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You use this activity to do the following:

  • Define vendors for components

  • Specify which components vendors can supply

  • Control whether the system users can receive components supplied by this vendor into inventory and/or consume components into an assembly in the system

Fields

The following table describes fields requiring explanation:

Field

Description

Components Can Be Received

If selected, allows users to receive all components from this vendor into inventory in the system

Components Can Be Consumed

If selected, allows operators to record assembly consumption for all components from this vendor in the system

Component

Corresponds to the Material field in Material Maintenance

Start Date

The day and time users can start doing one or both of the following:

  • Receiving this component into inventory in the system

  • Recording assembly consumption for this component in the system