RE: DBU won't let me edit STDCU field in ITEMBL file

Al,
Thanks for the lesson.  Because our environment didn't require multiple
standard costs, we  weren't trained in that functionality.  I have always
used the standard cost from ITEMASB when I needed it on a report or
something, which happens to be the same as the standard cost in ITEMBL on
our system.  Our environment has expanded recently where having multiple
standard costs, based on location, may be something that we would like to
implement.  It's good to know that there are people out there that are doing
it.  Perhaps, when and if we get into this, you could shed some light on the
subject.  Take care.

Ed Chabot
The Marlin Firearms Company
100 Kenna Drive
North Haven, CT 06473
(203)985-3254

-----Original Message-----
From: mapics-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:mapics-l-admin@midrange.com]On
Behalf Of aldg
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 7:46 PM
To: mapics-l@midrange.com
Cc: Gershen, Al
Subject: RE: DBU won't let me edit STDCU field in ITEMBL file


Hi Ed Chabot:

Thanks again for your followup letter.

I was able to make the changes to the STDUC field in the ITEMBL file using a
CS (Standard Cost Replacement) Inventory Transaction.  It worked
fine...without using DBU.

> "On MAPICS XA rel. 5.0, you need to use item master maintenance, not >
item balance maintenance to change the standard cost."

I was taught at the Mapics school in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin that by having
the STDUC in the ITEMBL file, it allows you to have "different" Standard
Costs for the same Item Number located in different warehouses.

This could be useful in several ways: 1) freight-in cost differences due to
having warehouses located at different distances from the supplier or
perhaps; 2) if your company produces the same product at two or more
different plants, each plant would create its own independent Standard Cost
for a given Item Number.

If this field in Mapics XA, Rel. 5.0, has been moved to the Item Master
A-Record file, I wonder if you still have the same capabilities of having
multiple Standard Costs for the same Item Number for the situations
described above?

We used to have a test evironment of XA on our system but I believe our
Information Systems person may have removed it in an attempt to utilize disk
storage in more meaningful ways.  So I'm unable to access it to see if the
STDUC field has migrated to a different Mapics Master File.

I appreciate all you assistance on this matter and I hope that in the future
I may be able to help you with one of your problems.  I look forward to your
followup comments at your convenience.

Have youself a very good week.

Regards,
Al Gershen
Grants Pass, OR
aldg@mail.rvi.net

---------- Your Original Mapics ML Reply Message ----------

>From: "Ed Chabot" <echabot@marlinfirearms.com>
>Reply-To: mapics-l@midrange.com
>Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 13:28:29 -0500

>Al,
>On MAPICS XA rel. 5.0, you need to use item master maintenance, not item
>balance maintenance to change the standard cost.  I'm not familiar with
>DB/Y2K (we're a fairly new installation), but I wouldn't imagine MAPICS
>changing things that dramatically between versions.
>
>Ed Chabot
>The Marlin Firearms Company
>100 Kenna Drive
>North Haven, CT 06473
>(203)985-3254
>

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