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Feature Master maintains information related to Feature Items. Feature Item is basically a non physical attribute of a manufactured item. It may or may not be a part of the product structure. Frequently, while manufacturing a finished product, an item within it can be used interchangeably with some other item without affecting the primary function of that item. To handle such cases, IMMS provides facility to define a feature that is common to all such items which can be used interchangeably. Once a feature is defined, various items that come under it can be defined too. Eventually, at the time of preparing a product structure or generating customer bill of material, the user will get flexibility in selecting any one item from the available items listed under given feature. Like other Items, Feature Items can be added through Item Master Basic Detail - Entry option with Item Type as 'FT'.
For example lets consider the bicycle as a product with required accessories. A bicycle can come with a saddle seat in two colours: 1) black seat or 2) blue seat. Therefore, the saddle colour can be a feature within which blue saddle and black saddle can be two different optional items with the same functional characteristics.
By default, a list of all Feature Items for which optional Items have already been defined will be displayed as follows -
Enter any text you want to search in the list below. The search is applicable to all columns of the list. Once the text is entered, press <ENTER> key. As a result, the list will be refreshed with all those records that contain the entered text fully or partially. In order to go back to the original list, remove the text from the box and press <ENTER> key again.
To 'Add' Optional Items under a Feature Item, click on the button and to 'Edit', click on the icon on its corresponding record. To view a particular Item, <DoubleClick> on that record. As a result, following screen will be displayed -
Select the Feature Item under which optional Items have to be specified.
Click on the icon to access a list of already existing Feature Items defined though Item Master Basic Detail - Entry (Item Type = 'FT') option. Select your desired Feature Item from the list by scrolling down to it and click on 'Continue' button.
You can not select an Item that has been deactivated through Activate/De-Activate Master option in Administrator Tools Module. The help will also not display such items.
In case of 'Edit', and 'View', Feature Code of the selected record will be displayed.
Description of the Feature Item will be displayed automatically as per the selected Feature Code.
A list of Optional Items will be displayed as follows -
While 'Adding', this grid will be displayed empty. You can specify the Option Items for the selected Feature Item in this grid. Click on button to add an Optional Item under the selected Feature Item..
In case of 'Edit', and 'View', this grid will display all the Optional Items already specified for the selected Feature Item.
Field Description of the grid -
Action: Click on the icon to remove an Optional Item from the list. Click on the 'Delete' icon again to un-delete the Item. Please note that - Deleting an Optional Item through this option will not delete it from Item Master Basic Details- Entry. There should be more than two Optional Items defined under the selected Feature Item. The default Optional Item can not be deleted. Option Code: Denotes the Optional Item that belongs to the selected Feature Item. Click on the icon to access a list of already existing Items defined though Item Master Basic Detail - Entry (where Item Type = 'MK' / 'BY' / 'SC') option. Select your desired Item from the list by scrolling down to it and click on 'Continue' button. You can not select an Item that has been deactivated through Activate/De-Activate Master option in Administrator Tools Module. The help will also not display such items. You can keep adding multiple Optional Items for the same Feature Item in the grid. In case of multiple Option Items under a Feature Item, Option Item that has been entered first will be considered as the default one by IMMS. Option Description: Description of the selected Item Code will be displayed automatically. Percentage (%) Used: (Type : Numeric, Length : 2) Enter the approximate percentage of selected Option Item used in making the final product or sub assembly.
Action:
Click on the icon to remove an Optional Item from the list. Click on the 'Delete' icon again to un-delete the Item.
Please note that -
Option Code:
Denotes the Optional Item that belongs to the selected Feature Item.
Click on the icon to access a list of already existing Items defined though Item Master Basic Detail - Entry (where Item Type = 'MK' / 'BY' / 'SC') option. Select your desired Item from the list by scrolling down to it and click on 'Continue' button.
You can keep adding multiple Optional Items for the same Feature Item in the grid.
In case of multiple Option Items under a Feature Item, Option Item that has been entered first will be considered as the default one by IMMS.
Option Description:
Description of the selected Item Code will be displayed automatically.
Percentage (%) Used:
(Type : Numeric, Length : 2)
Enter the approximate percentage of selected Option Item used in making the final product or sub assembly.
Once you have entered all the information, click on 'Save' button to save or 'Cancel' button to discard. The control will go back to the list.