How does the scrap factor work in BM

[dmrVA]

I added a scrap% to the Bill of Materials, but it seems to only be reliving the quantity per. Do I have to manually add the scrap to the qty per for it to issue?

Also, is anyone having problems with Macola Support. I have premium support (callback one hour) and this is the second issue they are ignoring me. I'm beginning to think if you don't upgrade from PSQL to MS SQL there will be no support.

Thanks
Donna

 

[dgillz]

Pervasive is an issue as less than 1% of the US database market is using Pervasive.

I am not sure but the Macola user base -- excluding those that have lapsed maintenance -- is probably 95% using MS SQL.

Are you component items serialized? What about your POP setup create WIP flag, what is it set to?


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[dmrVA]

Items are not serialized.
Create WIP is set to N- allocate components wtih no g/l distributions.

 

[NEmacGuy]

I beleive Scrap factor has nothing to do with POP, only worked in SFC. I will take a look later and advise.
As to Pervasive -vs- MS SQL, I was under the impression that a majority of Macola's install base was still on pervasive. I know that there has been a good number of base that has moved to SQL. My guess 50% left at btreive, 40% SQL and 10% ES (SQL) with maybe 5,000 accounts total.
Just guessing.

 

[dmrVA]

Thanks, it looked to me like it was not doing an additional usage. I guess my options are to build it into the qty per of the component or add a separate line for scrap.

If anyone is accounting for scrap through the bills, please advise how you are doing it.

 

[maccrystal]

BOM has two fields on the component: Scrap Quantity and Shrk/Scp. The Scrap quanity is only used by SFC and can only be keyed if the parent is set to SFC. POP uses the Shrk/scp value 10% is keyed as 10.0 and not .10 I believe recalling that a client that had zero specified for inventory decimals and key entered the shrk/scp as .10 had the same conditions you are seeing. I tested in both 7.6.300 and 400 and it is calculating the scrap in the captured bill and releiving component plus shrk/scp.

Also at one time, if you were on Premium support and they failed to call back in an hour, you could request an extention on support contract.

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[dmrVA]

Thank you. I will look at how I keyed the %.

My business partner was able to get a month's extension. However, adding a month if it continues to be the same service is not worth the fee. I have had it happen again on another issue...so I am really beginning to get the feeling that they are making MSSQL clients a priority and just don't have enough staff for the PSQL. I was just curious as to whether other PSQL clients were experincing the same problem so I would know whether to purchase support when it comes time. Maybe the majority of clients don't even use Macola support, just their business partners and forums like this.

Thanks again.

 

[kscheeler]

I understand your concern but the issue you are reporting is not a database issue/question but a function one and the same function applies to both P.SQL and MSSQL the same

Kevin Scheeler

 

[dgillz]

Donna,

I just tested this in 76400a and it worksperfectly with the create WIP flag set to Y. Ifyours is set to N then you must complete the POP order in order for this to relieve the inventory of the components.

Are you doing this?

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[dmrVA]

Where is the WIP flag? I do not see it in BM/IM/ or PoP setup?

Currently, when we key production against the PoP order, the component is issued. We do not have to complete the order for the components to be issued. But it is not considering the scrap factor.

Also, what else might change if I set the WIP flage to Y. We do not have work in process parts.

Thanks

 

[dgillz]

Donna,

The create WIP flag is in POP setup. What is your set to and I will test in an identical environment.

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[dmrVA]

I have a Create WIP that is set to N-allocate components with no g/l distributions

We don't have WIP parts and to set it to Y would issue the parts to a WIP account. At the time, we thought it best to select N and relieve the invt/hit the GL at the time of production entry.

 

[dgillz]

Yes, when the create WIP flag is set to N the components and the scrap factor should be relieved from inventory at the time of the production receipt.

Are you then seeing the components being relieved without the scrap factor being taken into consideration?

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[dmrVA]

Yes, components are issued, just not scrap.

 

[dgillz]

If you enter and release the order without completeing it, do the allocations take the scrap factor into consideration?

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