IN-L-F  Enter Material Dimensions

Purpose of Program

Use this program to enter material dimensions on inventory items.  These dimensions (length, width, height) are used by the Yield Calculator in the Estimating module.  With the Yield Calculator you can enter the size of a part and the program will calculate how many parts can be made from a particular size of material.

You can also tie several raw material item numbers to a Generic Item number.  When using the Yield Calculator, you can enter the generic item number instead of a specific item number.  When the size of the part to be made is entered, the program compares it against all the raw materials and pulls into the bill of material the material that has the lowest estimated cost.

General Program Operation

Enter the raw material's item number.  Its description will be displayed automatically.

Enter the Length, Width, and Thickness.

If you wish to tie this item number to a generic item number, enter the Generic Part No.  The generic item number must be set up in advance, and must be a type B (Phantom).

Save the screen at any point by clicking on the Save button (or press F10), or you will be prompted for a save after entering all the fields.