Attach as Consumable#

Material.AttachConsumable

Overview#

This operation is used to attach a consumable Material to a consumable feed Resource. This operation is normally used with Automatic Material Assembling.

Setup#

In order to enable the attaching of a Material at a given Resource, it is necessary to:

1. Have the Resource's processing type defined as Consumable Feed and with a Consumable Feed Service associated and enabled at the Resource. The Resource must be dispatchable.
2. The Material Required Service (the Service Context is defined at the Step level) at its current Step must match the Consumable Feed Service defined in 1. - note that, the Service must also be enabled globally.

Preconditions#

• The Material must be in state Queued and must be dispatchable.
• The Material is not OnHold and is not InTransit.
• The Material Expiration Date is Null, or if defined, it must be in the future.
• The Material is not referenced in any Material Transfer.
• The Resource must have the Processing Type set to ConsumableFeed and it must be dispatchable.
• The Resource provides the required Material Service; the Service is globally enabled and also enabled at the Resource.
• The Material Product must not be blocked or if blocked, the Material property OverrideProductBlock must be true.
• The Material must not be associated with any Material Transfer.
• There must not be any Material Time Constraint violated for the Material at the current context and transaction.
• The Material must not have any open defects (Open Defect Count is zero).

Sequence of Steps#

The Material can be attached from the perspective of the Resource or from the perspective of the Material.

Perspective of the Resource#

Step 1: Material#

1. Select the desired Material from the list by selecting its row.

Step 2: Details#

This screen captures all the necessary remaining information for the transaction.

1. Verify the Material and Resource information.
2. If the Resource does not auto-manage its positions, it is necessary to specify the position of the Material (if the Resource capacity is expressed in Materials) or the position(s) of the Material Container(s) (if the Resource capacity is expressed in Containers) in the Resource. The position(s) reflects a physical location.
3. If the Resource has the Has Resource Positions flag enabled and is configured to use Locations, select the Location.
4. Optionally, specify the Resource queue order. The order represents a logical sequence for processing. By default, it uses a FIFO (First-In, First-Out).
5. Optionally, enter a comment.
6. Press Attach to complete the operation.

Perspective of the Material#

Step 1: Resource#

This screens presents a list of the possible Resources to which the Material can be attached.

1. Select the desired Resource from the list by selecting the corresponding row.

Step 2: Details#

This screens captures all the necessary information for the transaction.

1. Verify the Material and Resource information.
2. If the Resource does not auto-manage its positions, it is necessary to specify the position of the Material (if the Resource capacity is expressed in Materials) or the position(s) of the Material Container(s) (if the Resource capacity is expressed in Containers) in the Resource. The position(s) reflects a physical location.
3. If the Resource has the Has Resource Positions flag enabled and is configured to use Locations, select the Location.
4. Optionally, specify the Resource queue order. The order represents a logical sequence for processing. By default, it uses a FIFO (First-In, First-Out).
5. Optionally, enter a comment.
6. Press Attach to complete the operation.