Manufacturer part numbers

Infor LN 10.2.0

The following are applicable to manufacturer part numbers (MPNs):

  • On a purchase order line, you can only specify an MPN that is available in the MPNs by Item - Business Partner (tdipu0148m000) session.
  • You cannot add MPNs to an MPN set if the MPN is not present in the MPNs by Item - Business Partner (tdipu0148m000) session.
Note

These rules are not applicable if, in the MPNs by Item - Business Partner (tdipu0148m000) session, no records are available for the item and business partner on the purchase order line. In this case, the business partner can deliver all MPNs of an item.

Infor LN 10.2.1

On a purchase order line, you can now select an MPN that is not yet available in the MPNs by Item - Business Partner (tdipu0148m000) session. You can specify whether you want to add this MPN to the MPNs by Item - Business Partner (tdipu0148m000) session, and also indicate whether you want to make it the preferred MPN in the MPNs by Item - Business Partner (tdipu0148m000) session.

In the Purchase Order Line MPN Sets (tdpur4601m100) session, you can now add MPNs to the MPN set regardless of whether the MPN exists in the MPNs by Item - Business Partner (tdipu0148m000) session. You can specify whether you also want to add this MPN to the MPNs by Item - Business Partner (tdipu0148m000) session.

In the Purchase Order Line MPN Sets (tdpur4601m100) session from the appropriate menu of the MPN Set tab, you can click Set MPN as Preferred MPN. You are notified if the MPN is not the preferred MPN in the MPNs by Item - Business Partner (tdipu0148m000) session and are asked if you also want to make it the preferred MPN in the MPNs by Item - Business Partner (tdipu0148m000) session. If the preferred MPN is changed in the MPN set, the preferred MPN on the purchase order line (detail) is also changed

Note

If no records are available in the MPNs by Item - Business Partner (tdipu0148m000) session for the item and business partner on the purchase order line, a business partner can deliver all MPNs of an item.