Mass Issue creates Part Trans for Inactive part (possible bug?)

Epicor ERP 10
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We’re in the process of cleaning up P/N’s, (replacing P/N’s like XHREBAR-3/8" X 20' with RM-0015), and found that mass issuing parts will drive the QOH of an inactive part negative.

First off, I’m surprised that you can mark a part as Inactive if there is demand on a Job (JobMtl.Issued complete = false, on open jobs). You’re prevented from making one inactive if there are open order or PO lines for it.

Seems like a bug to me. Since you are prohibited from setting a part to inactive when there is QOH.

Also, if you do a manual Issue Material, you’ll get:
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Steps to reproduce:

  1. Create a Job, add a part to be made inactive (but is still currently active).
  2. Engineer and Release the job
  3. Set that part to inactive (which you can only do if: there is no QOH AND not on open orders or POs)
  4. Do a mass issue to the job.

Here’s the Mass Issue screen before hitting OK

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For whatever reason, the Mass Issue window shows the qty I just issued, but it doesn’t apply to the Qty To Isue

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Here’s the QOH (from Part Master). The QOH prior to the Mass Issue was zero.

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And the Production detail shows the transaction happened.

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More info…

In the above test, the part was left as Qty Bearing = TRUE after making it inactive.

After resetting everything (Had to use Mass Return", as a manual return balks at the part being inactive), I set the QtyBearing to False, then did a mass issue.

This time, the mass issue did not create a change to the QOH, and no Part Trans show up on the Production detail.

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Regarding the inactive flag on a part…

You cannot:

  • Make a part inactive if any of the following are true:
    • There is non-zero QOH
    • There is open demand on a SO
    • There are open PO lines
  • Enter an inactive part on a SO (haven’t checked if you can convert a quote with an inactive part to a SO)
  • Enter an inactive part on a PO
  • Manually add an inactive part to a job
  • Do a Qty Adjust

You can:

  • Make a part inactive regardless of any of the following:
    • Part is on an active BOM
    • Demand exists via an open Job (regardless of being issued complete)
  • Add the inactive part to a job by using get details
  • Create part transactions using Mass Issue and Mass Return (only if part is Qty Bearing)
  • Do a Cost Adjust on an Inactive part (must manually enter P/N, search is limited to active parts)
    • This can create GL trans if QOH of inactive part is non-zero.