Re: Clearing Cur/Std Cost Status

["Al Gershen" <aldg3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Michael Ellis:

Thanks for your posting and suggestion to change the kit's 
Item Type from 2 to 9.  We don't have COM so it's kit pick 
function is not available to us.

I will discuss the Item Type change with our production 
people and test it.

Again, thanks.

Regards,
Al Gershen
ECS Composites
Grants Pass, Oregon, USA
aldg3@xxxxxxxxxxx


On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 17:09:08 -0500
 Michael.Ellis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Al,

> This doesn't change in any later release of MAPICS.  The 
> "T" means that 
> there is something inconsistent in the data at this level 
> of the BOM & 
> Routing.  In your example, you have choosen to cost the 
> item using a 
> Routing.  Then you've indicated that no routing steps are 
> active.  That 
> actually has no impact on the cost calculations.  But if 
> the standard cost 
> fields are calculated to 0 (that is, run labbor/machine 
> times are set to 0 
> or the rate per hour is 0) then there is no labor cost. 
> MAPICS considers 
> this inconsistent for a manufactured item.

> I have two suggestions for your situation.  If you want 
> to use the MO 
> document to process the kit, then change the item type = 
> 9.   This will 
> effectively treat the item as purchased from a costing 
> perspective.  That 
> will prevent the "T" in the status flags for this item. 
> It will also 
> still allow you to attach a BOM & Routing to the item. 
>  My other option 
> would be to use the Kit Pick List function in COM to list 
> the components 
> that need to be pulled from stock and packed together.  I 
> suspect you have 
> already considered that and that's why you use the MO as 
> you do.

> Hope that helps.
> Mike

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