Creating a finished item

1. Click Manufacturing Control>Formulation> Finished Item Entry.

2. Specify the Finished Item number. The entry must be a valid formulation finished item number and displays the description(s) and stocking unit of measure. After you specify a finished item, the MC Side Bar is available from the entry grid to display additional information for packaging items.

3. Check the Procurable check box to indicate this formulation finished item is purchase-able from a vendor.

If not checked, this finished item is not included during BCC ‘Procurements calculations for “order as needed for a warehouse”. This switch does not apply to special orders, and CRS finished items. Manual entry within the BCC procurement activity for finished items is still allowed.

4. Check the Build Preferred check box to indicate whether to build the item when a special order is entered for a BOM/FML item.

5. Specify the Overhead cost of producing this finished item as an amount or a percentage (include the % sign).

6. Specify the Labor cost of producing this finished item as an amount or a percentage (include the % sign).

7. Specify the Formula used to make up this finished item (i.e., formula contains the ingredients).

8. In the Formula Required field, specify the quantity of the formula needed to produce one finished item, i.e., specify the quantity or amount of the formula (lbs., ounces, boxes, etc.) needed to produce one finished item.

9. In the Item field, specify the packaging item number to be used to produce the finished item.

10. Specify the Units field needed to produce one finished item (1-99999999).

11. (Optional) Specify the Memo to display on the production ticket (up to 20 characters).

12. Click Update Usage to use this value in updating replenishment.

13. Save your changes.

14. You have these options:

Change a line-item

Add line-items

Insert line-items

Delete line-items

Stops line-item entry

I- Accesses Note Entry (SME710) for the item highlighted in BOM line item browser.

D- Accesses Note Entry (SME710) for the BOM document line record highlighted in the line item browser.

Done     End the Finished Item Entry and exit.