8 Oracle Spares Management

Oracle Spares Management is positioned in the Oracle Field Service solution as a product providing both logistics and inventory planning functionality to manage a service parts inventory.

This chapter describes the following test flows in Oracle Spares Management:

  • Create Parts Requirement and Internal Order through Parts Search

  • Return Defective Parts with Return Routing Rule

  • Create Supersession and Internal Order

Prerequisites

  • User is logged in with Field Service Manager responsibility.

Profile Options

Table 8-1 Profile Options for Oracle Spares Management

Profile Value

MO: Default Operating Unit

Vision Operations

MO: Operating Unit

Vision Operations

CSP: Order Type

Order Only


Predefined Data

Not applicable.

Setup Data

Not applicable.

8.1 Create PR and IO through Parts Search

Creates part requirement for a resource and item, and creates internal order for the required item though parts search method.

Prerequisites

  • Source organization is added as manned warehouse in Planner's Desktop.

  • Resource with sub inventory and primary address in Addresses and Sub inventories form.

  • Shipping network between source and destination organizations.

  • Internal Order Required check box selected in Shipping Network UI from source organization to destination organization.

  • Delivery time for the shipping method with lead time from the source organization.

  • Item is assigned to both source and destination organizations.

  • Open inventory accounting periods for both source and destination organizations.

Profile Options

Not applicable.

Predefined Data

Table 8-2 Predefined Data for Create PR and IO through Parts Search Flow

Window Name Field Name Field Value

Planning

Stocking Site Type

Manned warehouse

Define Delivery Time

Lead Time

1

Define Delivery Time

Lead time UOM

Day


Setup Data

Not applicable.

8.2 Return Defective Parts with RRR

Creates excess quantity for an item and then returns defective parts from source organization to return organization by defining return routing rules.

Prerequisites

  • Source organization and destination organization are defined in Planner's Desktop.

  • Open inventory accounting periods for both source and destination organizations.

  • Internal Order Required checkbox deselected in shipping network UI, from source organization to destination organization.

Profile Options

Not applicable.

Predefined Data

Table 8-3 Predefined Data for Return Defective Parts with RRR Flow

Window Name Field Name Field Value

Shipping Networks

Transfer Type

In transit

 

FOB

Receipt

 

Receipt Routing

Standard

 

Internal Order Required

No


Setup Data

Not applicable.

8.3 Create Supersession and IO

Creates new supersession relationship for an item and creates internal order for the superseded item.

Prerequisites

  • Superseded item is assigned to the source and destination organization.

  • Source organization and destination organization are defined in Planner's Desktop.

  • Shipping network between source and destination organizations.

  • Internal Order Required check box is selected in shipping network UI, from source organization to destination organization.

  • Delivery time is defined for the shipping method with proper lead time from the source organization.

  • Open inventory accounting periods for both source and destination organizations.

Profile Options

Not applicable.

Predefined Data

Not applicable.

Setup Data

Not applicable.