Create Recipe Structure

Explanation

This activity is used to manually enter the recipe structure of a part, i.e., the components comprising the parent part. Recipe structures are alternatives to product structures/bills of material. Only components with a weight or volume unit of measure can be included in a recipe structure. 

Prerequisites

This activity requires that the parent part with the Part Type set to Manufactured Recipe and the components must have been defined in the Inventory Part window. This automatically creates a structure record for the part. If the density is used, it must have been defined for the components on the Inventory Part/Manufacturing tab.  

System Effects

As a result of this activity,

• The system connects the components to a recipe part.
• The structure will be broken down to display the gross content for component parts and substances. The physical properties of the recipe part will also be calculated.
• It is also possible to save an archive version of the recipe part.

Window

Recipe Structure

Related Window Descriptions

Recipe Structure
Recipe Structure/Recipe Structure

Procedure

1. Display the parent part by populating or by making a selective query in the Recipe Structure window.
2. Click the Recipe Structure tab.
3. Enter a description of the alternative in the Alternative Description field.
4. Specify the yield of the recipe in the Yield field.
5. Enter a standard size to be manufactured in the Batch Size field on the Recipe Structure tab.
6. Enter the unit of measure for the recipe in the Display Weight UoM field. Use the List of Values to select from the available units of measure.
7. Select the method for entering the quantity of the components in the Enter By field.
8. Click the Structure tab.
9. Select a line, then create a new line record (F5). Enter the component part in the Component Part field. Use the List of Values to select from the available parts. The Description and Unit columns contain information from the inventory part register.
10. Enter the quantity in the correct field, depending on the selection in step 6. If you selected:
    1. Weight in the Enter By field, enter the quantity in the unit of measure for the specific component in the Qty in Display field.
    2. Weight Percent in the Enter By field, enter the quantity in percentage in the Weight Share field.
    3. Component UoM in the Enter By field, enter the quantity per assembly in the Qty per Assembly field.
11. In the Procedure Step field, enter the order in which the components are used. You can add several components in the same step.
12. Repeat steps 9 - 10 for each component. The total weight share must be 100%.
13. To be able to plan or to use the structure, the alternative status must be changed from Tentative to Plannable or Buildable. Right-click in the Status field, then click Plan or Build.
14. Save the record (F12). 

Note: When using the Prototype structure type, the structure alternate can only have the Tentative and Obsolete states. The structure alternate is created in the Tentative state and can be used by Manufacturing. Structure alternates in the Obsolete state will not be available for use in Manufacturing and cannot be changed to a different state.

If you want to enter by-products, then go to By-products tab:

1. On the Recipe Structure tab, select the By-Products tab.
2. Enter components which are composed as by-products when producing the parent part.
3. Enter the unit of measure for the recipe in the Display Weight UoM field. Use the List of Values to select from the available units of measure. Enter the quantity of the by-product component produced when producing one part from the parent part in the correct field, depending on selection, if you have selected:
   1. Weight in the Enter By field, enter the by-product quantity in the unit of measure for the specific component in the Qty in Display per Unit field.
   2. Weight Percent in the Enter By field, enter the by-product quantity in percentage in the Weight Share per Unit field.
   3. Component UoM in the Enter By field, enter the by-product quantity per assembly in the Qty per Unit field.
4. Enter a value in the Oper Cost Distribution Factor field. The number should be between 0 and 1 for each by-product line. The sum of this value for all by-products on the structure cannot be greater than 1.
   Note: When shop order costs are calculated, this value is multiplied with the operation cost to yield an operation cost for the by-product line. The remaining operation cost is allocated to the primary product.
5. Enter a value in the Gen OH Cost Distribution Factor  field. This number should be between 0 and 1 for each product line. The sum of this value for all by-products on the structure cannot be greater than 1.
   Note: When the shop order cost is calculated, this value is multiplied by the general overhead cost to yield a general overhead cost for the by-product line. The remaining general overhead cost is allocated to the primary product.
6. Select the Use as Supply in MRP check box, if you want to use it as supply when performing MRP.
   Note: Use as Supply in MRP check box will not get enabled to select, if part has a structure and the parent part is defined as a by-product at the lower levels. For example Part B is defined as a by-product of Part A and Part A is also defined as a by-product of Part B.

If by-product cost distribution is used:

1. On the Recipe Structure tab, select the Use By-Product Cost Distribution check box.
2. Click the By-Product Cost Distribution tab.
3. Enter the value in the Item Cost Distribution Factor field. This number should be between 0 and 1 for each component material line for the by-product.
4. If more than one by-product exists, enter the item cost distribution factors for the remaining by-products.
   Note: During shop order cost calculation, the factor is multiplied by the shop order component cost and the value is allocated to that by-product. This is repeated for all by-products. The remaining cost is allocated to the primary product.