I have been searching for a while and trying different methods, but maybe for the wrong thing, but I can’t figure out how to make a demand.
I am bringing in parts through CADLink (but the same thing happens without CADLink), adding them to a job, but I cant see a demand for the part anywhere. How can my buyer, see the demand for a part, so that they can order the part?
Are you also running MRP or Generate suggestions?
I have tried both, sadly I dont see the demand, I just tried again, just in case.
Check the part setting (Part maintenance or Tracker) for the MTL on the job. On the Site tab you should have Generate suggestions checked.
on the Planning tab (Sites > Planning) you should have Process MRP checked.
also on Part tracker look at the On hand tab > Warehouse do you see a quantity in Total Demand
What does time phase look like? Do you see the demand there?
Also, back to basics, your job has a demand link to something correct? (an order, or make to stock) and it’s scheduled?
OK, so I see the parts I entered under Tracker (but I guess because its a part) but when I go under a part, under Warehouse, I find qty on Hand is 0
Now you show above “Generate PO Suggestions” on the site tab, but I don’t see it, maybe you missed listing another sub tab, or tab over? Just trying to match everything, thanks so much for your help.
thanks for taking it back, we have gone through various companies working with us to get implemented, but they have all failed in one way or another and we are trying hard to go live. I was unaware of time Phase or the demand link, well how to build a demand link in a job.
However, I do see the part in Time Phased Inquiry, is this showing all the parts, or demand?
Is there a document I could read on this part?
So you have two screens that will be vital to understand. One is Part Transaction history. And that shows you everything that has happened (past) with that part. The second is time phase, which shows you everything that is planned to happen (future). Both have lists with running totals, but it’s fairly self explanatory if you start looking at the information that’s on it. It’s always easy to get to from a part number by right click, open with, then open either screen. Take a look at them first, then ask any questions you have about it.
You mentioned you are using CADlink to push the BOM to the JOB?
what happens after that? is someone adding OPS to the job?
We have operations added to a job template that we add during the quote phase, thankfully we believe that part works well
Did you add those parts after the job was scheduled? Based on the red dot that isn’t there, it looks like there isn’t a required by date on that line. Please look in time phase for that part, find the line from that job and verify that there is a due date on it.
Also, the job isn’t released. I don’t think you’ll get any demand until the job is released.
no, we did not add that when the original job was created/schedule as when the quote comes in, we don’t know what will be in. We design the machine from scratch working from the ground level with their needs till the end to then design the part, then we order the part. I am thinking we will need several jobs in the project. Perhaps the project is not built well for our scenario?
this is one of the main issues we have had with the contractors, we don’t do cookie cutter, everything is custom and we don’t really have anything boxed and ready to go. As for your question of released, it was released previously, and engineered, but I changed that during the testing, we have had several hundred testing projects.
so are you pushing the BOM from your cad system to the Quote or the Job?
im just trying to understand the full process.
Can you PLEASE open up time phase and send a screen shot of it? I will tell you what the problem is if you do that.
sure any place in particular, we have a lot of stuff there
The part that you think should have demand… Looks like the first one on the list.
Yes, from what we understand
