Setting Up Critical Component Items from an Item/Branch

To set up critical component items from an item/branch:

  1. Access the Select Critical Component Items form.

    Form Name

    Form ID

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    Select Critical Component Items

    W34X010B

    Material Planning Setup (G3442).

    Planning Console Critical Component Items (P34X010).

    On the Work With Planning Console Critical Component Items form, click Select Item/Branch. Alternatively, select Select Item/Branch from the Form menu.

  2. Enter values in these fields, as applicable:

    Item Number

    Enter a number that the system assigns to an item. It can be in short, long, or third item number format.

    Branch/Plant

    Enter an alphanumeric code that identifies a separate entity within a business for which you want to track costs. For example, a business unit can be a warehouse location, job, project, work center, branch, or plant. You can assign a business unit to a document, entity, or person for purposes of responsibility reporting.

    Alternatively, you can specify the branch/plant in an enhanced query.

    Business unit security might prevent you from viewing information about business units for which you have no authority.

  3. Enter additional criteria, as applicable, using the query by example (QBE) lines.

  4. Click Find.

  5. Select the items that you want to add as critical component items.

  6. Click OK.