Prerequisites

Before you begin to fully use the work center functionality, complete these setup steps:

1. If you want to associate different resources to work centers, you must define the resources before creating and maintaining work centers.

2. If you want to maintain work center exceptions to the production calendar, then create alternate calendar codes and create the calendar for the alternate calendar code using the Calendar Code Definition page.

   You can associate a calendar code with each work center whose operating times differ from the production calendar defined for the business unit.

3. To define conversion codes by work center, as opposed to by task, set the business unit rate maintenance to By Work Center by using the Rate Maintenance/Defaulting group box on the MFG Business Unit Options page.

4. Define conversion codes and their associated labor, machine, and overhead rates or costs within PeopleSoft Cost Management.

   You can assign a conversion code and up to four conversion overhead codes to the work center.

5. Because you must associate a WIP inventory location with each work center, these inventory locations must be defined before adding work centers.