Outside Service Items

Use the Outside Service (RFVOS) program to prepare a purchase order and vendor shipment for outside processing. See Background and Road Map for more information.

Instructions are written for Keypad mode. If you are operating in Scan mode respond with Return, Enter, Tab, or line feed where required.

Scan data for these fields:

Field Name	Type / Max Length	Action / Description
Vendor	Required 10 alphanumeric	Scan the vendor number to use to create the purchase order/shipment. The vendor must be an active one. The vendor name is displayed for verification.
Order	Required 12 alphanumeric	Scan the manufacturing order number associated with the outside service. The mfg order must be open, and not yet complete. If bills of material approvals are active, the bill must be approved. The parent item number and description are displayed for verification.
Oper	Required 4 numeric in the format 9999	Scan or enter the operation sequence for the outside service. The operation must be set up as a purchased service/outside service (operation type P) in Routing Maintenance (RTM). The operation must also be an active one. The operation description is displayed.

If the vendor number entered is not the one specified for the operation, the program prompts:

Not oper vend, cont?

If the operation is already complete, the program prompts:

Oper complete, cont?

Choose the appropriate option:

To	Do This
Continue with the vendor or operation entered	Scan Y.
Return to edit entries	Scan N.

Qty

Required
10 numeric in the format 9999999999

Scan or enter the quantity to be shipped to this vendor.

If the quantity exceeds the quantity remaining on the operation sequence, the program prompts:

Qty GT remain, cont?

To	Do This
Create the PO/shipment for the entered quantity	Scan Y.
Return to edit the quantity	Scan N.

The program prompts:

Create POs? (Y/N/X)

To	Do This
Create the POs for the entries scanned	Scan Y.
Continue to scan more vendors/orders	Scan N.

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