Products (Manufacturing, Products, Engineering)

Hi Community,One of IFS customer is experiencing an issue that when they perform site MRP, it does not create supplies for seval random parts. But when they re-perform site MRP without any changes, then the system will make supplies for those parts but without creating supplies for several other parts.But selective MRP for the part always creates supplies as expected.What can be the reason for this?Your suggestions would be really appreciated.Thank you,Nimesha

Hello, I’m trying to understand the functionality of MS Set 0. Supply Chain Planning>Master Scheduling>Master Schedule SetsI understand Set 1 is system generated and data here is used for MRP/CRP and also as a user I can create multiple user defined sets to use for forecasting, before copying over to Set 1. The field description tells me Set 1 is always “Current” and Set 0 is “Base”. However the help function only refers to MS Set1. Is anyone able to explain the purpose of MS Set 0 and what happens to the data in this set? Thanks!

Hi all, I need to schedule an IAL to run once a year on the 1st OCT.  Is this possible in APP10?Many thanks,Ben

Hi, is it possible to get a breakdown per component of the SOMTRLV material cost? We tried to run an internal report but there is always discrepancies when match to the figure on the inventory transaction history.

Hi, Are there any other planning programs which can used, besides the advanced planning board?Any programs with a proved integration? Thanks!

Hi,I am trying to generate HUs in Shop Order via packing Instructions. I understand this is inherited from Product Structure Alternate.However I cannot see to connect the Packing Instruction for the Product Structure. The existing Packing instructions are not fetched for the LoVwhat am I missing ? Kind RegardsYashodha

Can anyone share their experience using the part configurator but NOT using DOP? IFS documentation seems to pair these two functionalities but there is internal resistance to DOP as others would prefer to immediately generate an engineering part number from the configuration tool and skip using DOP. We have historically built an item and brought it into inventory and then picked it to the order and have used projects as a way to connect material/shop orders to customer orders. There is a mindset that there is no advantage to using DOP.  I’m hesitant to run with that idea given the documentation seems to point to DOP as being the “best” option in a CTO environment. I’m of the mindset that it would help decrease part proliferation as we have definitely had new part numbers created for essentially duplicate systems which is inefficient. I welcome any pros/cons regarding using DOP with the part configurator to aid in internal discussions.

On release of a customer order, a Pick List is automatically printed. We want to stop the system printing this Pick List only for 1 order type. However, we still want the system to automatically print the invoice and delivery note. We do not want to make any changes that effect any other Order Types. How can we configure this behaviour for this order type? 

We are on IFS 10. We have historically been an ETO business and used engineered parts and projects. We are working to launch some CTO offerings where we will use the configurator and potentially DOP. DOP seems to be the recommended process when using the configurator. There are some strong opinions of DOP within our group, both positive and negative. We don’t want to have purchase orders pegged, but it would be great to have shop orders pegged. What is the best way to go about accomplishing that without having to manually set pegging preferences for each line on a DOP structure? 

Hello,I have a database of Routing Operations and Work Guidelines that I would like to delete since we would like to migrate new data. What is the best practice to do so ? Should we delete first the guidelines then the operations or we can delete the operations and it will delete the guidelines too ?

Other DOP headers are attached to the customer order line and total of pegged demands is greater then the customer order line quantity

Hello,  What might be the cause of not being able to schedule the SO operation? The scheduling result shows Unscheduled.Has anyone encountered this previously? Thank you for your help!

Hi community,Looking foreward fo your suggestions on the following,For an inventory part, purchase lead time is set to 07 days and it shows the expected delivery date of 07/19/2023.Safety stock is set to 60 and min lot size is set to 80.No available stock or existing supply/demand.Aftter performing MRP for the part, it has generated requisition to replenish stock with a qty of 80 at the supply date 07/21/2023 (considering working days of the site) The question is whether the expected date is overwritten by the calculated event date and if so, the expectation defining the ‘expected date’ for the purchase part Thank you,Nimesha

Hi,We enter the characteristics when opening the inventory card, we want to see the characteristics of the parts when making a purchase request. How can we do this ?

Hi IFS Users,WE need to update the Ser.number from some articles to a smaller free number range.eg Art A ser.number in IFS : 99000 - 99050    =>    The 50 used Ser.no were obsolete and have been scraped.We would like to reset the number range to begin with 10100 (there is no bigger number in IFS yet).Thanks for any helpVolker

Hello,There are several report parameters when creating a new count report in IFS.  Maybe I missed one, but is there a way to create a inventory count report for ONLY inventory parts with qty on hand > 0?  In other words, only parts that currently have inventory quantity on hand.  Right now, the report gives you all parts, even ones with 0 qty. Thanks,Mark

When trying to add a new Inventory Part I am getting a system error that says, “Part Main Group is Mandatory. Please Update”. Does anyone know what field this refers to or how to resolve? Thanks  

Hello all,Is there anything on the Purchase Order where the buyer can tell quality to inspect a non-standard / non-inventory part before moving to production or engineering? I’m sure we could add a note somewhere, but I was hoping there is a flag that could be checked.Thank you in advance for your input

In Cloud, where do I see which Team an Employee is connected to in the Labour Class they sit in?   We have some fairly hefty reporting going on based around this Labour Class/Employee/Team combo … fingers crossed! ThanksLinda

My question concerns the correct approach to use Plsqlap_server_api.Post_Outbound_Message in PLSQL code along with IFS Connect Routing Rule. I have been successful in sending a file and email in IFS9 via routing rule, routing address and Connect Sender setup.  As well, all of the IFS Connect element tests I perform are successful in IFS10, sending to a folder and sending an email.The API I wrote, in IFS9 works as expected and is used on a custom menu; sends the file to a folder and sends an email.  I am using the same basic script, changing some of the views due to IFS10 having changed the underlying LU.  I am using Plsqlap_server_api.Post_Outbound_Bizapi_Clob in IFS9.  It appears this procedure is not available in IFS10.  All of the other Plsqlap_Server_API.Post_Outbound_bizapi procedures I have tried error out in various ways or do not find a routing rule.  I am also noticing differences in IFS Connect between IFS9 and IFS10.Any advice or direction would be greatly appreciated.Thanks

In App9-  On Shop Floor Workbench, we have ‘Clocking Note’ field on Start Production, Start Setup and Start Indirect buttonsHow do we get the same field ‘Clocking Note’  visible on Regular Time Clock Screen?. Is it possible ? Thank youDilip

I know we can calculate demonstrated capacity for a single work center. Can demonstrated capacity be calculated for all work centers in a site? We have 100+ work centers and want to be able to compare demonstrated vs average capacity on a weekly basis without having to calculate each work center individually. IFSAPP10Thanks, Eric

In APPS10 When you have set misc demand on project activity, the planned cost (Total cost) is retrieved based on supply option. Seems like, when you have ‘Manufactured’ part,  the cost is derived from cost set 1, but when you have ‘Purchased’ part, is the cost always taken from either Inventory Part cost or if not defined, from estimated cost. Or for purchased also from cost set 1?    

Hi IFS-community, I have a question regarding the metric OEE. We have currently using IFS10, but are moving towards integrating IFS-Cloud later on this year. Under what segment can I find the set-up documentation for OEE and how it works in IFS? More specifically, how it affects the capacity of our work centers. Best RegardsAnders

wondering if there is a quide on creating new quick reports