Products (Manufacturing, Products, Engineering)

When multi-level tracking is required on Lot/Batch enabled parts, there are scenarios where standard quantity of a component in the product structure is not truly required to complete the produced part, for example it would OK to issue 9.8 pounds of flour instead of 10.  Or perhaps the component quantities are not discrete, rather going out several decimal places in quantity required, for example a component UOM is pounds.  And as long as the actual amount issued is close to this it would be OK.  With Multi-level tracking turned on, none of these scenarios are possible, as the tracked structure requires all the required quantity to be reserved or issued, or the tracked structure is not complete.  Has anyone found work-arounds for this? I am thinking it might require a modfication to change the validations to allow some level of tolerance around quantity issued versus qty required.

Is there a way to change an Inventory Location from one Location Group to another one that has a different Location Type?For example, suppose there are two Location Groups: A which has a Location Type of Picking and Location Group B which has a Location Type of Floor Stock. If Inventory Location 01-01-01-001 has a Location Group of A, is there a way to change it so that it has Location Group B?We tried changing it manually, but we ran into the following error: As such, we’re curious if it is possible at all to change the Inventory Location Group for an Inventory Location if the Location Types are different.

pre-requisitesa) Two inventory parts where;• Inventory part> Planning data tab> Planning Method is K (blow through)• Part window> engineering tab> part detail> Provide code is Phantom & MPL part is no demand. b) Regular manufacturing and purchase inventory parts c) Buildable Product structure;• Level 1:  Phantom part 1• Level 2: Phantom part 2 & Manufacturing part• Level 3: Purchase part d) Started project with released project activity e) Project deliverable ID created for the project TEST STEPS:a) Project deliverables navigator window> find the de

Hello,I have a Shop Order that I can’t close due to an error in costs.I notice that I had a product that was issued first and it was set by mistake as ‘Zero cost only’, then we notice and change it to ‘Zero Cost Forbidden’.Then we make an unissue and issue again, but it has costs already.Do you have an idea how to solve this? 

Hi now i have Gray hair , trying to create a navigation link that worked fine in the old 22r1But now we are in 24r1 and moving on to 25r1, The date format for searching is different now Here is what im trying to do From shop floor workbench im getting Contract “site” and Part no = partno , but then i want only see todays orders SoNeedDate = #TODAY#when follow the link we get this error Error details: [{"code":"TYPES_NOT_COMPATIBLE","message":"The types 'Edm.DateTimeOffset' and 'Edm.Date' are not compatible."}]but if we only press close the search it there and works 

Hi All,Is there a way to cancel an Analysis Result when the data point is in Complete status? According to the IFS document, data point should be in incomplete status to cancel an analysis result. Is there any work around solution to cancel an unwanted analysis result? When attempting to cancel the Analysis, I receive the error shown below.Thank You.

Hello IFS Community,  When we regenerate the calendars with the addition of new exceptions to already generated calendar, scheduling/Planning of all the DOP connected Shop Orders and PRs become inaccurate. The only option seems available to correct them to reply on the function “Propagate Date Upstream “. However, this is not practical when there many open DOP orders. I already created a ticket to IFS support, and they wanted me to create a community post . Kindly enhance this in a future release ?  

Hi, We have a customer that needs to sequence manufacturing of multiple parts in for packing and installation. For example:  They need a total 30 x Part P1 and 7 x Part P2 For packing and installation they might to make the parts in the follow quantities. 5 x P1 2 x P2 10 x P1 1 x P2 3 x P1 2 x P2 5 x P1 2 x P2 7 x P1 The finished goods have multiple parts that are both purchased and subassemblies made other shop orders. They aren’t using DOP. The demands for the shop orders are generated by PMRP.The preference is not to split this into multiple shop orders for the sequencing (ie just one shop order for 30 x P1 and one shop order 7 x P2).Another option is that if we do split the final parts into multiple shop orders for sequencing, after the initial run of PMRP, the shop orders for underlying assem

Hello everyone,with the page designer, it is possible to add data to a field. In this example, the part description is added to the part number.This is done by adding a VIEW and using the Template address.Where is this template defined?Thanks,Golo  

I have been looking into the new Co-product feature in 25R1 and it seems ideal for our needs except for one major flaw.  Parent part must not be multi-level trackedFor this feature to be of any use to us we would require both the parent part and the co-product to be lot tracked. Even in the example given in the release presentation of two castings made in the same mold it makes no sense to only be able to lot track one of the castings. Can anyone explain the logic behind this? Surely if I am making two products that are equally valuable then I should be able to track them equally?  Will tracking of the parent part be available in future releases?   

Hello all,When we proceed to a revision transfer actions for a Manufactured part, the structure data from the previous revision, such as “Reserve/Issue from Loc” or “Reseve/Issue Method” are lost. Is there a way to preserve these informations when creating a new revision ? Thank you for your help. 

Extending functionality on DOPs – connection of DOP components to operations – mentioned in 25R1. We have SU 25.1.2 + APB released on 2025-01-20. See behavior, seems does not work correctly:DOP – 3 levels, component T-2 is connected to Operation 20 of T-1. The same connection on SO:APB before scheduling – just scheduler by IFS – OKParameters of scheduling in APB:After scheduling in APB – connection t

Hi, I would like to raise this question in the forum to understand how different users handle the situation described below. I am working with a customer whose BOM structure contains multiple levels sometimes up to seven.When we create a shop order for the top level item and run MRP, shop order requisitions and purchase requisitions for the lower level components are generated automatically. After converting these shop order requisitions into shop orders, is there a way to view all child shop orders linked to the top-level shop order?Essentially, my customer wants to see the related shop orders and the material availability for each of them.We can review the BOM structure using MRP Part Information (Top-Down), but this does not provide a clear view of the shop order hierarchy or the critical path.How would you address this type of requirement? Are there standard functionalities or possible views that could help achieve this?

Hi everyone,We’re currently preparing our migration from IFS Apps 9 to IFS Cloud, and besides the functional transition (e.g., Project Delivery → Deliverables), we’re also exploring the reporting side of the migration.Specifically, we’re looking for experiences from others who have: Migrated from Crystal Reports to IFS Report Studio, and Worked with Report Designer reports in Apps 9. We’re wondering: How did you approach the migration of Crystal Reports — did you rebuild them in Report Studio or use an alternative strategy? How mature and flexible is IFS Report Studio in your experience? What happens to Report Designer reports from Apps 9 — are they still available and functional after migration to IFS Cloud, or do they need to be redeveloped? We’d love to hear from any

Why do tentative structures show up on the multi level structure tab on the Product Structure page?Part Number 101793 has two product structures:  Rev 1 is buildable and Rev 2 is tentative.Both Rev 1 and Rev 2 show up on the multi level structure.I would have thought that only buildable structures are included in this view.  Any insight into what is and is not included in the multi level structure would be appreciated. Each color represents a component that’s in both Rev 1 and Rev 2 of 101793.  Rev 2 is tentative and I wouldn’t expect it to show up on this view.  

Customer (Apps10 EE) wants to create a document revision without a file and in a field on the document revision enter a link to an external location where the file will reside. I recall doing this before custom fields were readily available, but I cannot recall where in the document revision the link was entered. Anybody have experience with this without using a custom field?

Steps to recreate Shop Order error in IFS Cloud 24R2: Create shop order for a part with lot tracking, close code = Auto Close, and close tolerance > 50. On Shop Order > Lots/Batches, create more than one row and save. My example uses two lot batches. Complete all material issues, guideline sign offs, and all operations up to the final operation on the order. From Shop Floor Workbench, attempt to approve the final operation. In the Approve Operation dialog, enter expiration dates for the Lots/Batches to Receive, then click Finish. Receive error: “The order is closed and it is not possible to add anymore lots to the order”. At this point the SO status = Started, and nothing is received. Navigate to the Shop Order and change one of two things: Change Close Tolerance to <= 49. Change Close Code to Manually C

When we regenerate the calendars with the addition of new exceptions to already generated calendar, scheduling/Planning of all the DOP connected Shop Orders and PRs become inaccurate. The only option seems available to correct them to reply on the function “Propagate Date Upstream “. However, this is not practical when there many open DOP orders. I already created a ticket to IFS support, and they wanted me to create a community post . Kindly enhance this in a future release ?  

Hi, Does anyone know if IFS App 10 has any quality tools for root cause analysis such as:5W 2W5 Why?Pareto analysis?Ishikawa?If so, where and how can I use them?And is the screen (8D) in the attached document part of the App 10 standard? 

Hi All, I’m trying to make a workflow that changes values on an new shop order. Currently shoporder has defaults of * for Release and Sequence numbers and I want to make those something else, for example, lets say X. I set up the workflow, with call in the projection actions:  and then set the workflow design in the same way as the IFS example:    

Hi, I run Cloud 24R2, it’s not possible to edit a clocking for previous days. What is the setting that prevents that, I get an error. What parameter or setting prevent me from edit, create new or cancel clockings in the past?Second question, can I adjust clocking by set a duration time instead of  start and stop?  

 Hello,I am in production at my client's site. He upgraded yesterday to version 25R1, and I am getting this error message when receiving an OF. Have you ever seen this message before?  ORA-01400: impossible d'insérer NULL dans (\"IFSAPP\".\"SO_COST_DISTRIBUTION_TMP\".\"COST_BUCKET_PUBLIC_TYPE\")"}]

Community, do we have a report or window that will give the same info for window Average Issues/Receipts per Period? if there is a report or browsing widnow out of box that listed the parts in horizontal format that will be great. Thank you.

Hi everyone,I have a question regarding the material constraint in MSO.Our customer asked if there is a way to ensure that MSO checks whether enough input material for a shop order is available. The expectation is: If the required material is available → the shop order should be successfully scheduled (respecting other scheduling rules as well). If the material is not available → the shop order should not be scheduled. To test this, I performed the following steps: I selected an already successfully scheduled shop order in MSO with just one operation step. I went to the Inventory Part Planning Data and set the input material to Always Finite. I issued (consumed) the entire input material for this shop order, so there was no remaining supply. I ran MSO again, expecting that the shop ord

Hi,we work in multisite environment. We have manufacturing sites A & B. Both sites uses components in production that the other site manufactures. Components are transferred between sites with distribution orders. We have defined in supplier for purchase part supplier manufacturing lead time and site to site parameters transport time. Can someone explain the logic of DO schedules?Case: Shop order is created on site B and it requires component from site A. MRP create first DO from site A to B and then shop order request on site A. It seems that MRP does not take into consideration supplier manufacturing lead time at all but only tries to fullfill site B shop order component need even if component is not available on site A and manufacturing would take X days. What’s the point of supplier manufacturing lead time in case MRP does not use it in calculation?