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MES Software: Operator Manual (Manufacturing Execution)

Part States

The Part State of a Part Record is determined by the Traveler on which the Part Record is located. On the Flow Definition you can define the Part State for when a Traveler is Active, and the Part State for when the Traveler is Done.

The only exceptions are Part Record that are not connected to Travelers. This can happen when parts are being ordered, or when parts are consumed.

Part State Values

Part States can have the following values:

Part States to see if Parts are in WIP, RMI, On Order, FGI, Consumed, Shipped
  • ORD: On Order, the Part Records are connected to a Purchase Order

    How to create parts by using Purchase Orders

  • RMI: Raw Material Inventory. Used for materials that can be used to create other products.

    Learn about how Part States control the Inventory...

  • WIP: Work In Process. Normally used to show that a Part is on an Active Production Traveler
  • Consumed: Part state for parts that are consumed by other parts.
  • Hold: Used to capture nonconforming material
  • Scrapped: Parts that are Scrapped and cannot be recovered.
  • FGI: Finished Goods Inventory. Used for products that are ready to be shipped to customers

    Learn about how Part States control the Inventory...

  • Shipped: Products that are actually shipped
  • Deleted: For parts that are deleted in the system, this could happen because they were created by accident

Changing Part States

The following figure shows a schematic presentation of the different Part States Part Records can have during their life cycle. NOTE: The shown arrows are not fixed and during the configuration you will be able to make any part state transition you need.

Process diagram for the different Part States and Part State Transitions

The Part State can be set and changed in a number of ways:

  • Moving Travelers

    Travelers are connected to Flow Definitions. The Flow Definition determines the Part State of the Part Records that are connected to a Traveler. Different Part States can be defined for when the Traveler is Active or when the Traveler is Done (Closed / Finished).

  • Moving Parts to another Traveler

    The Traveler defines the Part State of the Part Records on a Traveler, so if a Part Record is moved to another Traveler, it will change the Part State Value to the Value of the new Traveler.

  • Purchase Order and Shipping

    Besides moving a Traveler or moving Part Records, Part Records can change state if they are placed on a Purchase Order, or if they are Shipped. If Part Records are created by using Inventory Adjustments they will get either the RMI or FGI Part State.

  • Consumption of Parts

    When parts are consumed by parts their Part State Value will change to Consumed.

Process States and User Defined States

Beside the 'Part State' a Part Record has a 'Process State'. On top of that the user can define additional states on the Part Definition by using Part Variants.