Configure Plant Model

About this task

This task is usually performed during the initial set up or when there is a material with a new UoM that you want to add to Plant Applications.

Procedure

  1. Access Plant Applications Administrator.
  2. Create a department named Receiving and Inspection.
  3. Create a production line named Received Material Lots in the department. This is the default name. If you want to change it, you must also change the property name in Property Definition (in the ERP App category, MaterialLot Import group).
  4. Create a production unit named Receiver in the production line to handle Receiving Inspection tasks, and configure an inactive production event model for the Receiver sub-type on this production unit.
  5. Create a production unit named Received Material Lots-<UOM> in the production line for every UOM used by materials that you want to inspect.
  6. Create an inactive production event model for the correct Received Material Lot-<UOM> event sub-type on these production units.
  7. Create an inactive user-defined event model using the Inspection Sample event sub-type on these production units.
  8. Ensure that the inspected materials for a given UOM are associated with the Received Material Lots production unit configured for the same UOM. You can specify the unit using Plant Applications Administrator or import a material master import document (MMID) during ERP integration.
  9. For the organization codes that you want to use with external systems (such as an ERP application), add the values in the Extended Information field in the Edit <production unit name> window.
  10. In the Production Statuses section, ensure that the check boxes for the statuses related to Receiving Inspection are selected. In addition, set the Unassigned status as the default one.
  11. Set the valid transitions for receiver statuses as described in the following table.
    Status Valid Transitions
    Complete None
    Defined Waiting Inspection
    Inspection in Progress
    • Complete
    • Pending MRB/NCR
    Open Defined
    Pending MRB/NCR Complete
    Waiting Inspection Inspection in Progress
  12. Set the valid transitions for productions units of material lots as described in the following table.
    Status Valid Transitions
    Accept None
    DIT None
    MRB/NCR
    • Accept
    • DIT
    • RTV
    • Scrap
    Open
    • Accept
    • MRB/NCR
    RTV None
    Scrap None
    Unassigned Open
    Note: In order to generate samples, set the parameter ClearAppliedProductIfSame (found in Administer Site Parameters) to False.