Setting options for Part Administration

Select the “Set Options” link under the “Part Administration” business component.

The “Set Options” page appears.

The system displays the following:

Date Format

The format in which the date fields are 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 field in the “Parameter Details” group box:

Allow Zero Standard Cost	Use the drop-down list box to indicate whether the standard cost can be entered as zero during creation and modification of part information. The system provides the options “Yes” and “No”. Yes - Standard Cost of the Part can be zero. No - Standard Cost of the Part cannot be zero. A value greater than zero has to be entered. By default, the system sets the field to “No”.
Check pending requests while creating new parts	Use the drop-down list box to indicate whether you must check the pending requests for the parts while creating the new parts. The system provides the options “Yes” and “No”, and sets the field to “No” by default.
Default Valuation Method	Use the drop-down list box to specify the default valuation method for parts in the “Maintain Planning Information” page. The system displays the following values: LIFO", "FIFO", "Weighted Average", "Standard Cost" and "Actual Cost". The system leaves the field blank by default.
Default Part Account Group	Use the drop-down list box to specify the default part account group for parts. The system displays the active part account groups as defined in “Maintain Part Account Group” activity.
Applicable Valuation Methods	Use the drop-down list box to specify the applicable valuation methods for the parts in the “Maintain Planning Information” page. All – Select this option to indicate that all valuation methods listed in the “Default Valuation Method” drop-down list box are applicable for the Parts and hence they are available for selection in the “Valuation Method” drop-down list box in the “Maintain Planning Information” page. Default – Select this option to indicate that only the value selected in the “Default Valuation Method” drop-down list box is applicable for the Parts and hence it will be available for selection in the “Valuation Method” drop-down list box in the “Maintain Planning Information” page. By default, the system sets this option to “Default”.
Part to Preferred Supplier Mapping	Use the drop-down list box to indicate the Part to Preferred Supplier mapping is required.. The system lists the following values: Required – Select this option to indicate that the Part to Preferred Supplier mapping is to be done automatically by the system while providing Purchase Information for the Part. Not Required - Select this option to indicate that the Part to Preferred Supplier mapping need not be done automatically by the system. By default, the system displays “Not Required”.
Enforce Part Source ‘Make’ item as PMA Part	Use the drop-down list box and select the option “Yes” if you wish to define the parts of source ‘Make” as PMA part.

Enter the following fields in the “Primary Part Group Details” group box:

Primary Part Group Mandatory?

Use the drop-down list box to indicate whether primary part group for parts is mandatory.

Select "Yes”, if primary part group is to be specified compulsorily on creation / updation of parts.
“No”, if primary part group is optional.

Applicable Purposes

Product Line: Select the check box to include the active part groups mapped to this purpose to be listed in the Primary Part Group drop down list box.
Pricing: Select the check box to include the active part groups mapped to this purpose to be listed in the Primary Part Group drop down list box.
Taxes and Charges: Select the check box to include the active part groups mapped to this purpose to be listed in the Primary Part Group drop down list box.
Capability Definition: Select the check box to include the active part groups mapped to this purpose to be listed in the Primary Part Group drop down list box.
VAT: Select the check box to include the active part groups mapped to this purpose to be listed in the Primary Part Group drop down list box.

Note: You must specify at least one applicable purpose if you have selected “Yes” in the “Primary Part Group Mandatory?” field.

Click the “Set Options” pushbutton to set the options.

The system displays the following in the “Record Statistics” group box:

Last Modified by	The login ID of the user who last modified the option settings.
Last Modified Date	The date on which the option settings were last modified.