Create a Lot

About this task

As an operator, you can create a lot in the BOM section if the lot is not available for consumption while executing an operation.

Before you begin

  • To create a lot, you must have the Create raw material lots permission. If you do not have the permission to perform this task, request your administrator to provide the permission using Security. For more information, refer to Create a Role.
  • You must clock on an operation to consume or create a lot. If the operation is not clocked on, the SCAN SERIAL/LOT# box is not enabled.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Plant Applications Web Client.
  2. Select Unit Operations.
  3. In the Machines drop-down list box, select a machine.
    The Open page appears, displaying a list of operations associated with the selected machine.
  4. Select an operation, and then select the BOM tab.
    The BOM section appears, displaying the BOM items associated with the selected operation.
  5. Select a BOM item.
    The page containing the selected BOM item details appears.
    Tip: You can access the consumption history of the BOM items in the Consumption History section.
  6. While consuming a lot, enter the lot number of the BOM item you want to consume in the SCAN SERIAL/LOT# box.
  7. In the QTY TO CONSUME box, enter the quantity of the BOM items you want to consume in the operation.
  8. Select Consume.
    A message appears, indicating that the lot number you entered was not found in the Plant Applications database and if you want to create a lot.
  9. In the Material drop-down box, select the material you want from the Primary Material. You can also select substitutions for the material from the Substitutions drop-down list.
  10. In the EQUIPMENT drop-down list box, select an equipment on which you want to consume the lot.
    Note: A list of equipment or units appears based on your product and equipment configuration, the unit of measure (UOM) of the BOM item, and the equipment. Based on these conditions, you can do one of the following:
    • Select one of the equipment if more than one equipment is available in the Plant Applications database.
    • By default, an equipment appears in the EQUIPMENT drop-down list box if there is only one equipment available in the Plant Applications database.
    • Create a lot on your current equipment if there is no equipment available in the Plant Applications database that matches with these conditions. However, you can create a lot on your current equipment only when the UOMs of your equipment and BOM item match.
    Else, an error message appears, indicating that the unit of measure (UOM) of the equipment does not match with the UOM of the BOM item. For more information on the error messages that you might see while creating a lot, refer to the section Error Messages while Creating a Lot.
  11. In the QTY TO CREATE field, enter the quantity of the BOM items that you want to consume on the lot.
    Note:
    • The quantity to consume value in the QTY TO CONSUME field is populated as provided in the Consume section of that material.
    • You must ensure that the mandatory quantity of the material specified in Route Editor for an operation is consumed while performing the operation in Unit Operations.
  12. Select Yes.

Results

A lot is created in the Plant Applications database and the quantity of BOM items specified are consumed from the lot created.