For anyone interested, we received the answer to this question. Yes, there is a per user fee for suppliers to access the B2B portal. This sets IFS up to be a very expensive solution if you have more than just a few suppliers. We are still exploring other options. Thank you!
Does this give you what you are looking for? Adding Commands - Technical Documentation For IFS Cloud Adding Commands - Technical Documentation For IFS Cloud
I am new to IFS, so this may not be the best answer. It may sound archaic, but depending on the frequency, you could simply record the hours/costs in another program (Excel, etc..) and then use a ‘dummy’ item set with cost and price of $1, which can be easily calculated to total cost through quantity in the CO.
Hi Matt. Yes, I have historically known PS (BOM), Route, Part (Item) to be master data that is set for an item and only changed when the process or materials to manufacture the part changes (part data can change for other reasons). This master data is usually tightly controlled within a single department who understand the system use of the data and the consequences when the data is changed. When a non-standard event arises (i.e., manufactured defects), the shop order (job) addresses the need to repair or rework the parts within the job. The master data team does not get involved as the issue is transactional, not associated with the part standards or standard processes. Hopefully this helps clarify my perspective and experience on ‘master data’. Thanks again for your help. Robin
Hi Matt. Thank you for your input and testing on this. We are using EE at the present time, so I did not do testing on the cloud version. Good to know.Setting up a repair structure for every item we create in anticipation of a failure seems cumbersome. Is IFS looking at coming up with a repair process that is meant to be an exception process, with no changes to master data? Of the things I have learned about IFS so far (granted, I am early in my journey), this one makes me scratch my head the most. I understand that some industries do only repairs. For those having master data updated makes sense. For our business we only repair when there is a failure in the initial production process. Am I using the wrong IFS functionality here? Robin
I figured out my capacity issue (user error). The results from my testing are that I can create a shop order without a repair structure or routing. I can manually enter the revision level for the structure, and then once the operation is entered, I can connect the operation number to the material line. Transactions do not seem impacted doing it this way.The impact I am seeing is that I cannot systematically split a repair order that is created without a repair structure. This should not be of material consequence to our facility because these are an exception process and not part of everyday production. I will continue testing to understand my consequences, but for now, I think my question is answered.Thank you both for your help @PRODQ and @Björn Hultgren !Robin
Thanks Bjorn. I am reaching out to our IT department to figure out what is going on. Yes, we get an error (warning), but we tested manually inputting the structure revision to bypass the need for a buildable repair structure and it worked. At first glance, there were no issues with transactions.I will follow up on this once I am able to work with the IT team to troubleshoot the error.Thanks again for your input. Robin
I would agree with Linda, but I am getting the error below so assumed it was because I was missing a route or PS for repair. I read another comment where it may be a calendar with *, but I am not seeing where a * calendar is associated with the resource I am trying to attach. Is there somewhere else I should look for this calendar?Robin
Hi Bjorn. Thank you for responding. Can you tell me how to make this work in APB? I scheduled an order (drag and drop) to start on the 15th, but my associated order did not move with it. Is there a trick to making them move together, or a setting that I need to adjust?Thank you so much for your help.Robin
Thank you, Bjorn. This was very helpful. I am able to use a single bar in APB. I will have to work with this for a bit to ensure I know how it works. I appreciate your help!Robin
Hello. Hoping to get some attention on my question above. Is there a way to connect orders in IFS so that the dates are all aligned without the added task of having to propagate dates?Thank you!Robin
Hello. Just trying to get attention to my question above. I am still looking for a way to do this in IFS. We have engaged a consultant, but since this forum includes employees of IFS as well as long time users I am hoping someone here can tell me whether this is possible. Thank you for your time and consideration.Robin
Thank you Matt. I will give that a try.
I am referring to the MRP proposals. We are on 10.
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