Sourcing Info

Select the “Sourcing Info” tab to record the sourcing details of the core part.

The system displays the following fields:

Core Part Line #	Use the drop down list to select the line number - core part number combination. The system lists the corresponding values in the multiline for the core part number as defined in the “Initiating Doc Info” tab page.
Total Qty from Inventory	The total quantity sourced from the inventory to satisfy the core part number.
Total Qty from Repair	The total quantity sourced from repair to satisfy the core part number.

The system displays the following fields in the multiline:

Exch. Core Part #	The number identifying the core part that is initiated for exchange
Exch. Core Mfr. Serial #	The core manufacturer serial number that is initiated for exchange
Exch. Core Mfr. Lot #	The core manufacturer lot number that is initiated for exchange
Ref. Doc. Status	The status of the reference document
UOM	The unit of measurement of the source part number as defined in the “Unit Of Measurement Administration” business component.
Zone #	A unique number identifying the location of the zone in the warehouse
Bin #	A unique number identifying the bin in which the part is stored in the warehouse
Ownership	Indicates whether the part is owned by the customer, or supplier, or self owned.
Owning Agency #	The number identifying the customer or supplier who owns the part.
Owning Agency Name	The name of the customer or supplier who owns the part.
Component #	The code identifying the aircraft component for the part.
Core Part Desc.	The hyperlinked textual description of the core part. Click on the hyperlink to launch the “View Parts Information” page.
Source Part Desc.	The hyperlinked textual description of the source part. Click on the hyperlink to launch the “View Parts Information” page.
Exch. Donor MR #	The material request number of the source part, which belongs to the parent work order.
Exch. Donor MR Status	The status of the material request of the source part, which belongs to the parent work order.
Source Customer Order #	The customer order number of the source part, which belongs to the parent work order.
Core Serial #	The number identifying the internal serial number of the core part, which is to be exchanged.
Core Lot #	The number identifying the internal lot number of the core part, which is to be exchanged.
Line #	The line number of the records in the multiline.

Enter the following fields:

Source Type	Use the drop down list to select the sourcing that is either through “Inventory” or “Repair”.
Ref. Doc. Type	Use the drop down list to select the type of the reference document which can be "Shop Work Order”.
Ref. Document #	The number identifying the reference document for exchange
Inv. Sourcing Strategy	Use the drop down list to select the sourcing strategy that can either be “Specific Part” or “Any Part”.
Source Qty	The quantity of the source part to satisfy the exchange request.
Exch. Source Part #	The source part number to satisfy the exchange request.
Mfr. Part #	The part number provided by the manufacturer of the part (Alphanumeric, 40). The manufacturer uses this number as reference. The system ensures that the value entered in this field is defined in the “Part Administration” business component. This field is “Enter” key enabled. Help facility available.
Mfr. #	The code identifying the manufacturer of the part (Alphanumeric, 45). Help facility available.
Exch. Source Mfr. Serial #	The source manufacturer serial number that is initiated for exchange. The exchange source manufacturer serial #must be unique for the source serial # of the exchanged part.
Exch. Source Mfr. Lot #	The source manufacturer lot number that is initiated for exchange.
Source Condition	Use the drop down list to select the condition of the source parts. The system lists the options “New”, “Over Hauled” and “Serviceable”. The system leaves the field blank by default.
Source Stock Status	Use the drop down list to select the user defined stock status of the source part.
Sourcing Instructions	Any remarks or instructions pertaining to the sourcing parts
Source Serial #	The number identifying the internal serial number of the source part. If you are working in the Main base, the source serial # of the exchanged core part must not belong to a warehouse that is currently offline.
Source Lot #	The number identifying the internal lot number of the source part
Hard Swap?	Check the box to indicate if the sourcing for the troubled core part is performed through a part in another shop work order.

Note:

The fields “Exch. Source Mfr. Serial #” and “Exch. Source Mfr. Lot #” or the “Source Serial #” and “Source Lot #” can be entered and the system displays the “Warehouse #“, Zone #”, and “Bin #” for the Part/Serial combination, on clicking the “Save” pushbutton.
The fields “Source Serial #” and “Warehouse #” alone can entered, provided it is a valid Part-Serial/Warehouse combination.
For an exchange order, all parts are sourced only from the same warehouse.
For all “Top assembly” exchanges, any valid “Warehouse #” can be specified.
For all “Sub Assembly” exchanges except swap, the “Warehouse #” is either the parent work center’s “Serv. Request Warehouse” defined in the “Work Center” business component or one of the “Direct Issue” warehouses mapped to the parent work center's “Serv. Request Warehouse” as defined in the “Set Options” activity of the “Stock Demand Management” business component.
For all “Sub Assembly swaps (i.e “Source Type” as "Repair'), the “Warehouse #” should be blank.
The “Warehouse #” set in the “Sourcing Info” tab is the “Warehouse #” for which the Exchange MR is raised.

Click the “Save” pushbutton to save details of the source part.
Select the “View Shop Work Order” link to view the shop work order.

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Initiating Doc. Info” tab to record the details of the initiating document.
Select the “Exchange Part Info” tab to view the details of both the core and source part info for the exchange order.
Select the “Exchange Activity Log” tab to view the details of the various transactions related to the exchange order.