Creating part groups

This page allows you to create a part / service group type. Tell me more.

Select the “Create Part / Service Groups” link under the “Part Administration” business component.

The “Create Part / Service Groups” page appears.

Enter the following fields in the “Part / Service Group Information” multiline:

Group Code	The drop-down list box displays those group codes for which Associate parts or Associate Services is set as 'Yes'.
Group Description	The textual description of the part / service group (Alphanumeric, 150). Mandatory.
Associate Attributes	Use the drop-down list box to indicate whether the attributes must be associated to the part / service group. The system lists the options “Yes” and “No”.
Associate Parts	Use the drop-down list box to indicate whether the parts must be associated to the part / service group. The system lists the options “Yes” and “No”.
Associate Services	Use the drop-down list box to indicate whether the part must be associated to the service group. The system lists the options “Yes” and “No”.
Note: You can select ‘Yes’ in any one of the two columns: Associate Parts or Associate Services not both.
Controlled?	Use the drop-down list box to indicate whether the part / service group is controlled. Select ”Yes” to make the part / service group controlled. Select “No”, if you do not want the part / service group to be controlled.
Purpose	Use the drop-down list box to specify the applicable purposes of the part / service group. Mandatory. The system displays the following values: "Pricing", "Taxes and Charges", "Product Line", "Capability Definition", "VAT", "Reliability Analysis", "Contract Part Effectivity", "HSN Code", "Pool Effectivity", "SAC Code", "Material Burden", "Asset Proposal", "Material Planning" and "Inventory Planning".

Note: The Controlled? and Purpose attributes bear implications when you associate a part to a part / service group. If a part is associated to a Controlled Part / Service Group with a specific purpose, then it cannot be associated to another “Controlled” part / service group with the same purpose. However it can be associated to any other “non-controlled” Part / Service Group with different / same purpose. Further, the following field value combinations are valid for selection.

Associate Parts	Purpose
Yes	HSN Code
No	SAC Code
Associate Services	Purpose
Yes	SAC Code
No	HSN Code

Check the box in the multiline to select the part / service group for deletion.

Click the Delete icon in the tool bar above the multiline to delete the part / service group.

Click the “Create Groups” pushbutton to create the part / service group.

To proceed, carry out the following:

Select the “Associate Attributes” link at the bottom of the page to associate attributes to the part / service group.

Select the “Associate Parts” link at the bottom of the page to associate parts to the part / service group.

Select the “Associate Usages” link at the bottom of the page to associate usages with the part /service group.

Creating part / service groups – An overview

You can create part / service groups in this page. Parts with similar characteristics or features are grouped together to form a part / service group. You can enter a unique code for the part / service group and provide a description for it. You can also specify whether the attributes and parts must be associated to the part / service group.