Set Material Usage Maintenance Options

Click the Prog opts button in the Material Usage Maintenance (MUA) program to set and change options that determines how you run this program. Your system administrator can run the User Options Maintenance (UOPT) program to set or change the option for all users of this program, for all users at a branch, or for specific users.

Set these options:

Field Name

Type / Max Length

Action / Description

Select obligation method

Required
1 alphanumeric

Select how you want to obligate components that you add to an order:

Select	If you want
Automatic	The system to obligate without input from you
Manual	To select components because many are controlled

See Overview: Obligation and Shipment Creation.

Skip MUA header maintenance?

Optional

Select to skip the display of the manufacturing order header when you enter and exit the program or leave blank to display header fields.

If you select, the program displays the components on the order.

Display shipment created msg?

Optional

Select if you want to display the shipment number after you click the Pick button or leave blank if you do not.

If you select, the program displays the message Shipment number [xxx] has been confirmed.

Double-click comp to obligate?

Optional

Select to display the Direct Component Obligation pop-up when you double-click a component or leave blank to display the component's fields.

Select if you obligate selected components more frequently than you substitute one component for another.

Warn if obligation not picked?

Optional

Select to display an advisory message if you exit the program without having picked all obligated components.

Choose the appropriate options:

To	Do This
Apply these options	Click OK.
Save these options for future use	Click Save. This button does not display in the User Options Maintenance program.
Exit without applying these options	Click Cancel.