Enable Catch Unit

Explanation

For certain goods, a fixed conversion rate between the inventory unit of measure and price unit of measure cannot be used because the conversion factor varies too much. To overcome this, you can use a catch unit of measure as a parallel unit to the inventory unit of measure. You will have to enter or update quantities in both units when you are performing transactions for this part. A correct price conversion will become attainable, based on the quantity (in catch unit of measure) that is currently available in the system.

Prerequisites

To enter a Catch Unit Code in the Part window:

The catch unit code you want to enter must exist as a unit of measure in IFS/Application Services.
The quantity in transit for the part must be zero at all the sites.

System Effects

The part will become catch unit enabled. When receiving or issuing less than the total quantity present at a location, you will have to give the quantity in catch unit of measure as well.
After a part has been catch unit enabled and transactions have taken place for the part, you will not be allowed to change the catch unit code to a different one. You can instead enable or disable catch unit, by selecting or clearing the Catch Unit Enabled check box in the Part Catalog/General tab.

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Part/General

Procedure

In the Part window:

Query for your part record and click on the General tab.
Select the Catch Unit Enabled check box in the in the Catch unit frame area.
Enter or select from the list of values, a catch unit code in the Catch Unit Code field.
Save your record.

You can perform the following steps later, E.g. : when the part is entered as an inventory part and sales part. But they should be performed before the part is used:

The Negative On hand Allowed check box on the Inventory Part/Misc Part Info tab must be cleared.
If you are using a sales part, the price unit of measure on the Sales Part window must be made same as the catch unit code on the inventory part.