Determining batches of common origin

Use

You required several items or components whose batches come from the same original batch.

Example

A customer wants to buy carpets. The customer requires two pieces of carpet with the same properties but of different lengths and widths. As the lengths and widths are different, you need to create two items in the sales order. Because both pieces must be the same color, they must come from the same color lot, meaning that they also come from the same original batch.

Integration

You can use the process in production orders, sales orders, delivery, and goods issues.

Prerequisites

You can only determine batches of common origin if original batches exist for the material being used.

Features

Determination of batches of common origin (original batch purity) is part of the normal batch determination. If you start batch determination for a material, you can define whether and how the system determines batches of common origin. To do this, make one of the following settings on the batch determination screen in the OB purity field.

Possible Settings for Determining Batches of Common Origin:

Value	Description
None	The system does not determine batches of common origin.
One component	The required quantity for this item/component can only be covered using batches with the same original batch.
All components	The required quantity for all items/components with the same material can only be covered using batches with the same original batch.

Note Note

You can also set determination of common batches in batch search strategy. The system then proposes this setting in batch determination. However, you can change this proposal.

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If you work with determination of batches of common origin, the system marks each batch with a symbol.If two batches are marked with the same symbol, both these batches have the same original batch. This means that batches of the same kind can be identified easily.

Example Example

The batches steelgirder_1 and steelgirder_2 were manufactured from the original batch steelmelt_4711 . As a result, the system marks both batches with the symbol .

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Note Note

The system uses the symbols to group together the batches that belong to an original batch. They do not indicate a status.

Batches that are not assigned an original batch are marked with No original batch .

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By entering a required quantity for a batch, you select this batch for your item or component. You also can make entries in the field Ref. OB to determine how the system takes a particular original batch into account.

You can determine the following options for this reference original batch:

Options in the Prescribed Original Batch

Option	Effect
Prefer	The system gives preference to the specified original batch in batch determination. A prerequisite for this is that there is sufficient stock available for the batches of this original batch. The rows of other suitable batches remain ready for input, and can therefore be selected as well.
Exclude	The system excludes batches that originated from this batch. The rows of these batches are not ready for input. As a result, you cannot assign these batches to your item or component.
Stipulate	The system only takes account of batches originating from the specified batch. The rows of other, suitable batches are not ready for input.

Option

Effect

Prefer

The system gives preference to the specified original batch in batch determination. A prerequisite for this is that there is sufficient stock available for the batches of this original batch.

The rows of other suitable batches remain ready for input, and can therefore be selected as well.

Exclude

The system excludes batches that originated from this batch.

The rows of these batches are not ready for input. As a result, you cannot assign these batches to your item or component.

Stipulate

The system only takes account of batches originating from the specified batch.

The rows of other, suitable batches are not ready for input.

Note Note

You can use the Original batches pushbutton to display an overview of the selected batches and their original batches.

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