Using Supplier Material Backflush—Exercises

Basic Data Setup

Create Supplier

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to set up the basic data required for running this particular functionality.

Windows:
Supplier

1. Open the Supplier window.
2. Create C.S.C. Rome as a supplier with supplier number XX1020.
3. Create C.S.C. Cape Town as a supplier with supplier number XX1030.

General exercise for Creating Supplier

Create Purchased Inventory Part

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to set up the basic data required for running this particular functionality.

Windows:
Inventory Part
Supplier for Purchase Part

1. Open the Inventory Part window.
2. Create Lilac Tire Paint as an inventory part and give it part number XX88-421.
3. Enter Purchased as the part type and yourself as the planner.
4. Click the Inventory Part/Default Locations tab and enter a picking location.
5. Click the Inventory Part/Cost tab and update the estimated material cost.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for Yellow Tire Paint (XX88-579) and for Tire (62-869).
7. Connect the two paints to supplier XX1020 and the tires to supplier XX1030.

General exercise for Creating Purchased Inventory Part
General exercise for Connecting Supplier to Purchase Part

Create Stored Sales Part (Backflush Material to Supplier I)

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to set up the basic data required for running this particular functionality.

Windows:
Sales Part
Inventory Part
Inventory Locations

Note: You would have entered parts Lilac Tire Paint (XX88-421) and Yellow Tire Paint (XX88-579) as purchased inventory parts, in the previous exercise Create Purchased Inventory Part. Now you can connect them to your sales parts via this exercise. 

1. Enter XX88-421 in the Sales Part Number field and enter the description, Lilac Tire Paint.
   View the information in the Inventory Part area.

2. Enter values for inventory U/M, sales U/M, sourcing option, sales group, sales price group, price etc., in the relevant fields.

3. Repeat steps 1-2 for the part Yellow Tire Paint (XX88-579).

General exercise for Creating a Sales Part

Required Data

Receive Inventory Part (Backflush Material to Supplier I and II)

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to show you the required data that is used in the exercises below.

Windows:
Inventory Locations
Receive Inventory Part

1. Open the Inventory Locations window. Create relevant inventory locations.

2. Open the Receive Inventory Parts window. Receive 1000 pieces each of Part XX88-421 and XX88-579 into your picking inventory location.

General exercise for Inventory Locations
General exercise for Receive Inventory Part

Set Purchase Component Method (Backflush Material to Supplier I)

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to show you the required data that is used in the exercises below.

General exercise for Entering Site

Set Purchase Component Method (Backflush Material to Supplier II)

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to show you the required data that is used in the exercises below.

General exercise for Entering Site

Main Exercise

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to show you the flow used for providing a supplier with material or components that the supplier needs to either manufacture or pack parts that you have purchased.

Windows:
Purchase Order
Supplier Material for Purchase Order Line
Purchase Order Line Components
Register Purchase Order Arrivals

Backflush Material to Supplier I (Components Parts)

1. Open the Purchase Order window.
2. Create a purchase order to buy 100 tires from C.S.C. Cape Town. Note/write down the purchase order number.

Note: The tires should be treated with tire paint before their delivery, and you need to supply C.S.C. Cape Town with the paint. Each tire needs two bottles of paint of each color.

3. Select the part order line. Then right-click and click Component Parts. Enter the components Lilac Tire Paint and Yellow Tire Paint.
4. Select the Backflush check box for the components; also specify the picking location as the Backflush Location.
5. Release the purchase order.
6. Open the Register Purchase Order Arrivals window, and query for the above purchase order lines.
7. Right click and click Receive, and receive the purchase order lines.

Note: The component parts will be automatically issued from the predefined backflush location, upon receipt of the top purchase part.

Backflush Material to Supplier II (Supplier Material)

1. Open the Purchase Order window.
2. Create a purchase order to buy 100 tires from C.S.C. Cape Town. Note/write down the purchase order number.

Note: The tires should be treated with Tire Paint before their delivery, and you need to supply C.S.C. Cape Town with the paint. Each tire needs two bottles of paint of each color.

3. Select the part order line. Then right-click and click Supplier Material. Enter the components Lilac Tire Paint and Yellow Tire Paint.

4. Select the Backflush check box for the components; also specify the picking location as the Backflush Location. Save the record.

5. Release the purchase order.

6. Open the Register Purchase Order Arrivals window, and query for the above purchase order lines.

7. Right-click and click Receive, and receive the purchase order lines.

Note: The component parts will be automatically issued from the predefined backflush location, upon receipt of the top purchase part.