Part Number

SPM documentation - July 10th 2009 – Written by Rémi Equoy - Updated November 28th 2011

Introduction

In SPM, The Part Number (or PN) word mean a part, an item, a reference, a spare part, a raw bulk material, a kit, a rotable ....

The Part Number Form (or Reference Card) represent the definition of a part (Not the real parts).

Here is the main head of the Part Number form :

PN - describe the part number (or reference) name. This name must be an only name. Only authorized characters listed in the General Data/Miscellaneous/Parameters/Part Numbers are allowed.
Description - have to be selected into the the existing description list. New description can be added directly in the list.
Family enable to class the part into a family. Family list is defined in the General Data/Part numbers/Families
Material enable to define the PN's material. Materil list is defined in the General Data/Part numbers/Materials

Kit/NHA - Next Higher Assembly is automatically set when the part is included in a kit
Manufacturer (optional) - The manufacturer have to be selected from the vendor list.
Country (optional) - Manufacturer's country.
ATA (optional) - Enables to select one ATA item.

Stock Qty - Total quantity of this part in all stores.
Booked Qty - Total quantity of this part booked by all orders. ( see Booking engine topic)
QA Hold Qty - Total quantity of this part with discrepancies. ( see Discrepancy topic)
In repair qty - Quantity of items, in repair or in exchange, owned by the company. (see Item/In Repair topic)
Free Ordered Qty - Total quantity of this spare part in all Purchase Order, at least in [In progress] status and not booked by advance for a customer order/Requisition.

IMPORTANT NOTES : 1.All quantities are expressed in the base unit of measure of the part number. 2.Virtual stores are excluded from the summing.