DLOT General Control Maintenance Records

The following control maintenance records belong to the DLOT (Detail Lot Tracking) category.

Display Detail Lot Selection Screen

Indicate whether the Detail Lot Selection window displays in Sales Order Entry and Work Order Processing when entering a product with a product location maintenance control type of Detail Lot. ClosedMore:

Options

  • Yes - The Detail Lot Selection window displays so you can select the appropriate detail lot product when it is placed on the order. The Detail Lot Selection window displays all detail lots that meet minimum quality control inspection levels and quality product rank.

  • No - The Detail Lot Selection screen does not display when you place a detail lot product on the order. The system determines the detail lot selection based on quality control, quality product rank, and availability.

Outcome of setting this control record

Determines whether the sales writer can select the detail lot from which the product on the order should be picked.

Default Value(s)

Yes

Action if set to Null

Same as if set to Yes.

Additional Information

The Detail Lot Selection window displays all detail lots that meet minimum quality control inspection levels and quality product rank.

Exclude Detail Lot Items From Available On-Hand Calculation

Use this control record to indicate whether to exclude detail lot items from the availability calculation if they are on hold or the quality control inspection level has not been met.  ClosedMore:

Options

In the Exclude Items If On Hold field:

  • Yes - The system excludes the on-hand amount for the item from the availability calculation if it is an on hold status..

  • No - The system includes the on-hand amount for the item in the availability calculation, regardless of its hold status

In the Exclude Items If Inspection Level/Quality Rank Not Met field:

  • Yes - The system excludes the lot item from the availability calculation if the item does not meet the inspection level or quality rank defined for the product or customer.

  • No - The system includes the on-hand amount for the item in the availability calculation, regardless of its level/quality rank.

Outcome of setting this control record

Determines if detail lot items are included or excluded from the on-hand calculation of the product if the product is on hold or inspection level/quality rank not met..

Default Value(s)

No for both fields.

Action if set to Null

Same as if set to No.

Additional Information

Define hold codes in the Valid Detail Lot Hold Codescontrol maintenance record.

Define quality ranks in the Valid Detail Lot Product Quality Rankscontrol maintenance record. Define quality control inspection levels in the Valid Detail Lot Q/C Inspection Levelscontrol maintenance record.

Prompt For Detail Lot ID On Process Of Work Order

For each branch, indicate whether the system prompts for a detail lot ID when a detail lot item on a work order is processed. ClosedMore:

Options

  • Yes - When a detail lot item on a work order is processed, the Split Locations window displays so you can assign the received quantity to an existing location/lot ID, split the quantity among any number of existing locations/lot IDs, or not assign the quantity to any location/lot ID.

  • No - The system assigns the quantity to the next lot ID number without prompting you with the Split Location screen.

Outcome of setting this control record

Provides the ability to assign a lot identification number to detail lots while processing a work order.

Default Value(s)

No

Action if set to Null

Same as if set to No.

Additional Information

If you do not assign the quantity to an existing location/lot ID, the system assigns the quantity to the next lot ID number.

Valid Product Quality Ranks

Enter detail lot product quality ranks, up to three characters long that quality control inspection personnel use to indicate the surety that a detail lot is of a given quality rank. Detail lot product quality ranks refer to a rank that customers can demand of a detail lot before accepting the finished items.  ClosedMore:

Options

Any combination of three letters that identify your different product quality ranks.

Outcome of setting this control record

Creates the list of valid product quality ranks that you can assign to products and to customers.

Default Value(s)

None

Examples

You might use a ranking system from 1 to 10, with 1 representing the highest possible quality, and 10 the lowest. You can assign a product quality rank to a detail lot product on the Detail Lot Maintenance screen.

Action if set to Null

There is no list to which the system can validate against.

Additional Information

Note: You can also assign an acceptable product quality rank to a customer in the Additional Customer Information window in Customer Maintenance.

Valid Detail Lot Q/C Inspection Levels

Enter detail lot quality control inspection levels, up to three characters long, that quality control inspection personnel use to indicate the surety that a detail lot has been inspected to the required level. ClosedMore:

Options

Any combination of three letters that identify your different quality control inspection levels.

Outcome of setting this control record

Creates the list of valid quality control levels that you can assign to products and to customers.

Default Value(s)

None

Examples

A Q/C Inspection Level is relative to a Product Quality Rank. For example, a low product quality rank with a high inspection level indicates that the detail lot is of low quality and the inspection personnel have ample evidence to prove it. You can assign a Q/C inspection level to a detail lot product on the Detail Lot Maintenance screen.

Action if set to Null

There is no list to which the system can validate against.

Additional Information

Detail Lot Cost Adders might have an effect on a product's quality rank. See the Valid Detail Lot Cost Adder Codescontrol maintenance record.

You can also assign an acceptable Q/C inspection level to a customer in the Additional Customer Maintenance window in Customer Maintenance.