Tools (titrp0101m000)

Use this session to maintain tool types. You can specify general and refurbishing data for each tool type. For example, the tool's life, the refurbishing data and the planning method are specified in this session.

You can link tool types to reference activities, planned activities, and service activities in Service.

Note: 
  • You can only specify a tool type if the Tool Requirements Planning (TRP) check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.
  • You can set defaults for tools in the Tool - Defaults (titrp0109m000) session.

Field Information

General
Tool

The ID of the tool.

Type

tool type

Allowed values

Multipiece Tool

Tool comprising of or having several pieces. For example a drill.

Tool Component

A part of a multipiece tool. For example a drill bit.

Single-Piece Tool

Tool consisting of or fashioned in a single piece or part. For example a wrench.

Planner

The employee responsible for the maintenance of this tool type.

Planning
Tool's Life Based On

A tool's life is a value based on the number of times the tool can be used or the number of hours the tool can perform. You can modify this field if the Tool is not yet entered the Availability Planning (titrp0513m000) session.

Planning Method

The planning method to estimate requirements and to issue tools to the Production Order or Service Order.

Schedule Constraint

If this check box is selected, scheduling constraints may apply to the tool's life cycle.

Note: 
  • The Infor SCM Scheduler check box in Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) must be selected.
  • Schedule constraints can only be applied to tools of the type Single-Piece Tool.
Critical in Availability Planning

If this check box is selected, LN performs time-phased availability planning for the planned and actual production orders to check if the tool type is available. The values indicate if this tool type is critical for availability planning of planned and actual production orders.

Service
Cost Rate

The cost rate of the tool that is used in Service to calculate the cost of the tool's usage.

The time unit of the cost rate is defined in the Tool Planning Parameters (titrp0100s000) session.

Currency

home currency

Sales Rate

The sales rate specified in the home currency. The sales rate is used to invoice the usage of tools directly to the customer. Usage is based on the usage period in Service .

The time unit of this rate is defined in the Tool Planning Parameters (titrp0100s000) session.

Sales Rate

reference currency

Maintenance
Unit Set

The unit set you defined for the tool in the Unit Set field in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session.

Life

The capacity of the tool expressed as the number of hours or times it can be used.

Note: If the Tool's Life Based On field is set to Not Applicable, you cannot maintain this field.
Refurbishing Point Unit

The unit in which the refurbishing point is expressed.

Allowed values

  • Piece

    If the life of the tool is based on the number of times the tool is used, the physical quantity of the unit in this field is Piece.

  • Time

    If the tool's life is based on number of hours the tool is used, the physical quantity of the unit is Time.
Refurbish At

The number of times the tool can be used before it must be refurbished. The refurbishing point is based on the number of times or the number of hours that the tool is used.

Note: You can specify of usages if the Life field is based on Number of Times Used or the Number of Hours Used.
Warning Percentage

The point at which a warning must be displayed that the tool must be refurbished.

Example Refurbishing point = 1000 Warning percentage = 25% If the warning percentage is 25 for each tool type, a warning is displayed when the tools have been used approximately 750 times.

Refurbishing Point Reduction Percentage

Thepercentage by which the refurbishing point of the tool is reduced after refurbishing.

The refurbishing point of a tool is reduced by the percentage specified, after you complete a service order to refurbish the tool.

Note: If the refurbishing point is 25, and the reduction percentage is 40, the refurbishing point after completion of the service order is 15 (40% * 25 = 10. If you subtract 10 from refurbishing point 25, the new refurbishing point is 15).
Maximum Number of Refurbishings

The maximum number of times the tool can be refurbished. If this value is 0 (zero) the amount of refurbishing orders you can create is unlimited.

Refurbish by

The type of order required for refurbishment.

Allowed values

  • Production Rework Order
  • Service Order
  • Work Order
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