Practice - Setting Work in Process Parameters

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Practice - Setting Work in Process Parameters

Overview
Parameters define modes of operation and default values effecting transactions and functions in
your organization. You define a set of WIP parameters for each organization.
In this practice, you will review parameter settings for various operations in work in process that
you will perform in other practices.

Assumptions

You must have access to an Oracle Application Vision database or comparable training
or test instance at your site on which to complete this practice.

Students log into Oracle with User Name mfg and Password welcome; your instructor
might have a different User Name and Password for you to use.

Students use M1 and M3 organizations.

You have completed all previous practices.

Tasks
Reviewing parameter settings for your organizations
1.

Navigate to the WIP Parameters window using the M1 organization.

Note: M1 is the standard costing organization, and M3 is the average costing organization.

2.

Check the parameters and change settings to the following values if required:
Tabbed Region

Parameter

Value

Move Transaction

Require Scrap Account

disable

Move Transaction

Allow Creation of New

Operations

enable

Interoperation

All steps enabled

If a Scrap Account is required, you cannot scrap parts unless an account value is entered
during the transactions.
Notice that in the Material tabbed region, the Supply Subinventory is set to a particular
value. When you created your bills of material, you entered your own supply subinventory

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(XXMAIN) for your components. This value is the default when a subinventory is not
named.
3.

Save your work if applicable.

4.

Change organizations to review settings for average costing parameters:

- Default Completion Source
- Cost type

5.

Change back to organization M1.

6.

Close the window.

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Solution Setting Work in Process Parameters

Reviewing parameter settings for your organizations
Responsibility = Work in Process, Vision Operations
1.

Navigate to the WIP Parameters window using the M1 organization.

(N) Work in Process > Setup > Parameters

Note: M1 is the standard costing organization, and M3 is the average costing organization.
2.

Check the parameters and change settings to the following values if required:
Tabbed Region

Parameter

Value

Move Transaction

Require Scrap Account

disable

Move Transaction

Allow Creation of New

Operations

enable

Interoperation

All steps enabled

If a Scrap Account is required, you cannot scrap parts unless an account value is entered
during the transactions.
Notice that in the Material tabbed region, the Supply Subinventory is set to a particular
value. When you created your bills of material, you entered your own supply subinventory
(XXMAIN) for your components. This value is the default when a subinventory is not
named.

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3.

Save your work if applicable.

4.

(M) File > Save

Change organizations to review settings for average costing parameters:

- Default Completion Source
- Cost type

N) Work in Process > Other > Change Organization > M3

The Cost tabbed region is only visible in average costing organizations.

5.

Change back to organization M1.

6.

N) Work in Process > Other > Change Organization > M1

Close the window.

(M) File > Save

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