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Prerequisites

Activity codes

The following activity codes (sorted by type) may have an impact on the way the function operates :

Functional

 ECC : Product version management

 EMP : Location management

 EXY : Expiration management

 FAS : Asset folder

 LOT : Lot management

 LPN : Internal container management

 LTA : Local taxing

 MMS : MMS interface - X3

 PJM : Project management

 SAFT : SAF-T

 SER : Serial number management

 TRA : Stock traceability management

 WRH : Warehouse management

Sizing

 ANA : No. of analytical dimensions

 MAT : Number of material groups

 NDL : Default no. of locations

 NUC : Number of packing units

 STI : Product statistical groups

Localization

 KPO : Portuguese Localization

 KUS : Localization USA

Sequence Numbers

The sequence numbers used to number the documents managed by this function are :

 LOT : Global Lot Numbers

 SER : Global Serial Numbers

 ITM : products

The sequence number assignment function defines the sequence number which is used

Authorizations

This function is object managed. The creation, modification, anddeletion operations can be activated or deactivated for a given user.Filters by rolescan also be associated with this function.

As data is linked to a site, a filter per site can be activated.

Miscellaneous pre-requisite

Miscellaneous tables

The following miscellaneous tables are used by the function. They must be populated if necessary :

 Miscellaneous table number 2 : Free field 10 Grant

 Miscellaneous table number 14 : Stock Movement Code

 Miscellaneous table number 20 : Group 1

 Miscellaneous table number 21 : Group 2

 Miscellaneous table number 22 : Group 3

 Miscellaneous table number 23 : Group 4

 Miscellaneous table number 24 : Group 5

Tables to be completed

The following tables are used by the function. Their content must be updated if necessary :

Table

Table description

TABUNIT [TUN]

Table of units of measure

TABSTORUL [SRU]

Stock management rules

TABALLRUL [TRU]

Allocation and issue rules

TABCOSTMET [TCM]

Valuation methods

OVENAT [ONA]

Overhead category

SEASON [SES]

Trend profiles

TABREOPOL [TRP]

Reorder policies table

AUTILIS [AUS]

Users

GACCCODE [CAC]

Accounting codes

Local menus

The following parameterizable local menus are used by the function. Their content must be updated if necessary :

 Local menu number 2707 : Title of location

Tables used

The following tables are implemented by the function :

Table

Table description

ACODNUM [ANM]

Doc sequence numbers

ATEXTRA [AXX]

Texts to translate

FACILITY [FCY]

Sites

ITMCATEG [ITG]

Product category

STOLOC [STC]

Locations