Topic: All items in a BOM are allocated to Work Orders?
By: Guest
Posted on: Nov 26 2024 at 03:11:44 AM
This is maybe a too simple question to many, but ...
How can one check if all items in a BOM are allocated to (at least) one Work Order?
How can one review and resolve any discrepancies between the BOM and allocated items?
By: Guest
Posted on: Nov 26 2024 at 08:33:01 AM
Do you mean that you want to look at a BOM and see if items in that BOM are allocated to OTHER work order(s)?
Why would there be a discrepancy between the BOM and allocated items? If the BOM has been Allocated (is in the allocated state) then items on that BOM should be allocated. Unless. . .
You have changed the assembly since the BOM was allocated. changing, redesigning an assembly by adding removing items or changing quantities etc does not automatically ReAllocate based on the new assembly. If you change an assembly then you should UnAllocate and ReAllocate. Having said that if you "Issue" the BOM after having changed the assembly then it will Issue based on the new assembly not on the old allocation. To avoid any confusion you really shouldn't be making changes to assemblies once you've gone live. if you need to make changes to an assembly you should create a new revision of the assemly, not change the old one.
Also remember that if items exist inside a sub assembly then, depending on the type of sub assembly, then the sub assembly itself may be allocated not the items it contains.
By: Guest
Posted on: Nov 26 2024 at 08:37:44 AM
THANKS!
I understood that if I change an assembly then I should UnAllocate and ReAllocate.
By: Guest
Posted on: Nov 27 2024 at 03:34:36 AM
Yes. While you're still testing the software that would be the best thing to do allowing you to change things and test etc.
But once you go libe and have started shipping assemblies to customers I'd suggest you DO NOT change the assembly. Leave it locked. If you need to change the assembly because of an revision/improvement then open the assembly in the assembly editor and select the "Save As" option to save with a new revision number. This will create an identical assembly that you can then edit. The earlier revision will remain unchanged.
of course you could still change assemeblies and reallocate if you really want to but it's not a very good way to manage your assembly revisions.
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