Creating material request priority for logistics common master
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This activity helps you define material request priority. Tell me more.
Select the “Maintain Material Request Priority” link under the “Logistics Common Master” business component.
The “Maintain Material Request Priority” page appears.
The system displays the following:
Date Format |
The format in which the date fields appears 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 filter criteria in the “Search Criteria” group box to search for a material request priority number. Data entry in the following fields is optional:
MR Priority # |
The material request priority code for which the details are to be modified (Alphanumeric, 5). You can enter the material request priority number in full, or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system retrieves all the material request priority numbers that are similar to the value entered here. |
Status |
Use the drop-down list box to select the status of the material request priority code to be modified. The status could be “Active” or “Inactive”. The system retrieves all the material request priority codes that are in the status specified here. Leave this field blank if you wish to retrieve details of material request priority codes irrespective of their status. The system leaves the field blank by default. |
Click the “Search” pushbutton to display the search result in the “Search Results” multiline.
Enter the following in the “Search Results” multiline, if you wish to create a new material request priority code:
Note: For system defined values, you cannot modify the “MR Priority #”, “Priority Description” and “Status” fields.
MR Priority # |
A unique number identifying the material request priority (Alphanumeric, 5). Mandatory This can be combination of letters and digits. The material request priority number must be unique to the organization unit. |
Enter the following field if you wish to modify the details:
Priority Description |
The textual description of the priority (Alphanumeric, 20). Mandatory. |
Order of Preference |
A unique number identifying the sequential order of preference. Mandatory. You cannot modify this value; if the system defined MR Priority is “AOG”. |
Allocation Threshold (in Days) |
The threshold limit (in days), below which the material request stock cannot be deallocated to high priority unfulfilled material request. Note: This field appears only if the parameter ‘Automatic re-allocation of stock allocated to a Maintenance or General MR to satisfy a higher priority unfulfilled Material Request?’ is set as “1” in the “Set Inventory Process Parameters” screen of the “Logistics Common Master” business component. |
Status |
Use the drop-down list box to modify the status of the material request priority to “Active” or “Inactive”. |
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Set the status as “Inactive” if you wish to disable the material request priority number for future reference in other activities. By default, the system displays the last saved value or else “Active” |
Note: Ensure at least on row is selected to process the material request.
The system displays the following:
Created By |
The name of the user who created the material request priority number. |
Created Date |
The date on which the material request priority number was created. |
Last Modified By |
The name of the user who last modified the material request priority number information. |
Last Modified Date |
The date on which the material request priority details were last modified. |
Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to mark the material request priority number for deletion.
Click the Delete icon in the tool bar above the multiline to delete the material request priority numbers selected in the multiline.
Click the “Maintain Priority Codes” pushbutton to create the priority numbers.
Note: If the priority code AOG does not exist in the multiline, the system creates the AOG code with the description “Aircraft on Ground” and sets the status of the created “AOG” as “Active”.
Activate or inactivate material request priority code
Activate or inactivate material request priority code
You can inactivate a material request priority code that is in the “Active” status, so that it is disabled from future reference in other activities.
4Set the “Status” field as “Inactive”.
The system updates the status of the material request priority code to “Inactive”.