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Create Provisional Part Subtask

Use this subtask to enter provisional part data "on the fly" when you manually enter a component part that does not exist in Costpoint.

If you manually enter an assembly or component part on the Manage Engineering Bills of Material screen and the part ID does not exist in Costpoint, a message appears asking if you would like to establish the unrecognized part/revision ID as a provisional part. Click No to return to the main screen, or select Yes to open this subtask and enter provisional part data "on-the-fly." Upon saving the record, the provisional part is accessible wherever provisional parts are used. Provisional part data can be maintained in the Manage Provisional Parts screen in Costpoint Product Definition or Costpoint Materials Estimating. Provisional part information can only be included in unreleased engineering bills of material (EBOMs), proposal bills of material (PBOMs), and proposal records for planning and estimating purposes.

Contents

Field Description
Part ID

This field displays the value you entered in the Component Part field on the Manage Engineering Bills of Material table window. You can edit this value as you prefer.

Rev

Use this field to enter this provisional part's revision.

If the Allow Multiple Revisions For Each Item check box is selected in the Configure Product Definition Settings screen, you can store multiple revisions of the same item in the database at the same time. Each revision will be treated as a separate item by Costpoint. If the Allow Multiple Revisions For Each Item check box is not selected, only the last revision of the item will be stored.

U/M

Use this field to enter, or use to select, a unit of measure for this provisional part.

Part Description

Use this field to enter a description for this provisional part.

Make/Buy

Use this drop-down list to select Make if this part is manufactured or Buy if it is purchased.

Provisional Part Type

Use This field to enter, or use to select, the provisional part type code for this provisional part. The provisional type code's description displays in the adjacent unlabeled field.

Part Type

Use this drop-down list to select the part type code for this provisional part. This part type code is assigned to this provisional part when it is converted to a standard part. The available options are:

  • Standard: This indicates that the part is used in the inventory and planning process.
  • Buy with Component: This indicates that the part and its components must be ordered.
  • Phantom: This indicates that the part is transient (non-stocked and non-ordered).
  • Reference: This indicates that the part will be shown on certain reports and lookup lists for reference purposes on ly, but there are no required planned orders.
  • Tool: This indicates that the part is a special type that is consumed or used in the production process but is not a direct material.
Commodity

Use this field to enter, or use to select, a valid commodity code for this provisional part. The commodity code's description displays in the adjacent unlabeled field.

Always Quote

Select this check box to indicate that vendor quotes must be requested for this part in the estimating process.

Industry Class

Use this field to enter, or use to select, a valid industry classification code for this provisional part. The industry class code's description displays in the adjacent unlabeled field.

Save Provisional Part

Click this button to save this provisional part.