It was wanted to double-check what the best way would be to track specific part information in Epicor for an item such as liquid paint.
The logging of liquid paint information, including time and temperature in the oven, is required by the manufacturing engineering team within Epicor so that it can be printed on the job travelers/work orders.
I would add UD columns to the Part table to hold pertinent information.
Can be added to the Part Entry form under Attributes where other part information is displayed (width, height, thickness, etc.).
The JobTrav RDD already includes a JobMtl data table with a linked table to PartNum. So, you should be able to include those UD columns in the JobTrav RDD and RDL with a little tweaking.
That would be my first approach, anyway.
I’m with @dcamlin. If the directions never change, put UD fields on the Part. If they change with the Method (revisions) then add the UD fields to the method.
DO NOT PUT THIS INFORMATION IN NOTES. There may be a day where you need to find combinations of time and temperature and need to update them because of a new oven or other reason.
It should probably go on PartOpr/ECOOpr/JobOpr and set up UD mapping to keep it in sync.
So, customization is imperative. Is that correct? The required customization needs to be done in the Part and Engineering Workbench screens, and of course, in the Job Traveler report as well
There is no customization required if you put the information in the operation instructions fields. If you want to use UD fields set up the UD mapping to carry it through between the three tables I mentioned.
There should be a session every year on this at insights.