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Release Notes - New Features included in Release 2.4.0
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• Subcontract Process Stages
A subcontract process stage will be one that utilises a subcontract resource number, i.e. with an
external resource usage type. The subcontract resource defined upon the process stage will be the
preferred subcontractor that will default when a production order for the finished product is raised.
• Subcontract Activities
The subcontract activity must be defined as both an output from the subcontract process stage and
as an input to the subsequent process stage. In both cases the 'Type', upon PSIM (Process Stage
Formula), should be defined as 'SC' to identify the item as subcontract. Each available subcontractor
for the activity should be defined via SPAD (Add Item/Supplier Data) which will also allow an
estimated cost and subcontract process time to be defined for the subcontractor.
A subcontract item cross-reference can be maintained upon ITXA (Add Item Cross-References) to
optionally link the subcontract activity item to a generic item. This will allow multiple similar
products to only require a single set of Item / Supplier details to be maintained.
• Subcontract WIP Material
If WIP material is required to be sent to the subcontractor, then the WIP material to be sent must be
defined as a subcontract output from the previous stage and as a subcontract input to the subcontract
process stage. In both cases the 'Type', upon PSIM (Process Stage Formula), should be defined as
'SC' to identify the item as subcontract.
• Free Issue Ingredients
Any free issue ingredients required to be sent to a subcontractor are defined as normal input items
upon the subcontract process stage. The materials will be sent on a lot-to-lot basis unless the lot
sizing parameters defined at the subcontract warehouse have been defined as 'E'conomic or
'I'ncremental Order Qty. In which case, the processing will calculate the amount of stock currently
at or in-transit to the subcontract warehouse less the current requirements to determine if more stock
is required to be sent to the subcontractor or not.
• Sales Transfer Orders
The material to be sent to a subcontractor will be despatched upon a Sales Transfer Order, which
will be automatically raised upon selection of the subcontractor. A transfer order will be raised via
SOAD (Add Sales Order) with an order type of 'T'ransfer. If a separate order number range is
required to identify transfer orders from other sales orders, then a default order number prefix and
range can be defined upon SNUM (Sales Order Numbers).
• Subcontract Purchase Orders
If the Item/Supplier details added for the subcontract activity have an agreement which allows
automatic purchase maintenance, then a purchase order line will be raised for the subcontract
activity upon selection of the subcontractor.
The following types of automatic purchase order raising are available for a subcontractor
• new purchase order header and line
• new purchase order line for an existing order header
• new purchase order line for an order header which has been raised that day.
To utilise the new subcontract control facilities, the following user procedures should be followed: