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From the Search Results window, select an
internal item of which you want to edit its manufacturing
information. Right-click, and select
Edit Items from the shortcut menu.
The Edit Items window appears.
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To edit the manufacturing information, click the
Manufacturer Information tab.
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This tab displays the list of all the qualified manufacturing
companies and qualified manufacturing items
that are mapped to the selected item. You can add to or reduce
this list by using the Add or
Remove buttons. When clicking the Add button, you are provided with a list of
existing manufacturing facilities that you can add to your
item
based on your current business needs. To demonstrate this
functionality, click the Add button to add a
manufacturing facility. The
Add Details window appears.
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Within the Add Details window, you can
select a company from the database that will be mapped to your
item
as a qualified manufacturing facility that can provide that particular
part to your organization. Select a company as shown above, and click OK to
return to the Manufacturer Information window.
The company is added to the list of existing manufacturers in the
Manufacturer Information window.
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To remove a company from the manufacturer list,
select the company from the list, and click the Remove
button. The company is removed from the item's list of
manufacturers, but is not
removed from the database.
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To edit an existing entry, or just to add additional
information about the company, select the manufacturer from the list
and click the Edit button. The EditTabRecord window
appears and allows editing of the displayed fields.
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Three fields become available for editing in this
manufacturer; its Preference, its Status
of qualification, and its Preference Score. You can
flag this manufacturer as either a Preferred manufacturer
or a Non-Preferred manufacturer. Within your
particular item, you may have multiple manufacturers that can supply
you with your part. However, some of these manufacturers will
be preferred over others. This field allows you to notify
potential buyers within your company whether a particular
manufacturer is preferred or not.
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The Status field allows you to document
the qualification status of the particular manufacturer.
Within your organization, each manufacturer that supplies your part
inventory will go through some type of qualification process.
By displaying this field, you can notify people within your
organization of the pending status of this company in order to
control orders prior to the completion of the qualification process.
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An internal Preference Score can be noted
to identify the acceptance of a particular manufacturer. Based
on the implementation of your score system, persons within your
organization will be able to identify the acceptance rating of any
manufacturer within your database.