Selecting material request for creating general issue

This page allows you to select the material request for issuing expendables. Tell me more.

Select the “Create General Issue” link under the “Stock Issue” business component.

The “Select Material Request” page appears.

The system displays the following field:

Date Format

The format in which the date field is displayed in this page. This format is displayed from the "User Preferences" business component based on the login user ID. In case the format is not defined, the system displays the date format from the "Enterprise Modeling" business component by default.

Enter the following fields in the “Search Criteria” group box, to search for the material request. Data entry in the following fields is optional:

Material Request #	The material request number for which the spares must be issued (Alphanumeric, 18). You can enter the number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the material request numbers that are similar to the values entered here.
Requesting Location	Use the drop-down list box to modify the organization unit in which the material request is prepared. Leave this field blank if you do not wish to specify the requesting location.
MR Category	Use the drop-down list box to specify the category of the material request. The system retrieves all the material requests, which are of the category specified here. Leave this field blank to retrieve the material request irrespective of the category. The system leaves the field blank by default.
Status	Use the drop-down list box to select the status of the MR, which could be “Authorized” or “Partially Issued” or “Blank”. The system lists all the material requests that are of the status specified here. Leave this field blank to retrieve the material request irrespective of their status. The system leaves the field blank by default.
Part Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the type of the part for which the material request is prepared must be modified. The system displays “Component”, “Spares”, “Tool”, “Consumable”, “Raw Material” and “Kit”. Leave this field blank to retrieve the material request irrespective of the part type. The system leaves the field blank by default.
Warehouse #	Use the drop-down list box to select the warehouse from which the spares must be issued. If you are working in the main base, the system lists all Active warehouses defined in the Storage Administration business component for the transaction General Issue, which are not currently offline. However, if you are working in a field base, the warehouses that are mapped to the offline area will be displayed in the drop-down list box.
From Need Date	The start date in the range of date from which the parts will be consumed or needed. (Date Format). The date entered here should be equal to or later than the current server date.
To Need Date	The end date in the range of date unto which the parts will be consumed or needed. (Date Format). The date entered here should be equal to or later than from need date.
Part #	The number identifying the part of type “Spare”, that must be issued (Alphanumeric, 40). You can enter the part number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all part numbers that are similar to the number entered here. Smart search enabled.
Trading Partner #	The code identifying the trading partner (Alphanumeric, 45). You can enter the trading partner number in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all trading partner numbers that are similar to the number entered here.

Click the “Search” pushbutton, to display the search results:

The system displays the following details in the “Search Results” multiline:

Material Request #	The number identifying the material request.
MR Category	The category to which the MR belongs.
Warehouse #	The warehouse from where the expendable must be issued.
Trading Partner Type	The type of the trading partner, which could be “Supplier” or “Customer”.
Trading Partner #	The code identifying the trading partner.
Trading Partner Name	The name of the trading partner.
Need Date	The date on which the parts will be consumed or needed.
User Status	The user defined status of the MR.
MR Priority	The priority of the MR, which could be “Normal” or “AOG”.
Status	The status of the MR which could be “Draft” or “Fresh”.

Click the hyper linked material request number in the multiline, to create the general issue.

Selecting material request for creating general issue – An overview

You can carry out a search based on the material request number, its category, the warehouse that would issue the spares, requesting organizational unit, the form and to need dates of the component work order and the number part that must be issued. Based on the search criteria, details such as the material request number, its category, the warehouse that would issue the spares, priority of the material request, the need date, and status of the material request and the user status of the material request are displayed in the multiline.