Re: CEA Changes

We are on an earlier version of BPCS.

For us, it is not true that you can only have one item class per item. It
may seem that way if you are only looking at IIM item master file.
We can have a different item class per item per facility, using the CIC
file. However, we have largely abandoned that feature of BPCS, since some
areas involved more maintenance overhead than the benefits justified.

We have a different set of profit cost centers for each facility.

So for example, all activity with a part:

in warehouse 21 in facility 20 ends up in profit center 200 series;

in warehouse 51 in facility 50 ends up in profit center 500 series.

We have also developed some programs that show consolidated picture all
facilities.

We use item classes of 2 letters for the type of product.
We use item classes of 2 digits for the type of customer order activity,
such as reason for credit memo.

-
Al Mac

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[mailto:bpcs-l-bounces+macwheel99=wowway.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Robert A Brown
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 12:49 PM
To: bpcs-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [BPCS-L] CEA Changes

We are on 6.04 and have setup our CEA to focus on the item class for
determining account segments. We are now considering running the same part
in multiple plants but this causes another issue in CEA. Since we can only
have one item class per part, is there a way to redirect the transaction
based on additional criteria? I was thinking of the Account rules but have
had little success. I have created new macros and aliases but it only
works correctly for that item that is produced in multiple plants. In our
original setup we are using ILCLASREVA in the plant segment, then the
alias directs to the appropriate segment values. In the setup below I have
created the macro ILWHS2 and ILCLAS2 that is looking at the warehouse of
the transaction and then places the appropriate Plant value based on the
warehouse, and then the item class that is then resolved to the correct
Oper, Acct, and Cls. Can I use an Account Rule in some manner to achieve
the same thing?

Here is our model setup:

Line Company Plant Oper Acct Cls Debit
Credit
20 =CI01CO =DTPEACIC 0000 10101 000 DTDSCIDRL
DTDSCICRL
30 =CI01CO =SCITYP 0000 10101 000 DTDSCIDRH
DTDSCICRH
60 =CI01CO 65 0000 21201 000 SITOTDR
SITOTCR
110 =CI01CO 65 0000 21320 000 RTXTXTCCO
RTXTXTDO
130 =CI01CO =ILWHS2 =ILCLAS2 CI01FC CI01FC
135 =CI01CO =ILWHS2 =ILCLAS2 ILREVDR ILREVCR
140 =CI01CO 65 0000 21320 000 RTXTXTCDR
RTXTXTCDO


Robert A. Brown
ISI, Inc
email: rabrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx