Connect a Part to a NATO Stock Number

Explanation

This activity is used to connect parts in IFS/Part Catalog to a NATO Stock Number (NSN). The following rules apply:

• One NSN can be connected to one or more part numbers.
• One part number can be connected to only one NSN.
• If several part numbers are connected to one NSN, only one of the part numbers can be the preferred part number of the NSN.
• If only one part number is connected to one NSN, that part number is automatically the preferred part number of the NSN.

Prerequisites

• The NSN must have been defined.
• The part(s) must have been defined in IFS/Part Catalog.

System Effects

• Information on the NSN for a part number is available in the application.
• A mismatch entry is generated in the Part and Stock Numbers Mismatch window if,
  • The part is a sales part (inventory) which is connected to an inventory part with a different part number.
  • The part is a non-inventory sales part which is connected to a purchase part with a different part number.
  • The NSN for the sales part is different to the NSN for the connected inventory/purchase part.

Window

NATO Stock Number

Related Window Descriptions

NATO Stock Number
NATO Stock Number/Parts
Parts per NATO Stock Number 

Procedure

1. Open the NATO Stock Number window and query (F3) for the stock number to which the part is to be connected.
2. Click the Parts tab and create a new record (F5).
3. In the Part Number field enter the required part number. Use the List of Values to select a value.
4. Save the record (F12).
5. To set a part as the preferred part for the NSN, right-click on the part record and then click Set Preferred Part. The Preferred Part check box is selected.

It is also possible to connect a part to an NSN in the Parts per NATO Stock Number window. Historical NSNs and connected parts can be viewed in the NATO Stock Number History window.