Understanding Manufacturing Constants Setup

You set up manufacturing constants to define branch-specific information that affects processing throughout the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Manufacturing systems. You can use the Manufacturing Constants program (P3009) to specify the values for constants. This table describes the information that appears on each tab of the Manufacturing Constants program:

Tab	Content
Manufacturing constants	These constants specify: Whether the system validates bills of material online as you enter them. Whether an audit trail is created that tracks all changes made to bills of material. Whether the system uses the master routing for an item or the routing instructions that are defined for the parent item. (Release 9.2 Update) Whether activity rules processing is enabled for the branch plant.
Shifts	These constants specify the number of work hours that the plant typically operates in a day.
Commitment Control	These constants specify when inventory is committed and backflushed.
Costing options	These constants specify which overhead cost calculations are used and whether the system considers work center efficiency when it calculates direct labor and overhead costs. You can specify whether costs are maintained by cost components and work center or by cost component only. Costing options also include the source for machine and labor rates.