Products (Manufacturing, Products, Engineering)

I have a user who is trying to use the Copy Revision function for the Product Structure and Recipe Structure. He enters the new part number and set the revision number to 1, but it gives an error saying that a 2nd revision number doesn't exist. We are aware that it does not exist because it is a new part number. Has anyone else run into this issue? If so, how can I fix this?  We have the work around of using the Duplicate function and copying over the component information, but this user has been able to achieve this the other way (copy revision) for years and for some reason he has been receiving this error the past month or so. 

We use the Shop Order Requisition Release screen to create shop orders. There is a “Comp Qty Req” field within the Component Availability section (that is calculated after using the “Calculation Component Availability” button). This works for us on a per-shop-order-basis. However…Is there a way to see “Comp Qty Req” for multiple Shop Order Reqs at once?  Extra Info: We purchase some required raw material after the orders have been released. We would like to see the total “Comp Qty Req” for the 50+ orders we [plan to] release at a time. Currently we have to look at each requisition and record the “Comp Qty Req” and add them all together. 

Dear Experts,I'm requesting assistance in addressing an issue that our IFS Customer has brought to our attention.Issue : Users don't receive notifications for tasks they assigned to themselves [Tasks related to a specific object Purchase Order, Customer Order, Shipment etc.]* When creating and assigning the task to yourself, there is no notification that appears in the right corner of the screen. *  But when creating and assigning the task to another user notification will be sent to the user. Customer Application and Version: IFS CLOUD 22R2SU5With these observations in mind, I would appreciate your insights on the following queries: Is this behavior following accepted standard behavior ? Please advise of any practical ways that those initiating the task, even when self-assigning the task, could also receive notifications.I am looking forward to receiving your invaluable comments and guidance on this matter.Warmest regards,Shafraz. 

Hello,Since UPD20 the ‘Object Details…’ RMB menu on the Non-Conformance Report: ‘Connected to’ tab has changed from opening the Shop Order form to Shop Order(s) table. I’ve compared logs from pre UPD20 and it calls the customisation as the first action on the RMB:The RMB after UPD20 appears to ignore any customisations:Is there a way to return the ‘Object Details...’ menu option to the previous way of working?Thanks

Hi, can anyone suggest how to link the production schedule date with the production receipt Report Date to identify the difference of schedule vs actual. Is it possible to map the Line_Sched_Receipt_Id with the Production_Receipt_Id?

We have a need to schedule the first operation of a shop order as soon as possible, and secondary operations as late as possible. Is this achievable with advanced planning board?Purpose is to utilize available machine capacity at op 10 and have accurate start dates for raw material planning, but backwards schedule remaining operations so orders are finished as late as possible. Machine work centers (Op 10) are finite and finishing work centers are infinite.  Thanks,Eric IFS App 10

I have a scenario where we have created a packing instruction which we are assigning to a shop order to handle the receipt element pre-packed into the handling units. However, I have a scenario where I want to change the packing instruction at receipt so that received product gets built using a different packing instruction. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this as the receipt screen from shop order does not let you specify the packing instruction.

Community,I never successfully can move between sites(either same company or sister company) for Customer Owned stock, even I set it to Customer Owned, system will prompt the error and update it to Company Owned. Any experience to share?I am in APP10, UPD9 Thank you.

Community, Anyone has encountered below error? it is a shop order multilevel repair order. it is trying to disassemble a component from the top parent part. 

Community, I have a product manufactured in Canada, then deliver to sister company Germany, sold to Germany customer.when the product is broken, it is sent back to Germany site, then Germany site dissamble the broken compnent. We are testing utlizing CRO.  Now we comes to a problem that Repair Shop Order created does not load the as-built strcuture so it cannot proceed the repair in Germany site. The as-built structure is created in Canada site. wondering how this could be handled?

I’m trying to set-up our system to use the Kanban Feature in IFS. Is there a Guide or a thorough walk through available to guide me along this journey?

What report can I create to see my monthly scrap rate? I want to be able to see the amount of starting material and what amount was scrapped. 

This warning message appears when trying to make a Product Structure buildable, only appearing for some new Structures not all.  I have tried to recreate warning message in my test environment by adding phantom parts to new Product Structure but won’t work.  

Hello, In a material requisition, the calendar used for the due date is the distribution calendar indicated in the site settings. We don’t understand the logic of using the distribution calendar. We should use the manufacturing one or at least, be able to select the calendar you want to use  Are we the only one to think that ? Do you think that could be an improvement in the future ?  Regards 

Hi!Our users have noticed that in their previous version it was fine to receive from a shop order into an inbound location of type Production Line. It looks like it was still the case in the Apps 10 version we have access to, so it seems to have been introduced with the IFS Cloud version. Nowadays only Floor Stock and Picking locations are possible, wich will cause them pretty big changes in routines, since organizing the shop floor into production lines has been a key factor in controlling the reservation of material from the right locations. What motivates this change?/ Kenneth

Hello, has anyone had to deal with this problem? We have lots of different parts that use the same raw material and are all manufactured using the same machine. To make an efficient process, we would like to “batch” all the shop orders that use a specific component so we can make those parts in one hit. Then “batch” another set of shop orders that use a different raw material and make those. These manufactured parts are then used to make another assembly.OP Blocks doesnt seem to fit this scenario as we are not wanting to batch operations but batch at the shop order level.And because we making a large qty of the parts that use the raw material, we would prefer to book labor at the batch level not on each individual shop order and let IFS apportion the labor across all the shop orders in that batch.Grateful for any comments, etc. Thanks in advance. This is being done in Cloud.

Community, Wondering what is the best practice to pass the PED documents (Drawing, QC, Purchasing docs) to downstream, i.e. purchasing, manufacturing, logistics? Thank you.

"I hope it is correct and going in one direction."On the Site (Application Base Setup - Enterprise - Site - Site - Manufacturing)we can set default values for Approve Operation Qty to Report TimeValues for Approve OperationSettings (Application Base Setup - Enterprise - Site - Site - Manufacturing) 

I’m attempting to schedule an operation following an outside service operation. I want to schedule the operation to start as soon as the outside service operation is complete and there is capacity available.  The outside op has an 8 week lead time, but it was sent out 6 weeks ago and are expecting it back in 2 weeks. The PO attached to it for example has an arrival date of 8/12. The operation I want to schedule could start on the 15th.  When I schedule it as early as possible in APB, the system thinks it still needs a full 8 weeks, so the operation isn’t scheduled until 8 weeks from today. Can APB recognize arrival dates on outside service PO’s? Are there any solutions to scheduling shop orders with outside service operations? Thanks,Eric

Hello IFS Community, We have the following scenario at our company:2 Work CentersWork Center 1 can build 90% of our part numbers Work Center 2 can build 60& of our part numbers Not all parts from WC1 can be build at WC2 and vice versa. So when we want to level our capacities, we encounter issues with APB or any automated planning method. What is the ideal solution here? If we create routing alternates for the parts that are able to be build in both WCs, would this solve our issue? Would APB be able to see that there is an alternate when capacity is full at one WC and plan at the other?  I noticed this field in Shop Order Operation: Preferred Resource. Is this only a SO OP field or could this be attached to a Part number level? Because in this case, I would control everything through 1 work center with 2 resources.  Thanks for your input!A.P.

I performed a search for a specific work center in Labor Load Details, but the visualizer returned various work centers not included in the search and their respective loads.  The data does not show in the data table. Any ideas on why various work centers are displaying that are not included in my search criteria? I’m also missing the capacity level.  I performed the calculate labor capacity for manufacturing and ran CRP.   

Community, which window could show below info between supplier and customer no? 

Hello Community,Does someone know how to connect Tools to Machine Downtimes? I would like to be able to not only see the downtime cause, but also the tool when checking Machine Downtime History List.Thank you,Alina

Hello, I am looking to see if there is a way within IFS to automatically initiate a Transport Task between two Sites. Essentially, I have a part that is produced in Site A. However, we store it in Site B. I was hoping that this could be accomplished with Putaway Zones and Remote Warehouses, but it appears that will only work in a single Site. I already have the Inventory Part record setup for Site B, so the act of manually transferring parts works, but an automated Transport Task would be much more efficient than having users monitor the locations and I do not see Distribution Orders as being a practical solution for this (PP, SFPP, etc.). Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Community,We had a request from PLM team, how we could disable the document requirement though it is set up in the Doc Req Profile? in other words, see below screenshot, if P_EQUIP is set up in Doc Req Profile field, it is mandatory to upload 3 document class as listed below. I am sending this post to see the opportunity to disable this requirements though they are set up in Doc Req Profile field. Thank you.