On hand vs available

Rob,
Thanks for your input. I have a few parts where the allocations are
screwed up so I will contact Epicor for the utility. I was referring to
the order detail screen and I will pass along you comments. I will be
upgrading to .406 in the near future and hopefully it will be fixed
there. Asking users to perform extra clicks is like asking for a kidney
or something. I will let you know if the upgrade fixes it.

Kersten MacLennan
IT/ERP Analyst
Semrock
A Unit of IDEX Corporation
3625 Buffalo Road, Suite 6
Rochester, New York 14624

585-594-7009
585-594-7095 fax

kmaclennan@...

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From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Robert Brown
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:38 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Vantage] On hand vs available



Kersten

Do a massive query to determine of your allocations (sum of allocations
per PartWhse for each part) actually equals your true open Job or sales
order requirements (PartDtl table).

We have had allocations get seriously screwed up (once as a result of a
rarely invoked bug our non typical process use triggered on 404 and
since then, as a result of some holes in how some of their BO methods do
things - enabling users to do things that mess up allocations
unwittingly).

"Available" appears to typically be a client app on-the-fly calculation
that uses O/H and allocations in the calculation.

If you find your allocations ARE screwed up, Support can provide you
with utility to recalculate and reset allocations. (Something I
recommend you plan to do as preventative maintenance at regular
intervals - weekly or monthly during non-business hours.)

If you are specifically speaking of the Available qty listed in the
Order Entry Line Detail tab (far right near the top) - they are junk
numbers on 405a (and I believe may also have been junk at least back to
404). I suggest you hide the controls & labels via customization and
report the problem to Epicor. Just train you people to right click from
the line P/N into time phase or Part Tracker to see more accurate info.

Please let me know how you make out with it Kersten. If it is nothing as
I describe, I'd like to verify that what YOU are experiencing (once I
understand it in more detail) is not silently occurring in OUR live 405a
system.

Good luck (and thanks for the heads up).

Rob

--- On Wed, 11/19/08, kam4085 <kmaclennan@...
<mailto:kmaclennan%40semrock.com> > wrote:
From: kam4085 <kmaclennan@... <mailto:kmaclennan%40semrock.com>
>
Subject: [Vantage] On hand vs available
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 8:59 AM

I have alot of part numbers that show more available than are on hand.

We have recently upgraded to 405A. Does anyone know of a conversion

program that needs to be run?

Kersten
















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I have alot of part numbers that show more available than are on hand.
We have recently upgraded to 405A. Does anyone know of a conversion
program that needs to be run?

Kersten
Try conversion 6430 - Recalculate Part OnHand/Allocation summaries.



--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "kam4085" <kmaclennan@...> wrote:
>
> I have alot of part numbers that show more available than are on
hand.
> We have recently upgraded to 405A. Does anyone know of a conversion
> program that needs to be run?
>
> Kersten
>
Thanks

Kersten MacLennan
IT/ERP Analyst
Semrock
A Unit of IDEX Corporation
3625 Buffalo Road, Suite 6
Rochester, New York 14624

585-594-7009
585-594-7095 fax

kmaclennan@...

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From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Nigel Kerley
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:06 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Re: On hand vs available



Try conversion 6430 - Recalculate Part OnHand/Allocation summaries.

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ,
"kam4085" <kmaclennan@...> wrote:
>
> I have alot of part numbers that show more available than are on
hand.
> We have recently upgraded to 405A. Does anyone know of a conversion
> program that needs to be run?
>
> Kersten
>






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Kersten

Do a massive query to determine of your allocations (sum of allocations per PartWhse for each part) actually equals your true open Job or sales order requirements (PartDtl table).

We have had allocations get seriously screwed up (once as a result of a rarely invoked bug our non typical process use triggered on 404 and since then, as a result of some holes in how some of their BO methods do things - enabling users to do things that mess up allocations unwittingly).

"Available" appears to typically be a client app on-the-fly calculation that uses O/H and allocations in the calculation.

If you find your allocations ARE screwed up, Support can provide you with utility to recalculate and reset allocations. (Something I recommend you plan to do as preventative maintenance at regular intervals - weekly or monthly during non-business hours.)

If you are specifically speaking of the Available qty listed in the Order Entry Line Detail tab (far right near the top) - they are junk numbers on 405a (and I believe may also have been junk at least back to 404). I suggest you hide the controls & labels via customization and report the problem to Epicor. Just train you people to right click from the line P/N into time phase or Part Tracker to see more accurate info.

Please let me know how you make out with it Kersten. If it is nothing as I describe, I'd like to verify that what YOU are experiencing (once I understand it in more detail) is not silently occurring in OUR live 405a system.

Good luck (and thanks for the heads up).

Rob

--- On Wed, 11/19/08, kam4085 <kmaclennan@...> wrote:
From: kam4085 <kmaclennan@...>
Subject: [Vantage] On hand vs available
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 8:59 AM











I have alot of part numbers that show more available than are on hand.

We have recently upgraded to 405A. Does anyone know of a conversion

program that needs to be run?



Kersten
Thanks and I will let you know what I come up with

Kersten MacLennan
IT/ERP Analyst
Semrock
A Unit of IDEX Corporation
3625 Buffalo Road, Suite 6
Rochester, New York 14624

585-594-7009
585-594-7095 fax

kmaclennan@...

The Standard in Optical Filters for Biotech & Analytical Instrumentation

Hundreds of Thousands of Ion Beam Sputtered filters delivered -
extensive inventory now!

The information contained in this message and any attachments may be
privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. If the reader
of this message is not the intended recipient, or any agent responsible
for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby
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communication may be unlawful and therefore strictly prohibited. If you
received this message in error, please reply to the message and delete
it. Thank you





________________________________

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Robert Brown
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:38 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Vantage] On hand vs available



Kersten

Do a massive query to determine of your allocations (sum of allocations
per PartWhse for each part) actually equals your true open Job or sales
order requirements (PartDtl table).

We have had allocations get seriously screwed up (once as a result of a
rarely invoked bug our non typical process use triggered on 404 and
since then, as a result of some holes in how some of their BO methods do
things - enabling users to do things that mess up allocations
unwittingly).

"Available" appears to typically be a client app on-the-fly calculation
that uses O/H and allocations in the calculation.

If you find your allocations ARE screwed up, Support can provide you
with utility to recalculate and reset allocations. (Something I
recommend you plan to do as preventative maintenance at regular
intervals - weekly or monthly during non-business hours.)

If you are specifically speaking of the Available qty listed in the
Order Entry Line Detail tab (far right near the top) - they are junk
numbers on 405a (and I believe may also have been junk at least back to
404). I suggest you hide the controls & labels via customization and
report the problem to Epicor. Just train you people to right click from
the line P/N into time phase or Part Tracker to see more accurate info.

Please let me know how you make out with it Kersten. If it is nothing as
I describe, I'd like to verify that what YOU are experiencing (once I
understand it in more detail) is not silently occurring in OUR live 405a
system.

Good luck (and thanks for the heads up).

Rob

--- On Wed, 11/19/08, kam4085 <kmaclennan@...
<mailto:kmaclennan%40semrock.com> > wrote:
From: kam4085 <kmaclennan@... <mailto:kmaclennan%40semrock.com>
>
Subject: [Vantage] On hand vs available
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 8:59 AM

I have alot of part numbers that show more available than are on hand.

We have recently upgraded to 405A. Does anyone know of a conversion

program that needs to be run?

Kersten
















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