Buying (Procurement, Demand Planner, ASC, SRM)

IFS provides the ability to add Document Text to some objects in the database (e.g. Customers, Suppliers, Parts, POs and lines, etc). Having done so, it can be configured (via the Doc Text Administration screen) to inherit though to one or more Output documents. For example, we can add doc text to a part record and configure it to appear on any Purchase Order with a line for that part number.This is very useful functionality, but seems to be limited only a pre-determined set of objects.Is there a way to enable document text against addition object types (e.g. could we add doc text to a site, such that all POs on that site show the applicable phrase?)Also, is there a list of all objects to which Document Text can be added (I couldn't find any such list in the help system?)Thanks in advance for any help!

Apps10We are trying to add Buyer_Code from Purchase_order to the Posting Proposals screen...but getting this error message 

Not sure if I changed an option but I suddenly can’t see the header section for this window.Any help is appreciated. Thank you

Hi, Please advice me how we can verify the demand planner status from IFS Apps8 application or how to verify the demand plan server and demand plan client installation is correctly done. Regards,Dilshani

Hello All, I have a question regarding cancelling a Rental PO line by following below test steps: Create a PO for a Rental Purchase Part. Receive the PO. Start Rental from Rental Workbench. End Rental. Return the part back to Supplier. Generate Rental Transactions (optional). Now go back to the PO Receipt and cancel the Receipt - this will re-open the PO and PO and Line status will changed back to Released. Now try to cancel the PO or (PO line). Then you will see below error: How can we create correction rental events to remove rental periods as suggested by the error message?  Or is there any other way to cancel the PO? Does anyone have any idea? Many thanks. 

We have an outside operations supplier for surface treatment. MANY orders and parts every week. Is there any subcontracting module in IFS or something where we could handle the orders in IFS as normal but then weekly or monthly summarize the purchases to one PO which can be used for invoicing everything? We are looking for ways to cut the manual work both by us and our supplier just to handle the invoicing on all orders. What I explained above does not have to be the solution, we are open for other solutions.

Hi IFS community!My company use IFS 10 . How can I pull the MRP by component ? Let me tell you why I need it, I would like to do manually analysis of [ po + inventory - demand ] .I want to see when is the exact day when I will be short or for inventory excess until what day it will be consumed. Thanks Gaby

Hi,we have the IFS 10 and recently found out that most of the lead times of the components are not accurate. There is any way that we can update the component part numbers in a massive load in to the system instead go one by one. We manage around 500 component part numbers. 

Hello All, I want to create a custom read-only field (last buy price and least buy price) on the lines of purchase requisition. Thankyou,

HiIs there any way for the MRP to consider the Alternate component projected stock (open PO that’s yet to be received) as supply for original component? what I can see is that the alternate need to be in the inventory to be used/netted in MRP.  thank you! 

We are using IFS 10 UPD9.  We have Buyer IDs set up for our suppliers.  However, when a user creates a purchase requisition, for a no-part line and adds the supplier, the Buyer ID defaults to * regardless of what is set up on the supplier.  Is there a way to make the requisition line pull the buyer from the supplier record?

My Custom Event is not working. Can anyone help with this issue please?I have the custom attribute ‘Date’ to be:NVL(lora1app.PROJECT_MISC_PROCUREMENT_API.Calculate_Required_Date(lora1app.ACTIVITY_API.Get_Early_Finish(lora1app.ACTIVITY_API.Get_Early_Finish(&PROJECT_ID), ACTIVITY_SEQ,OFFSET)))and I want it to trigger an error when a past date is entered in the date field. I currently have this in the Event and I set the Event Action but it is not triggering the error.Event. Event ActionMain Screen where the Error is to display. 

I want to restrict a user to not to edit the price and part description of purchase order line on purchase order. how can I do it.

A supplier offers a kit that contains a few different parts. One or more of the parts are used in EBOM. Can the purchased kit/part be split into separate parts?

We would like to confirm the rules for Supplier for Purchase Part Lead Times on General Tab on the Supplier for Purchase Part.We were told that the Procurement Lead Times are on a 7 day/week calendar and that all other lead times in IFS are based on a 5 day/week calendar.Example: Supplier Lead Time = 4 weeks. 4x7=28 days lead timeManufacturing or Expected Lead Times = 4 weeks. 4/20Can someone please help us confirm?Thank you,Michelle

Is there any way I can record history under “Purchase Order Lines History” when I change the values of a custom field in Purchase Order ?

Hi,Has any faced issue while adding an RFQ line to an existing released Purchase order.Let me brief about the issue:I have a setup where any changes on the Purchase order has to be updated through change order. There are 2 cases:PR to PO: When I try to convert a PR line directly and try to add it to an existing released Purchase order IFS10 gives an message a Purchase order change order will be created do you want to proceed. When we click yes the PR line is added to POCO from where we can update to a PO. This process is fine. RFQ to PO: I have a RFQ which has been approved and now I have to add this RFQ line to an existing Purchase order (released state). I am not able to do so.Has anyone faced the issue like 2nd point.Please let me know how we can add RFQ to released PO either through POCO or directly 

Hi,In one of client, when they start DP server it takes a long time to complete start up. we have tried with both the way, 1. by running DP server application and 2. by running DP Server Setup application & running the Load form DB Job. but in both the cases it takes almost 1 hour to start though there are not much data in the defined base flow and combined flow. need to know why is it happening like this.Also, when we run DP jobs like create forecast, qualify parts etc it takes a long time to complete, almost 7-8 hours.The only job that take fraction of second is Aggregate Daily.other jobs i could not test due to this long time period.In reality customer has more than 4 crore inventory parts including all the sites to be handled through demand planner. but currently for testing they are using few sites only.Can someone explain me why is it taking this much time ?? and what are the possible ways to optimize it?[Customer is using IFS Apps-10 & Demand Planner Server 6.0.0]Regards

We had a demand plan server running, but it was generating errors. So I tried to start again by creating a new demand plan server id in the same environment.I disconnected the first from the host and now am trying to connect the host to the new server id. But I get the following error message:How can I get this to work again?

Hi, I tried to find an answer on previous topics but i’m afraid my use case is not covered.I’d like to implement the below functionning in IFS :- If I have a need of 10 PCS for component A (customer order)- And if I already have 8 PCS of component B in stock.- I want a need of only 2 PCS of component A to be triggered by the system (purchase requisition).To do so i guess i need to set-up part B as alternate of part A. I tried to set-up alternate purchase part & alternate component functionalities but it does not seems to work, even when “Include in MRP netting” is set-up at alternate component level, and when “plan alternate component” is ticked for MRP performing.I guess I missed a piece of set-up.Thanks for your precious help.BR.Baptiste.Note : I’m on IFS cloud 21R1. 

Hi, We have apps9.I’m sure we only miss a parameter but sales are not extracted on intrastat report.I already verify our adress on the company and our customers are not intrastat exempt… Can you tell me others requirements which could be missing? Thanks a lot!!                      Chris

How to resolve below error when accessing the demand client?Solution : You need to give user access in below screen If  there is access by any chance, remove and add again. 

Is there a way to set up the Create Order Proposal so that it does not print out the Inventory Order Report?  IFS 10 UPD9

Good evening, all; I have a client who want takes ownership of material at a foreign port of departure ( FOB term ) .   The date they are taking ownership corresponds to the Delivery Date on the PO Line.  There is then transit lead time build in while the goods travel from the foreign port to the clients dock to coincide with the  Arrival Date on the PO Line.  In order to show the ownership of the goods and the end of the Suppliers obligation, the receiving team is performing the Register Arrival on the Delivery Date into an Arrival type location created to hold these inbound parts.  In APS10,  they are having to enter both the Delivery Date and the Arrival Date during the Register Arrival step.  I cannot find where they can edit the Actual Arrival Date to reflect the date the material is physically at the dock.  Can some please let me know where that is? Thank you in advance!    

Hi, does anyone know if it’s possible to create a custom menu like below:  Full length of the URL is:ifsapf:frmAvailabilityPlanning?EXTERNAL_SEARCH=CONTRACT%3D{&CONTRACT}%26PART_NO%3D{&PART_NO}%26PROJECT_ID%3D%23 This works fine and takes the user to the following window:  However, I would like the user to land on the tab named “Tillgänglighetskontroll”. Is this possible? If so, how do I change the URL so the user end up on the specified tab?BRJonas