturers (tcmcs0160m000)</Link> session,
		  enter the information about the manufacturer and assign a status to the
		  manufacturer.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>In the <Link href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0145m000" role="session">Manufacturer Part Numbers (tdipu0145m000)</Link> session, define <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000376" role="glossary" Update="No">manufacturer part numbers (MPNs)</Link> and link the
		  MPNs to an item and manufacturer.You can also use this session to link a
		  preferred MPN to an item, to enter effective and expiry dates or to assign a
		  status to the MPN.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>If business partners cannot deliver all MPNs, define which
		  manufacturer part numbers (MPNs) can be delivered by which business partners
		  for an item in the <Link href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0148m000" role="session">MPNs by Item - Business Partner (tdipu0148m000)</Link> session. You can also use this session to link a
		  preferred MPN to an item and business partner. By means of the <Link href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0248m000" role="session">Import MPNs by Item - Business Partner (tdipu0248m000)</Link> session, you can link all MPNs for an
		  item to the selected business partner. However, if no MPNs are specified for an
		  item-business partner combination, the business partner can deliver all MPNs of
		  an item.</ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>You can use the <Link href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0245m000" role="session">Global update MPN Details (tdipu0245m000)</Link> session to globally update the status and
		  effectivity period of MPNs.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>To use MPN items</SectionTitle>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Purchase requisitions</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>If you enter a
		  manufacturer part number (MPN) in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur2502m000#tdpur201.crit" role="manual" Update="No">Cross Reference Item</GUIRef> field of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur2502m000" role="session">Purchase Requisition Lines (tdpur2502m000)</GUIRef> session, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur2502m000#tdpur201.item" role="manual">Item</GUIRef>, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur2502m000#tdpur201.cmnf" role="manual">Manufacturer</GUIRef>, and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur2502m000#tdpur201.mpnr" role="manual">Preferred Manufacturer Part Number</GUIRef> are automatically
		  defaulted from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0145m000" role="session">Manufacturer Part Numbers (tdipu0145m000)</GUIRef> session. The
		  MPN can either have the status <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/ipu.stat#approve" role="option">Approved</GUIRef> or <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/ipu.stat#for.approval" role="option">For Approval</GUIRef> on the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur2501m000#tdpur200.rdat" role="manual">Requisition Date</GUIRef>. Blocked MPNs are not
		  allowed.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>Only if a <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur2502m000#tdpur201.otbp" role="manual">Buy-from Business Partner</GUIRef> is entered in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur2502m000" role="session">Purchase Requisition Lines (tdpur2502m000)</GUIRef> session, LN checks whether the
		  business partner is allowed to deliver the MPN in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0148m000" role="session">MPNs by Item - Business Partner (tdipu0148m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>If you convert a
		  requisition to an order, the MPN must have the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/ipu.stat#approve" role="option">Approved</GUIRef> status. LN copies the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur2502m000#tdpur201.mpnr" role="manual">Preferred Manufacturer Part Number</GUIRef> to the purchase
		  order and generates an <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000377" role="glossary" Update="No">MPN set</Link> that is linked to the purchase order.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>You can always convert a requisition to an RFQ.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Requests for quotation (RFQs)</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>If you enter a
		  manufacturer part number (MPN) in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1502m000#tdpur101.crit" role="manual" Update="No">Cross Reference Item</GUIRef> field of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1502m000" role="session">Purchase Request for Quotation Lines (tdpur1502m000)</GUIRef> session, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1502m000#tdpur101.item" role="manual">Item</GUIRef>, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1502m000#tdpur101.cmnf" role="manual">Manufacturer</GUIRef>, and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1502m000#tdpur101.mpnr" role="manual">Preferred Manufacturer Part Number</GUIRef> are automatically
		  defaulted from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0145m000" role="session">Manufacturer Part Numbers (tdipu0145m000)</GUIRef> session. The
		  MPN must have the status <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/ipu.stat#approve" role="option">Approved</GUIRef> or <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/ipu.stat#for.approval" role="option">For Approval</GUIRef> on the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1600m000#tdpur100.qdat" role="manual">RFQ Date</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1502m000#tdpur101.mpnr" role="manual">Preferred Manufacturer Part Number</GUIRef> from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1502m000" role="session">Purchase Request for Quotation Lines (tdpur1502m000)</GUIRef> session is copied to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1506m000#tdpur106.mpnr" role="manual">Preferred MPN</GUIRef> field of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1506m000" role="session">Buy-from BP - Quotations (tdpur1506m000)</GUIRef> session. However, if the preferred MPN from
		  the RFQ line is not allowed for a business partner, the business partner cannot
		  be linked to the RFQ. As a result, you must select another business partner, or
		  you must change the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1502m000#tdpur101.mpnr" role="manual">Preferred Manufacturer Part Number</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1502m000" role="session">Purchase Request for Quotation Lines (tdpur1502m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>If you convert an RFQ
		  to a purchase order or to a contract and the MPN has the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/ipu.stat#approve" role="option">Approved</GUIRef> status, LN copies the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1502m000#tdpur101.mpnr" role="manual">Preferred Manufacturer Part Number</GUIRef> to the purchase
		  order or purchase contract and generates an <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000377" role="glossary" Update="No">MPN set</Link> for the purchase order. If the item
		  is an MPN item, but no MPN is filled on the RFQ, the MPN and manufacturer are
		  defaulted from the master data.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Purchase contracts</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>If you enter a
		  manufacturer part number (MPN) in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3101m000#tdpur301.crit" role="manual" Update="No">Cross Reference Item</GUIRef> field of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3101m000" role="session">Purchase Contract Lines (tdpur3101m000)</GUIRef> session, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3101m000#tdpur301.item" role="manual">Item</GUIRef>, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3101m000#tdpur301.cmnf" role="manual">Manufacturer</GUIRef>, and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3101m000#tdpur301.mpnr" role="manual">Preferred Manufacturer Part Number</GUIRef> are automatically
		  defaulted from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0145m000" role="session">Manufacturer Part Numbers (tdipu0145m000)</GUIRef> session. The
		  MPN must have the status <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/ipu.stat#approve" role="option">Approved</GUIRef> on the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3100m000#tdpur300.cdat" role="manual">Contract Date</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>Business partners are allowed to supply alternative MPNs, but
		  always against the original contract price.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>If a purchase order is
		  generated from a <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000333" role="glossary">delivery contract</Link>, the MPN is used as a default. However,
		  defaulting is not applicable if a purchase contract is linked to a purchase
		  order.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Purchase orders</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>If you enter a
		  manufacturer part number (MPN) in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4101m000#tdpur401.crit" role="manual" Update="No">Cross Reference Item</GUIRef> field of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4101m000" role="session">Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000)</GUIRef> session, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4101m000#tdpur401.item" role="manual">Item</GUIRef>, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4101m000#tdpur401.cmnf" role="manual">Manufacturer</GUIRef>, and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4101m000#tdpur401.mpnr" role="manual">Preferred Manufacturer Part Number</GUIRef> are automatically
		  defaulted from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0145m000" role="session">Manufacturer Part Numbers (tdipu0145m000)</GUIRef> session. The
		  MPN must have the status <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/ipu.stat#approve" role="option">Approved</GUIRef> on the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4100m000#tdpur400.odat" role="manual">Order Date</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>When the purchase order line is saved, LN automatically links
		  an <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000377" role="glossary" Update="No">MPN set</Link> to the purchase order line (detail).
		  If you click the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4101m000#start.mpn.set.data" role="command">MPN Sets</GUIRef> button, the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4601m100" role="session">Purchase Order Line MPN Sets (tdpur4601m100)</Link> session is started in which you can view and
		  maintain the MPN set that is linked to the purchase order line
		  (detail)</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>If the preferred MPN is changed or deleted in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4601m100" role="session">Purchase Order Line MPN Sets (tdpur4601m100)</GUIRef> session, the preferred MPN on the purchase
		  order line (detail) is also changed or deleted. You cannot maintain the MPN set
		  after receipts are executed for the purchase order line.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>If an item is received
		  in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3512m000" role="session">Warehouse Receipts (whinh3512m000)</GUIRef> session, or in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4106m000" role="session">Purchase Receipts (tdpur4106m000)</GUIRef> session, the actual MPN that appears in these receipt
		  sessions must belong to the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000377" role="glossary" Update="No">MPN set</Link> that is linked to the purchase order
		  line.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>After receipts are executed for the purchase order line, the
		  actual MPN is transferred to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4556m000" role="session">Purchase Actual Receipt History (tdpur4556m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Purchase schedules</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Because MPNs change regularly, you cannot enter a manufacturer
		  part number (MPN) on the schedule header. Although the scheduled item appears
		  on the schedule header, the MPN must be entered on the schedule line. If you
		  enter an MPN in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3111m000#tdpur311.mpnr" role="manual">Preferred Manufacturer Part Number</GUIRef> field of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3111m000" role="session">Purchase Schedule - Lines (tdpur3111m000)</GUIRef> session, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3111m000#tdpur311.cmnf" role="manual">Manufacturer</GUIRef> is automatically defaulted from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0145m000" role="session">Manufacturer Part Numbers (tdipu0145m000)</GUIRef> session. The MPN must have the status <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/ipu.stat#approve" role="option">Approved</GUIRef> on the requirement date, which is the planned
		  delivery date.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>When the purchase schedule line is saved, LN automatically links
		  an <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000377" role="glossary" Update="No">MPN set</Link> to the purchase schedule line. If you
		  click the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3111m000#start.mpn.set.data" role="command">MPN Sets</GUIRef> button, the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3611m100" role="session">Purchase Schedule Line MPN Sets (tdpur3611m100)</Link> session is started in which you can view
		  and maintain the MPN set that is linked to the purchase schedule
		  line.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>If the preferred MPN is changed or deleted in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3611m100" role="session">Purchase Schedule Line MPN Sets (tdpur3611m100)</GUIRef> session, the preferred MPN on the
		  purchase schedule line is also changed or deleted. You cannot maintain the MPN
		  set after receipts are executed for the purchase schedule line.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>If an item is received
		  in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh3512m000" role="session">Warehouse Receipts (whinh3512m000)</GUIRef> session, or in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3115m200" role="session">Purchase Schedule - Receipts (tdpur3115m200)</GUIRef> session, the actual MPN that appears in these
		  receipt sessions must belong to the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000377" role="glossary" Update="No">MPN set</Link> that is linked to the purchase
		  schedule line.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>After receipts are confirmed for the purchase schedule line,
		  the actual MPN is transferred to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4556m000" role="session">Purchase Actual Receipt History (tdpur4556m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>In addition to a large number of other fields, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3111m000#tdpur311.mpnr" role="manual">Preferred Manufacturer Part Number</GUIRef>, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3111m000#tdpur311.cmnf" role="manual">Manufacturer</GUIRef>, and the contents of the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000377" role="glossary" Update="No">MPN sets</Link> that are linked to the purchase
			 schedule lines must match before schedule lines can be <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000343" role="glossary" Update="No">clustered</Link> in the same purchase release line detail in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3522m000" role="session">Purchase Release Line - Details (tdpur3522m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>For details, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000351" role="manual">To cluster purchase schedule lines</Link>.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
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      <RelTopic>
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      </RelTopic>
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</ManualTopic>