Buying (Procurement, Demand Planner, ASC, SRM)

The last day of February is the 29th for year 2020.  Because of this, IFS Support normally sees several cases logged for an incorrect valid to date, in Statistical Periods.  All too often, the customer runs statistics (a.k.a. Aggregate Inventory Transaction Per Period), for the period.  They get a background job error, indicating an incorrect valid to date is entered.  They navigate to Statistical Periods, and try to change the valid to date.  Unfortunately, at this point it is too late.  Once statistics are run for the period, the dates cannot be changed.  That is why it is so important to check your periods now (before February).  At this point the only way to correct the date, is via a billable data repair script. To avoid this type of situation, please check your February 2020 Periods.  Make sure the end date/valid to date is set to February 29, 2020.   

Help please, We bring in the field VENDOR_NO on the DEMAND_LINES, SCHEDULE LINES,However when I look at the incoming customer schedule I can not see this field or the data. Does anyone know where is kept? I am asking as we need to put this detail on our out going ASN message.Thanks in advance for your help, Sarah

What step of the Supplier Agreement flow that we enter a Project ID? In the planned state or after in the Agreement, IFS won’t let me enter a Project ID either from the LOV or manually. I was wondering if a Supplier Agreement can be used for a Project based purchase at all? The business requirement is, the project needs to release a PO through an active agreement.   

What is the max size limit for uploading attachments to transactions in IFS10 / Aurena?E.g. Purchase Orders, Requisitions, Projects, Work Orders etc Thank you, 

Good afternoon;I’m testing a scenario whereby a client has a purchase order with staged payments.  Some of the staged payments have already been approved and paid to the supplier.  The client now needs to change the part number on the purchase order ( due to a revision ).  Is it possible to “undo” the staged payment approval and generate a credit memo against the supplier for the amount already paid?  Or is it possible to apply the amount already paid to the staged billing of the replacement PO line?  I’m a bit stumped. Thank you in advance!

Hi All, We just went through update 9 in IFS apps 10 and are running into an issue. On commission orders we used to be able to add an unconnected charge line and invoice that on it’s own. Now we have to add a $0 order line, connect it to the charge line, and change the wanted delivery date to today’s date so we can invoice it. It this new functionality or do I need to look for a setting somewhere? Thanks,Mike

Hello all!Since it seems like a problem at least someone else would have, I thought I’d ask the community. We were recently booted from using a software provided by DHL called Easy Ship and were directed by them to use their new web based platform called DHL+. Unfortunately this new software doesn’t have the API integration to IFS that the previous software did. While we can manually add the data, it creates more opportunities for human error.Does anyone know of any new software package for DHL that could provide this feature? We’re using IFS9. And heck, if anyone has any idea for how to integrate into a web based platform into IFS I’m all ears, but I would guess that is unlikely (or complicated).

Hi, We would like to do the authorization of a purchase on the purchase requisition level, because there we can use the Pre Posting based Authorisation. However, if the request is converted to a PO, you can still change whatever you want on the PO level. Is there a way to restrict is, or is the only way another set of approvals on the PO level? thanks!

For our process to work, all our purchase parts chould have Automatic Order Closing ticked off.But every new part created has this setting ticked. Where can we set the standard value for a new purchase part (created automatically by our pre-preparation dep). Today we have to manually change every purchase part.  

Where can you set what you want your purchase order number to look like?  During implementation? 

From what I can tell, it looks like the customer delivery route comes from a combination of shipping site, customer address location, and ship via code. Is there a way to also make this part specific? For example, we have multiple parts shipping from one of our manufacturing site, to the same customer site, using the same ship via. Liquid parts ship on a route that is 7 days. Dry parts ship on a route that is 5 days. This effects all our our dates. At this point, I have to pick the route that fits the majority of the parts. Which leaves the others with the incorrect route. Customer service, can manually adjust the route at the time of order entry. However, I’d like to find a way to try to error proof this a bit. Any help is greatly appreciated.-Mike 

Hi,In IFS any way to execute mrp for only safety stock?

 HiHow to follow up the materials(Serial object) sent for repairs outside the factory in IFS? have Any functionalty in IFS global extension?

Hi, In MS Level 1 , I set my parts to “Do Not Create S/P Req”,  then run MS calculation.Then,  instead of “Shop Order Req” , it creates “Fixed MS Supply” (60 pcs), while, how to consume the “MS Supply” ? I tried to create “Shop Order Req” -> “Shop Order”(60 pcs) manually,then run “MS Level 1 Calc” again. And find  “MS Supply” number keep same.Finally, Total Supply just doubled :   “MS Supply: 60” + “Shop Order: 60 ”  = 120. 

Hi Are you able to use confirmed open Purchase Order for alternate component as supply for original component? Would be useful to find a way, due component shortages are quite common. With my  current knowledge, alternate need to be in the inventory to be used/netted in MRP.  ThanksMikko

Hi All,I have the below customer requirement in the inter-site flow (Int Purch Trans flow).Requirement:In the supply site, the CO is processed line by line. So assume that there are 2 lines in the order.1.At the supply site, for line no 1, you change the price, deliver the part, and invoice the line. Then, send the order confirmation.2.Next, Approve the Incoming Purchase Order Confirmation.3.Then, Update the ‘Promised Delivery Date’ on the PO.4.Next, change the price, deliver the part, and invoice the line for line no 2.5.Then, Approve the Incoming Purchase Order Confirmation.In doing this the 2nd time (for line no 2), the update made to ‘Promised Delivery Date’ on step no 3 for line no 1 is lost, and is replaced with the earlier dates.So my question is, is there a way to restrict this from happening? Any thoughts to accommodate this? We are using Apps 10, update 8.Thanks in advance.Regards,Ar

Hi, I am wanting to know how to amend the delivery terms on distribution orders so that the set delivery term would automatically pull through onto the distribution order and onto the customer order when the distribution order is released.I have tried going onto the customer screen and amending the delivery terms on the address, order address info tab to the desired delivery terms but this has not pulled through onto the distribution orders, so there must be another screen in the background as to where the delivery term pulls from. Thanks,Joely. 

Does anyone have experience of buying configured parts? We configure our products and the electronic cabinets are assembled by suppliers.The configuration of our end product defines what the electronic cabinets will contain, however we only buy on a top level and send the structure of configured purchase parts from the configurator and not IFS. The configurable nodes are not in IFS. How would you set it up in IFS so that we can see the structure in the purchased part?Like package parts that we sell but on the procurement side (customer/purchase order see top level, but IFS knows what´s below).

We are in Apps9 and have a manufactured part set up with a Safety Stock of 1.  There is no other Demand.  There are two shop orders set up for the part but they are Parked and the Parked reason is set up to not include SO as Supply.   We are finding when running MRP that a requisition to satisfy the qty x 1 Safety Stock is not being generated.  We have checked what we believe to be the obvious (component parts active, routing and structure buildable, MRP code set to A, phase in date/s) but can’t identify the reason.   Any thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated.ThanksLinda

Hello,   We rev’d a phantom but do not see it correctly reflected in the BOM of the shop order. We tried obsoleting the phantom rev but I still do not see the part in the BOM of the phantom that I’m looking for reflected in the shop order.  Suggestions?

I am just wondering if there is anything in IFS for handling a concession request from a supplier? I’ll give a typical example, supplier A says they machined quantity 1 of 3 components 0.05 mm too small and ask us can we accept. We review and say yes. We need to document this concession IFS so when the component arrives, the inspector is aware of the concession. If the inspector is not aware of it, he will only create a MRB unnecessarily.

Is there anywhere in IFS that displays what the rolled up assembly time is? The sum of all the assembly time for the subs required to make the final assembly. We know that the cost is rolled but where is the time rolled up at?

Hi!A user has created some Distribution Orders, without defining the inter-site Message Setup for internal supplier and internal customer. Due to this, Sender ID in PO Receipt is missing. Now, when user is trying to Register Inspection Results > he/she receives the error, This error is triggered because ‘Sender ID’ is missing. New DO > Receipts are working fine because we have defined Message Defaults and Sender ID is in place. But there are some old Receipts created without Sender ID due to above said issue, and needs to be inspected.Is there anyway which we can update the Sender ID or take a workaround instead of going for a data repair? (maybe by resending

Kindly I need some one can help in inventory planning. What is the best planning method can be used if we need to use safety stock or to use minimum order quantity.Calculate Planning process can consider safety stock or order point or minimum order quantity in order to give proposed quantity.Kindly note that we are using IFS apps10Thank you.

Running Apps 10 update 10.  The Demand Planner Server is connected to the client.  Data able to be transferred back and forth.The historical demand for a forecast part is not being copied to the client or added to the Forecast Part Historical data tab.I believe I am using the right flow and the historical data is added to the basic data table.I am setting the Aggregation Type to Recalculate historic demand on the Forecast part.Then run the Qualify Part Job.  It set the Aggregation Type back to Incremental after the job runs, but no historical data added. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks… DR