Display Component Availability

Use the Component Availability Inquiry (MOS) program to display the requirements for a proposed manufacturing order against current supplies of components. You can see immediately whether you have sufficient inventory to release the order or how you might adjust it to use what is available. See Background and Road Map for more information.

Enter data in these fields:

Field Name	Type / Max Length	Action / Description
Parent item no	Required 24 alphanumeric	Enter the number of the parent item for which you want to check the availability of components or click the Lookup icon and use the standard lookup options to select the number from a list.
ECL	Required 4 alphanumeric	Enter the parent item's engineering change level.
Build qty	Required 10 numeric	Accept the quantity or enter the quantity that you plan to make of this parent item.

The program displays these fields:

Field Name

Displays

Parent item no

The parent item number you entered or selected

Desc

The description of the parent item

ECL

ECL used to calculate component requirements

Build qty

The quantity you entered in the Build qty field

Level

The number of levels you entered for the Number of levels to build program option

Start

The date you specified for the Start date for build program option

Due

The due date for a manufacturing order for this item: Start date + Critical lead time

Lead time

The number of shop days required to build this parent item: Order prep LT + Manufacturing LT + Put-away LT

Critical LT

The longest lead time for components with a shortage at each level + the lead time of the parent item

For example, suppose that item 100 has a lead time of 10 shop days and has these components in short supply:

Component	Level	Lead time
108	1	10
103	2	10
101	3	7
102	3	7
104	2	7
109	1	7

The critical lead time for this item is 37: 10 (level 1) + 10 (level 2) + 7 (level 3) + 10 (parent item)

Item status

The item's status

The following quantities are based on the manufacturing branch:

On hand

The quantity on hand

Flr stk

The quantity in floor stock

On order

The quantity on order

Committed

The quantity committed

Obligated

The quantity obligated

Available

The quantity available which is based on your setting for the Calc available using obligated/committed system option (maintained in System Options Maintenance - Inventory Control Options)

Each component is listed with the following information in detail mode; fields included in summary mode are noted:

Field Name

Displays

Shrt

A check mark indicates a shortage

The Summary display includes this field.

A check mark indicates a phantom item

If the phantom is short and you selected the Allow stocking of phantoms? option in the System Options Maintenance - Inventory Control Options, the phantom and its components indicate shortages.

A check mark indicates a unique part; i.e., the component is used only in this bill of material

Lvl

The level of this component in the bill of material

Comp item no

The component item number

The Summary display includes this field.

Comp desc

The component description

The Summary display includes this field.

Ref cd

The entry in the Reference code field on the BOM (set in Bill of Material Maintenance); if you select the View in reference code order? program option, the program lists components in ASCII order.

The number of days required to obtain this component, which depends on whether you buy or make the item.

If you	Lead time is
Buy	Order prep LT + Intransit LT + Put-away LT
Make or Kit	Order prep LT + Manufacturing LT + Put-away LT

Qty required

The required quantity for the build quantity specified; when a shortage is calculated, the quantity required for its components (if any) is the quantity short.

The Summary display includes this field.

Qty available

The quantity that is available for use, which is based on your setting for the Calc available using obligated/committed program option.
If you selected O: On hand + Floor stock - Obligated
If you selected C: On hand + Floor stock - Committed
For a consignment item: Consignment - Obligated or Committed

The Summary display includes this field.

Qty on hand

The quantity in on-hand inventory, excluding floor stock

The Summary display includes this field.

Qty in flr stk

The quantity in floor stock

The Summary display includes this field.

Qty on order

The quantity that has been ordered on requisitions, purchase orders, manufacturing orders, and transfers but not received

The Summary display includes this field.

Qty per bill

The quantity of this component required for this bill of material

Part des

The identifier to distinguish multiple occurrences of a component in the same bill of material

FS code

Floor stock code of this component:
0: Not floor stock
1: Floor stock

Item status

The component's status description as defined in the Item Status Codes (TISM) program and selected in the Enterprise Item Maintenance (IM) program

UOM

The component's stocking unit of measure

The Summary display includes this field.

M/B/K

The component's Make/Buy/Kit flag

Buyer

The component's buyer code

Plnr

The component's planner code

Seq

Sequence number used for sorting

The Summary display includes this field.

BOM count

The number bills of material the component is used in

Choose the appropriate options:

To	Do This
Review your options for this program	Click Prog opts. See step 3. This button displays if you run this program from the menu; it doesn't display if you drilled from another program.
Print the detail inquiry or the summary inquiry	Click Print. See Print an Inquiry.
Switch between detail and summary mode	Click Sum/Dtl.
Display actual demand and supply for a component	Highlight the line and click Sup/Dem or double click the line. See Display Commitments and Orders. Click OK to return to this program.
Display inventory quantities a component	Highlight the line and click Inv status. See Display Inventory Status. Click OK to return to this program.
Display demand and supply per period a component	Highlight the line and click Planning. See Display an Item's Demand and Availability. Click OK to return to this program.
Display substitute items a component	Click Substitute. See Display Substitute Items. Click OK to return to this program.
Display the bills of material in which a component is used	Click Where-used. See Display Component Usage in Standard Bills of Material. Click OK to return to this program.
Display the maximum quantity you can make	Click Max prod. Click OK to continue. This button displays only if the Number of levels to build and the Quantity to build program options are both 1. Note Components with a zero or negative quantity per are skipped.
Specify a different parent item (if the program was run from the menu)	Click OK. See step 1.
Exit the program	Click Exit.

(Optional) Click Prog opts to set your options (if you are running this program from the menu):
1. Click the Runtime tab to set runtime options. See Set Options for Reports and Inquiries for more information.
2. Click the Program tab to set these program-specific options:

Field Name	Type / Max Length	Action / Description
Print in summary or detail	Optional	Select S Print in summary or D Print in detail. You can toggle between the summary and detail displays after requirements are listed.
Number of levels to build	Required 3 numeric in the format 999	Enter or select the number of levels of the bill of material you want the program to consider in its calculations. For components in short supply, the program calculates requirements and checks shortages to this level.
Quantity to build	Required 11 numeric in the format 99999999999	Enter the quantity of the parent item to be made.
Start date for build	Required 10 date	Accept the login date, select another date on which manufacturing will begin, or enter a date shortcut. The program calculates the due date: Start date + Critical lead time.
Compare order qty against avl or on hand	Required	Select one: Compare order qty to available OR Compare order qty to on hand
Calc available using obligated/committed	Required	Select one: On hand + Floor stock - Obligated OR On hand + Floor stock - Committed
View in reference code order?	Optional 1 character	Select to display the components in reference code order or leave blank to display them in item number sequence. The reference code is set in the Bill of Material Maintenance (MPS) program.
Only display components with shortages?	Optional 1 character	Select to only display components with a shortage or leave blank to include all components. The program identifies component shortages based on the quantity per assembly on the item's bill of material and the quantity available.
Branch/group for components	Optional	Select the branch or branch group used to display component quantities. If no selection is made the manufacturing branch is used.

Click Save to save these options for future use.
Click Refresh to redisplay current options.
Click OK to apply these options or click Cancel to exit without applying them.