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BOM Alternates Setup

Alternates are used for BOMs & Routings. In ALTERNATE setup you define the Alternate code and same is used when setting up alternate BOM/Routing Setup.

bom_alternates

Navigate to BOM responsibility -> Setup -> Alternates

1 ) Enter Alternate Name
2 ) Enter Alternate Description
3 ) Enter inactive date

Save the record.

Bills Of Material Parameters Setup

Bills Of Material parameters are setup for each inventory organization. It controls some basic behaviour of BOM module.

bom_parameters

Navigate to BOM responsibility –> Setup –> Bills Of Material Parameters.

1 ) Max Bill Levels: This limits the number of levels BOM can be setup

2 ) Inactive status: To make any Item/BOM inactive we need select the appropriate status code that is used for inactive. These status codes are defined as setup and attached to Items.

3 ) Numbering Segment: Used when creating configuring items. Usually it is ITEM.

4 ) Numbering method: You can set automatic or user defined numbering method. Different values you can set are

Append Sequence

Replace with sequence

Replace with Order, Line number

User Defined

5 ) Create Lower Level Supply:  Select YES or NO.

6 ) Config BOM Creation allowed: Check or uncheck. Usually check this in manufacturing orgs where the config BOM must exists to manufacture that assembly.

7 ) Inlcude Model/Option class items in lead time rollup: Check to roll up the lead times.

8 ) Check or uncheck ‘Use Phantom Routings

9 ) Check or uncheck Inherit phantom Operation sequence

Oracle Quality Overview

Oracle Quality is the most generic module that Oracle ever offered with a flexibility to configure anyway to meet your business requirements.


Collection Elements:
Collection elements are the attributes/variable (fields) that captures the information. Eg if you want to capture temperature, height during your inspection then you define them a collection elements. Oracle offers seeded collection elements that supports all major transactions, but you can define unlimited collection elements as you need them.

Collection Plans: Collection Plans are set of collection elements. If you want to capture different set of elements at receiving, shipping & manufacturing, then you define separate collections plans for each of your business process.

Specifications: Specifications are characteristics of items you produce or receive must conform.

Data collections: Once you setup collection elements, plans, specifications you can do data collection in any of your business process. Collected data can be analyzed against specifications and necessary disposition actions can be made.

21 CFR Part-11: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that computer softwares that are used for capturing data eletronically. Part-11 of CFR dictates the need to maintain electronic records (audit trail of every changes) and electronic signatures (online sinatures when certain changes happened). Oracle supports electronic records and electronic signatures (ERES) to meet Part-11 requirements.