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Contents of the Manage Subcontractor Operations Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Manage Subcontractor Operations screen.

Identification

Field Description
Operation ID

Use the fields in this block to create a new Operation ID or to retrieve a previously saved one. An Operation ID represents a set of operation details. After you have saved an operation and its details, you can retrieve them using Query.

When you select a previously saved Operation ID or Name, the associated details automatically display as selection defaults. You can change any of the associated defaults as necessary.

Enter, or click  to select, an Operation ID. Choose characters for your Operation ID that help identify the type of selections you made in the screen.

You can maintain subcontractor operations more efficiently because you can select the Operation ID with its previously defined parameters. After the default selections display in the screen, you can override the defaults.

Name

Enter, or click to select, a subcontractor operation name.

Details

Field Description
Operation Type

Enter, or click to select, the type of operation.

Process Type

Enter, or click to select, the type of process.

Key Resource

Enter, or click select, the key resource consumed by the subcontractor operation.

QC Operation

Select the QC Operation checkbox if this operation is a quality control operation that will require quality control approval in any of the screens under the Shop Floor Control menu in Costpoint Production Control.

SFC Operation

Select the SFC Operation checkbox if this operation requires users to record completion in any of the screens under the Shop Floor Control menu in Costpoint Production Control.

Planning Lead Time (Days)

Field Description
Vendor

Enter the standard subcontractor lead time, in days, for the operation.

Internal

Enter the standard internal processing lead time, in days, for the operation.

Project Manufacturing Information

Field Description
Export to Manufacturing Execution

Select this checkbox to include this organization when you the export information to Manufacturing Execution through the Export Project Manufacturing Data process. This checkbox is available if you have a Manufacturing Execution license.

Requisition/Purchase Order Item Details

Field Description
Item

Enter, or click to select, the ID of the item that will be used for purchase requisitions (created in Costpoint Production Control) that result from the operation. The description of the item will appear in the field below.

Rev

Enter the revision of the item that will be used for purchase requisitions created from the operation. This field may display the associated revision for your selection in the Item field.

U/M

This field displays the item's unit of measure.

Subtasks

Subtask Description
Vendor Click this link to open the Vendor subtask, where you can specify the vendor details for the subcontractor operation.
Notes Click this link to open the Notes subtask, where you can enter notes related to the subcontractor operation.
Text Click this link to open the Text subtask, where you can attach standard text to a subcontractor operation.
Cost Click this link to open the Cost subtask where you can link standard fixed and unit costs to a subcontractor operation.