2.3.2.1.2. Options Information Tab

The Inventory Item Options Tab is used to define any options which an item may have. Color is an example of an option which might be defined for an item.

There are three types of options that can be defined for an inventory item and can be used for a number of purposes.

Options can be incorporated into the definition of the Assembly Package for this item to make decisions regarding production steps to include or exclude as a result of a requested (or not requested) option.

Options can also be used in the Assembly Package definition to define conditional Bills of Material associated with conditional steps based on specified option settings.

The Production Manager uses an items Assembly Package definition in conjunction with the customer order requested options for each item when generating the step/time list during scheduling.

Conditional manufacturing steps can be defined in the Assembly Package that will only be added to the generated steps list depending on the customer order option selections.

The different type of available options are:

Simple - Yes/No

Use this option type to indicate the presence or absence of a specific option.

For example: Tinted: Yes/No


List of options

Use this option type to define a list of options which will be presented when this item is added to a customer order.

The person placing the order may choose from one of the available options. Color or style would be a good use for this option type.


Enter value option

This option type allows for the input of option values when an order for the item is added to a customer order.

The input values can be used in conjunction with the Bill Of Material for the manufacture of this item to define variable material needs based on input options. Length and Width might be an example of a use for this option type to calculate lumber requirements to build a wooden cabinet.


The Item Options Tab screen is shown below.




Fields on the Item Options Tab

Item Options grid

This grid displays the set of options which are defined for an item.

To select an option row to work on, click on the row shown in this grid.


Menu options available on this tab

Options/Add

Use this menu option to add a new option entry to the item definition.


Options/Edit

Use this option to change the settings for a specific option defined for an item.

When this is done, the Inventory Item Option Details screen will be presented for the requested option. The Option Details screen is described in the following section of this document.


Options/Remove

Use the remove menu option to remove the option which is currently selected in the options grid.

To select an option, click on the option row shown in the option grid.






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