Associating attributes to part or service

This page allows you to associate attributes to the part number or service number. Tell me more.

Select the “Attribute Part Mapping” link in the “Select Part #” page.

The “Associate Attributes” page appears.

Note: On page launch, the system displays the details of the attribute that are already associated to the part.

The system displays the following in the “Part Information” group box:

Part/Service #	The number identifying the part/service for which the attributes must be associated.
Part Description	The textual description of the part/service.
Part Category	The category to which the part/service belongs.
Part Type	The type of the part/service. The system displays one of the options “Raw Material”, “Component”, “Expendable”, “Tool”, “Consumable”, “Kit” or “Miscellaneous” when “Regular Part” is displayed in the ”Regular Part/Service ?” field. The system displays one of the options ”Activity”, ”Regular” or ”Conversion” when ”Regular Service” is displayed in the “Regular Part/Service ?” field.
Regular Part / Service?	Indicates whether the part is a regular part/service.

Enter the following fields in the “Attribute Information” multiline:

Attribute Code

The code identifying the attribute that you wish to associate to the part (Alphanumeric, 10). Mandatory. The attribute code must be already defined in the “Create Attributes” activity of the “Attribute Definition” business component. Ensure that the attribute code is in “Active” status and is unique in the multiline.

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The system displays the following fields:

Attribute Description	The textual description of the attribute.
Attribute Type	The type of the attribute, which could be “Quantitative” or “Qualitative”.
UOM	The unit of measurement when the attribute type of the part is “Quantitative”. This field is displayed only for the quantitative attribute.

Enter the following fields for associating “Quantitative” type of attributes to the part:

Minimum Value	The minimum quantitative value that can be assigned to the attribute of the part (Integer). Mandatory. You can enter fractional values in this field if the standard UOM allows fractions.
Standard Value	The standard quantitative value that can be assigned to the attribute of the part (Integer). Mandatory. Ensure that the value entered here is greater than the minimum value and lesser than or equal to the maximum value. You can enter fractional values in this field if the standard UOM allows fractions.
Maximum Value	The maximum quantitative value that can be assigned to the attribute of the part (Integer). Mandatory. Ensure that the value entered here is greater than the minimum value. You can enter fractional values in this field if the standard UOM allows fractions.

Enter the following fields for associating “Qualitative” type of attributes to the part:

Std Qualitative Value

The standard qualitative value that can be assigned to the attribute of the part (Alphanumeric, 80). Mandatory.

Enter the following field

Usage Type	Use the drop-down list box to specify the usage type of the attribute. The system provides the following options:
	Purchase – Select this option if you wish to check for the values of the attribute at the time of purchase.
	Sales – Select this option if you wish to check for the values of the attribute at the time of sales.
	Both - Select this option if you wish to check for the values of the attribute at the time of both purchase and sales.
	None - Select this option if you do not wish to check for the values of the attribute.
	By default, this field is set to “Purchase”.
Trackable	Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the attribute is trackable. The system lists the options, “Yes” and “No”.
	If the part displayed in the “Part Information” group box is serial or lot controlled, the system sets this field to “Yes” by default. Otherwise, this field is set to “No”.

The system displays the following field in the multiline:

Created By	The name of the person who associated the attributes to the part.
Created Date	The date on which the attributes were associated to the part.
Last Modified By	The name of the person who last modified the attribute association.
Last Modified Date	The date on which the attribute association was last modified.

Click the “Map Attributes” pushbutton to associate the attributes to the regular part or service.

Prerequisites

“Create Attributes” activity of the “Attribute Definition” business component.

Associating attributes to part or service – An overview

You can associate attributes to the part selected in the “Part Selection” page. You can enter the attribute code, the usage type of the attribute, attribute values and associate it to the part number.

Attributes may take typical numerical values or descriptive values depending on whether they are quantitative or qualitative. You can define minimum value, standard value and maximum value for the “Quantitative” type of attributes and standard qualitative value for “Qualitative” attribute.

Minimum value and maximum values are the respective values that can be allowed for the part in the measurement of the attribute. Standard value is the typical numerical value that is assigned to the part attribute. For e.g., You can enter a minimum value for the quantitative attribute “Diameter” of the part “Rod” as 3.5mm, maximum value as 3.7 and standard value as 3.6. For the qualitative attribute “Color”, the standard qualitative value can be “Black”.

You can specify the usage type for the attribute. Usage type helps us to check the attribute values at the time of purchase, sales or both and ensures adherence to the same. Also, you can indicate whether the particular attribute is trackable or not. If a particular attribute is trackable, all the lots and serial numbers to which the part is associated can inherit it.

You can also use this page to associate attributes to a service.