Report Actual Material Use

You report actual material use for an approved release on the Materials subtab of the Actuals tab of the Releases (SP) application. You can copy data from an existing plan, modify this data to reflect actual events, or insert new data.

If you apply a price schedule to the release, actual material prices are calculated. View the price information in the Line Price field of each item. View all costs and prices in the View Costs and Prices dialog box.

When you issue an item to the release and it is not currently a spare part of the asset on the release, it might be added to the spare parts list of the asset.

You can insert new rows until you close the record, but can edit information only until you save the record.

You can report actual material use in the following ways:

To select multiple items:

  1. Display the record for which you want to report material use.

  2. On the Materials subtab of the Actuals tab, click Select Materials to open the Select Materials dialog box.

  1. To select an item, click Select Row. You can select more than one item.

  1. To add the item, click OK. Each selection creates a new row on the Materials subtab.

  1. If appropriate, you can edit the item's details. To make changes, click View Details for the item and edit such fields as Storeroom, Quantity, and others as needed.

  2. Click Save Record .

To select reserved items:

  1. Display the record for which you want to select reserved items.

  2. On the Materials subtab of the Actuals tab, click Select Reserved Items to open the Select Reserved Items dialog box.

  1. To select an item, select the Select Record check box. You can select more than one item.

  1. To return the selected values to the record, click OK. Each selection creates a new row on the Materials subtab.

  1. If appropriate, you can edit the item's details. To make changes, click View Details for the item and edit such fields as Storeroom, Quantity, and others as needed.

  2. Click Save Record .

To select asset spare parts:

  1. Display the record for which you want to select reserved items.

  2. On the Materials subtab of the Actuals tab, click Select Asset Spare Parts to open the Select Asset Spare Parts dialog box.

  3. In the Enter asset to search for spare parts field, click Detail Menu  and select an option to retrieve a value. If you do not select a value for this field, all items in the database are listed in the Items table. If you enter the asset on the record, the dialog box displays all spare parts for that asset.

    You might be able to search the Illustrated Parts Catalog by clicking Search IPC. The Illustrated Parts Catalog is an optional feature that gives you instant access to asset information, such as detailed parts illustrations, photographs, documentation, and parts catalogs. If your company did not purchase the Illustrated Parts Catalog, and you click Search IPC, a message is displayed, indicating that the IPC is not installed and cannot be accessed.

  4. After selecting an asset, click Refine. The spare parts for the selected asset is displayed in the Items table window.

  5. Select the Select Row check box for each spare part you want to add.

  6. Click OK to add the parts. Each selection creates a new row on the Materials subtab.

  1. Click Save Record .

To report items individually:

  1. Display the record for which you want to report material use.

  2. On the Materials subtab, click New Row. The Row Details open.

  3. In the Item field enter an item code or click Detail Menu and select an option to retrieve a value.

  4. To report an item for a specific task, enter a value or click Select Value in the Task ID field to select a value.

  5. Enter or modify data in the Storeroom, Cost, Quantity and other fields as needed.

  6. Click Save Record .

See Also

Plan Materials

View Costs and Prices