Re: Receiving w/ MM (for Jeff Anderson from Mike Ellis /ISI)

Jeff,

Well, what MAPICS said isn't technically correct.   I have requested a 
number of things at the same point as you have.  Came  out with the same 
result --- nothing is provided when an RP is performed.   Specifically, 
they have been asked for a user exit on the Scheduled Purchase Receipt 
file, but so far, no results.

What we did (my customer, with my guidance) was create a receiving label 
with barcode.  Basically, we used Integrator to create a Receiving Labels 
object, create that record at the point of receiving and print the label.  
Then we do the RP transaction.  Unfortunately, there was no way  we could 
determine to do them both at the same mouse click,   It's working very 
well for us, but the idea of the trigger on IMHIST might be a good 
slution.  However, this customer has major reservations about placing 
triggers on files, so we didn't use that method.

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message: 2
date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 14:12:32 -0500 
from: Jeff.Anderson@xxxxxxxxxxx
subject: Purchase Receipts Documents

Hello All,

If anyone is willing, I'd like to hear how your process for receiving is
performed. Let me explain.

We were somewhat spoiled. When we implemented Mapics 2 1/2 years ago, we 
had
an attached package from Mid-range called Purchasing Quick Receiver
installed. This allowed us to not have to use the Mapics receiveing screen
for PO receipts.

With PQR, we can perform the receiving transaction and a piece of paper
automatically prints showing he relevant information of that receipt that
can travel with the part through inspection or until the part is put away 
in
a location. In addition to showing the date, quantity, supplier, PO 
number,
etc., it also would show the M/O shortages, if any, that would require 
this
item. This was quite a convenient document.

We are in the process of switching from PQR to doing our receiving through
Materials Management in the browser format. The actaul receiving 
transaction
processing is much simpler and quicker than using PQR, but, there is no
document for the receipt printed from this process. In discussing this 
with
Mapics, it appears that no one has ever asked for a document, there are no
user exits to push a print job, and there are no plans to create one.

I would appreciate hearing how, as a general practice, receiving
transactions are processed and what kind of documentation follows with the
parts.

Thanks for your feedback.


Jeff Anderson, CFPIM
P&IC Manager 
Hayssen Packaging Technologies
225 Spartangreen Blvd
Duncan, SC 29334
jeff.anderson@xxxxxxxxxxx