Hi all,
We are having some issues with part revisions and I can’t figure out the best way to tackle them. A little background on how we are using the software first (We are on IFS Cloud 22r2):
We are using the engineering part navigator to build out the components that an assembly is comprised of. Once the assembly is complete, we use the Engineering Revision Transfer Actions page to transfer the assembly and its components. We use the ‘all level transfer’ so the entire product structure is transferred, including any new parts that were created for that assembly.
We also have Remote Warehouse Assortments setup for service vans so they can be replenished with items when necessary. The items are moved from our main warehouse to the remote warehouses via a transport task created by a scheduled database task, Refill All Putaway Zones.
The all-level part transfer causes an issue with part revisions for items that already existed in inventory. Any part that existed in inventory prior to the transfer gets a new rev. It seems to stop at revision 2, but there are a few issues:
- First, the obvious; now we have 2 different revisions of the same exact part design (could be purchased or manufactured).
- When the Refill All Putaway Zones job is run, a transport task is created to move stock to putaway zones that already have the item filled. I believe it’s because the system is readying qty (0) of revision 2, so it wants to move the appropriate quantity of the new revision.
That leaves me with two questions:
- Are we doing something wrong that’s creating these additional revisions? Can this be stopped?
- For the items that are already stuck in this situation, is there any way to update the revision of inventory parts in stock so the transport task
I appreciate and welcome any suggestions and help.
Dylan
