Enter Components

When you click Component in the Warranty Tracking Maintenance (WTM) program, these fields display for existing components:

Field Name	Displays
Comp seq	The sequence number assigned to this component
Parent item no	The number of the parent item
ECL	The Engineering Change Level of the parent item
Comp item no	The component item number
Cmp ECL	The component's ECL when the warranty was created
Part des	The identifier your company uses to distinguish multiple occurrences of a component in the same bill of material

Select the component you want to change, click Select, and click Modify.

Click Add to add a new operation and accept the assigned sequence number.

Enter the data in these fields:

Field Name

Type / Max Length

Action / Description

Comp item no

Required
24 alphanumeric

Accept the displayed item number, enter an item number, or click the Lookup icon and use the standard lookup options to select the item from a list. The first part of the component item's description is displayed for information.

Part designator

Conditional/Optional
8 alphanumeric

Enter the identifier your company uses if this component is listed on this bill of material more than once. You may call this designator a balloon number, bubble number, file number, material tag, or reference number.

Qty used

Optional
11 numeric

Accept the displayed quantity or enter a quantity of the component needed to build the quantity ordered.

Qty per assy

Optional
12 numeric in the format 9999999.99999

Accept the displayed quantity of the component required to build one parent item or enter a quantity. For example, if the parent item is a table and the component is a table leg, the quantity per assay is 4.

Date revised

Optional
10 date

Accept the displayed date or select a date.

Component type

Required
3 alphanumeric

Accept the displayed component type or enter your user-defined code for this component type.

Replacement item?

Optional

Select if you replace this component under warranty or leave blank if you do not.

If you select, this item will be listed in the Sales Order Maintenance (OE) program when the operator clicks Warranty.

Critical item?

Optional

Select if this component is critical to the bill of material or leave blank if it is not.

Component ECL

Optional
4 alphanumeric

Accept the component's ECL when the warranty was created or enter an ECL.

Subs allowed?

Optional

Select to allow use of a substitute item for this component or leave blank to not allow substitution.

Sub item no

Conditional/Optional
24 alphanumeric

If you selected Subs allowed?, enter the substitute item or click the Lookup icon and use the standard lookup options to select the item from a list.

Component referenc

Optional
30 alphanumeric

Enter the reference your company uses.

Note
This field may have a different label based on the Component reference user label option in System Options Maintenance (XM) program (Manufacturing Options).

Flr stk cd

Required
1 alphanumeric

Accept the displayed code for this item or enter a floor stock code:

Enter	For	Description
0	Non-floor stock	Components are issued from regular inventory.
1	Floor stock	Components are picked from the floor. Do not assign code 1 to items that are controlled by lot or serial number.
2	On-hand inventory	Coded 2 for reporting purposes

Reference code

Optional
4 alphanumeric

Enter a reference that your company uses. This field is not used by the system, but you can use it in custom reports.

Setup matl loss

Optional
9 numeric in the format 9999.99999

Accept the displayed quantity of material that you typically lose during setup or enter a quantity.

For example, if the first two items produced after calibrating the machine do not meet quality standards, you would enter 2. This field is not included in the calculation of scrap, but you can use it in custom reports.

LT offset

Optional
5 numeric in the format 999.99

Accept the displayed number of days after a manufacturing order is released that the component is required or enter a number.

For example, an offset of 0 means the component is required when the manufacturing order is released; an offset of 3 indicates that the component is not required until 3 work days after the manufacturing order has been released. The offset cannot be greater than the lead time of the parent. Planning uses the lead-time offset when calculating delivery or due dates.

Scrap %

Optional
5 numeric in the format 999.99

Accept the displayed percent of the component that you normally scrap during manufacturing or enter a percent.

Effective date

Required
10 date

Select the displayed date on which this component can be used for manufacturing orders, select a date, or enter a date shortcut.

Expiration date

Required
10 date

Accept the displayed date through which the component can be use for manufacturing orders, select a date, or enter a date shortcut.

Choose the appropriate options:

To	Do This
Delete this component item	Click Delete. See Delete. Note You cannot delete a record until it has been saved; use Cancel.
Exit without entering or changing this component item	Click Cancel. For an existing component, the program prompts Exit without updating? Click Yes to exit without updating the record or click No to retain the changes that you made. For a new component, the program prompts Comp item no. Enter another component or leave blank to exit.
Enter notes for this component item	Click Notes. See Enter Notes.
Display control information for this component	Click Detail. See Enter Control Information for a Component. This button displays only if you selected the Track component detail? option in the System Options Maintenance (XM) program (Warranty Tracking Options).
Accept the data	Click OK. For a new component, the program prompts Comp item no. Enter another component or leave blank to exit.
Exit and return to the menu	Click Quit.

Choose the appropriate options when you click OK or Cancel:

To	Do This
Add another component item	Click Add.
Delete the selected component item	Click Delete. See Delete.
Copy the selected component item	Click Copy. See Copy.
Display the selected component item	Click Select.
Display component items from a specific item	Click Restart. The program prompts Comp seq no. Enter the first sequence you want to display or leave the field blank to begin with the first sequence in the file.
Print the component item listing	Click Print. See Print.
Display the previous set of records in the file	Click Page up.
Display the next set of records in the file	Click Page down.
Exit component items	Click Exit. See Change Items Covered.
Exit and return to the menu	Click Quit.