Managing Intershop Routing

This activity enables you to move or route a part from one work center to another work center or a repair agency. You can also take a printout of the routing slip and acknowledge receipt of the part. Also, if the part to be routed has to be sent to a repair agency, repair order can be generation while routing the parts. Auto routing of parts generally happens on cancellation of return. On cancellation of Repair Order / Return, Main Core status and Routing Status are updated as shown in the tables.

Select the “Manage Intershop Routing” activity from the “Shop Work Order” business component.

The “Manage Intershop Routing” page appears.

Enter the following fields in the “Reference Document Details” group box:

Ref. Doc #	Use the drop-down list box to specify the reference document number against which you wish to retrieve the routing details. Mandatory. The system lists the following options: SWO # - Select this option if you wish to retrieve routing details based on the SWO number. By default the system displays “SWO #”.
	In the editable box alongside, enter the value corresponding to the reference document type. You can enter the number in full, or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the parts with SWO # similar to the values entered here. Help facility available
Removed From	Use the drop-down list box to specify the part / aircraft from which the part is removed for which you wish to retrieve the routing details. The systems lists the following options: If “SWO #” is selected as the “Ref. Doc #” Part # / Serial # - Select this option if you want to retrieve routing details of parts removed from part # / serial #.
	In the editable boxes alongside, enter the value corresponding to the Part or Serial number from which the part was removed. You can enter the number in full, or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the parts with Part # similar to the values entered here.

Part # / Seriel #

The number identifying the part / serial for which you wish to retrieve the routing details. The system retrieves all the parts with the part # / serial # for which:

Task Status is “Completed”.
Parts for which the option “Routing Required?” is set as “Yes” in the “Plan Work Order” activity of the current business component.
Parts are stripped from the part # / serial # or aircraft #.

In the editable box alongside, enter the part number / serial number corresponding to the value specified. You can enter the number in full, or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the records with Part # / serial # similar to the values entered here.

Search On

Use the drop-down list box to specify the basis on which you wish to retrieve routing details. The system lists the following:

All Removed Parts - Select this option if you wish to retrieve details of all the parts that are removed.
Pending Movement - Select this option if you wish to retrieve details of parts that are eligible but pending routing.
Completed Routing Parts - Select this option if you wish to retrieve details of parts for which routing is completed.

The system displays “ All Removed Parts” by default.

Click the “Search” pushbutton to retrieve the search results.
Enter the following fields in the “Part Routing Details” multiline:

Note: The system displays the Mfr. Part # and the Mfr. # columns only if you set the value for the parameter “Enable Manufacturer Part # control in transaction” in the “Set Inventory Process Parameters” activity of the “Logistics Common Master” business component as “Yes”.

Note: The system displays the Part # column and hides the Mfr. Part # and the Mfr. # columns if you set the value for the parameter Manufacturer Part # control in transaction” in the “Set Inventory Process Parameters” activity of the “Logistics Common Master” business component as “No”.

Ref. Doc Type	The type of the reference document for routing the part.
Ref. Doc Type #	Use the drop-down list box to specify the reference document number type against which you wish to retrieve the routing details. Mandatory. The system lists the following options:Shop Work Order # - Select this option if you wish to retrieve routing details based on the SWO number. By default the system displays “SWO #”.
Part #	The part identification number of the part which you wish to route. Data entry in this field is mandatory if the option “Enable Manufacturer Part # control in Transaction” in the “Set Inventory Process Parameters” activity of the “Logistics Common Master” business component is set as “No”. Note that if you do not wish this field to be displayed you must set the Value for the parameter “Manufacturer Part #” in the “Category” drop-down list box in the “Set Inventory Process Parameters” activity of the “Logistics Common Master” business component as “No”.
Mfr. Part #	The part number issued by the manufacturer of the part which you want to route. Data entry in this field is mandatory if the option “Enable Manufacturer Part # control in Transaction” in the “Set Inventory Process Parameters” activity of the “Logistics Common Master” business component is set as “Yes”. Note that if you do not wish this field to be displayed you must set the Value for the parameter “Manufacturer Part #” in the “Category” drop-down list box in the “Set Inventory Process Parameters” activity of the “Logistics Common Master” business component as “No”.
Mfr. #	The manufacturer number of the Mfr. Part # which you wish to route. Data entry in this field is mandatory if the option “Enable Manufacturer Part # control in Transaction” in the “Set Inventory Process Parameters” activity of the “Logistics Common Master” business component is set as “Yes”.
Serial #	The serial number of the make part/piece part which you wish to route. Leave this field blank if a value is specified in the “Qty.” field.
Qty.	The quantity of parts that are being maintained / repaired through the shop work order. Leave this field blank if a value is specified in the “Serial #” field. Ensure that the value entered in this field is a positive value.
Disposition	Use the drop-down list box to specify the lot number issued by the manufacturer of the part which you wish to route. Mandatory. The system lists all the “Active” disposition codes as defined in the “Common Masters” business component.

The system displays the following fields:

From Warehouse #	The number identifying the warehouse from where the part was routed recently / the part is to be routed
From Repair Agency #	The number identifying the repair agency from where the part was routed recently / the part is to be routed.

Enter the following fields in the “Part Routing Details” multiline:

From Work Center #	Use the drop-down list box to select the work center from which the part must be routed. Mandatory. The system lists all the ‘Active’ work centers with ‘Work Center Class’ set as “Execution” in the “Work Center” business component and the “Execution Capability” set as “Shop” or “All”.
To Work Center #	Use the drop-down list box to specify the work center to which the part must be routed. The system lists all the ‘Active’ work centers with ‘Work Center Class” set as “Execution” in the “Work Center” business component and the “Execution Capability” set as “Shop” or “All” . Ensure that the 'To Work Center Area' selected is mapped to the 'From Work Center #' if this field is left blank.
From Work Center Area	Use the drop-down list box to select the area code.. The system lists all the active area codes as defined in the “Create Work Center” activity of the “Work Center” business component. Ensure that the work center area selected in this filed is mapped to the From Work Center number associated with the routing. By default the system leaves this field blank.
To Work Center Area	Use the drop-down list box to area code. The system lists all the :active area codes as defined in the “Create Work Center” activity of the “Work Center” business component. Ensure the following: The value selected in this field is a work cener area mapped to the “To Work Center # associated with the routing in case where both “To Work Center #' and 'To Work Center Area' are selected. By default the system leaves this field blank.
To Repair Agency #	The code identifying the repair agency to which the part must be sent for repair. The repair agency entered must be an ‘Active’ Supplier # defined in the “Supplier” business component. Help facility available
Work Requested	The work that is to be performed on the part to be routed.
Required Date	The date on which the work is to be completed in the work center / repair agency and sent back. (Date Format). Ensure the following: The date specified in this field is later than the current system date. The date specified in this field is earlier than the Target Date for the Ref. Doc #. Note: The required date will be considered as in the time zone of the station set for the task.
Location Remarks	Remarks pertaining to the location of the part. Mandatory.
Routing Details	Any information relating to the routed parts.
Return To Warehouse #	The number identifying the warehouse to which the part is to be returned. The number specified here must be an active number defined in the “Storage Administration” business component. Mandatory. Ensure that a number is specified in this field if the “Return To Work Center #” or “Return to Repair Agency #” field is left blank. Help facility available
Return To Work Center #	The number identifying the work center to which the part is to be returned. Mandatory. Ensure that a number is specified in this field if the “Return To Warehouse #” if this field is left blank.
Routing Status	The routing status of the part which could b, "Pending Movement", “Moved”, “Received” or “Force Received”.
Generated SWO #	The shop work order number of the part which is routed.

Click on the hyperlinked SWO # in the multiline to view the shop work order details.

Repair Order #

The number identifying the repair order of the part which is routed.

Click on the hyperlinked Repair Order # in the multiline to view repair order details.

Order Status	The status of the repair order or work order.
Exchange Order #	The number identifying the exchange order associated with the part that is routed.
Component Replacement #	The number identifying the component replacement transaction carried out for the part that is routed.

Click on the hyperlinked Component Replacement # in the multiline to view the component replacement details.

Reason For Removal	The reason for removal of the part as specified in the Component Replacement document.
Exec. Doc Type	The type of reference document relating to the routing of the part
Exec. Doc #	The number identifying the reference document relating to the routing of the part.
Customer #	The code identifying the customer of the child part or the parent part which is routed. Click the data hyperlink to view the customer record.
Source Customer Order #	The unique code identifying the original customer order raised for the child part or the parent part which is routed.

Note: Ensure that at least one record is selected in the multiline.

To proceed carryout the following

Select the “Print Routing Slip” link at the bottom of the page to take a printout of the routing slip of the routed part.

Note: The option “Routing Slip Print?” in the “Define Process Entities” activity of the “Common Masters” business component is set as”Auto”.

Select the “Plan Work Order” link at the bottom of the page to edit / view the work order details.
Select the “Route Parts” pushbutton to move the parts from one work center to another work center or repair agency.

The system performs the following:

Updates the routing status of the part as “Moved”.
Generates a repair order if the option “Create Order on Disposition” is set as "Required" in “Define Process Entities” activity of the “Common Masters” business component.
Creates return document in "Fresh" status, only if the station of the next task is different from the current task station. If the next task work center doesn’t have station mapped, the system does not perform auto return.
On completion of the last task in a shop work order, if routing pop-up is displayed, the system creates a return document for the main core, if
Main Core is pending for return.
‘Final Movement’ of main core for the shop work order is "Return to W/H".

If Auto RO setup is enabled, new repair orders will be created for components routed to external repair. Into these repair orders will be inducted the tasks with Prog. Item Type as 'Perpetual' and Schedule status as 'Active' from the component maintenance program, if the prcess parameter “Automatic inheritance of perpetual tasks into Repair Order from Component Maintenance program” under the entity type Component Entry and the entity component is set as1 for “Always Required” in the Define Process Entities activity in Common Master.

Select the “Acknowledge Receipt” pushbutton to acknowledge receipt of the part in the current location.
Select the “Record Task Part Mod Details” link at the bottom of the page to update part modification details for the effective tasks.

Note: The above link is available only if Mod # is defined for the main core part # from the shop work order in the “Record Task Part Mod Details” activity.