Grade and Potency Control

You set up grade- or potency-control fields on the Grade and Potency tab of the Additional System Information form in the Item Master program (P4101). This table describes the control field values that the system uses when you create a branch/plant record for an item:

Control Field	Description
Grade/Potency Pricing	Determines how to price grade- or potency-controlled items in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Sales Order Management.
Potency Control	Identifies whether the item is potency-controlled.
Grade Control	Identifies whether the item is grade-controlled.
Standard Potency	Identifies the standard percentage of active ingredients that are normally found in an item. The value that you enter provides the default value for several forms in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Manufacturing systems. In certain cases, the potency standard is used for the potent unit of measure conversion.
Standard Grade	Identifies the standard grade of the item, such as premium or average. The value that you enter provides the default value for several forms in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Manufacturing systems.
From and Through Potency	Defines the allowable potency ranges for an item.
From and Through Grade	Defines the allowable grade ranges for an item.

Defining the values for grade, potent units of measure, and conversions for potent units of measure includes:

Defining the values in UDC 40/LG (Lot Grade) for the grades that you will use.
Defining the values in UDC 00/UM (Unit of Measure) for the potent units of measure.
For each potent unit of measure that you define, you must type P in the second space of the Special Handling Code field on the User Defined Codes form.
Defining a conversion for each potent unit of measure to a physical unit of measure in the Standard Units of Measure program (P41003).
For example, 100 gallons of a solution at 80 percent potency equals 80 potent gallons, and 80 potent gallons of a solution at 80 percent equals 100 gallons.