Critical Choices for Setting Up Plant Parameters

This topic discusses the manufacturing plant parameters in detail. It provides information about the parameters, their acceptable values, and the default values if any.

Plant Details Parameters

Here's a table that discusses plant details parameters:

Parameters	Required	Description
Manufacturing Calendar	Yes	Refers to the schedule used in the manufacturing plant. The schedule and its shifts must be of type Time. The values for Shift Detail Type supported are None and Punch. Production plants require specific start and end times for resources when scheduling work orders. Neither the Duration and Elapsed schedules are supported, nor the Time schedules with Shifts using the Shift Detail Type of Flexible are supported. Caution: If you delete the calendar in the Setup and Maintenance work area, then the delete can lead to data corruption and unwanted consequences in the work order scheduling and lead time calculations. You should change which calendar is used for the Manufacturing calendar instead. However, when you change the Manufacturing calendar, validations are performed to alert you if the change impacts your existing resource and shift assignment setup data.
Enable synchronization to IoT Production Monitoring	No	Enables the plant for real time synchronization with Oracle Production Monitoring, part of the Oracle Fusion Cloud IoT Intelligent Applications. If this is enabled for the first time, a factory is automatically created in IoT Production Monitoring Cloud. The parameter Oracle SCM Organizations Mapping under Manufacturing Cloud Service integration settings in Oracle IoT, influences how manufacturing plants are organized within IoT Production Monitoring cloud. If you select One to One option, IoT server will create an independent IoT organization for each manufacturing plant. If you select Many to One option, entities from all Manufacturing plants will go into one IoT Organization. For more details, see the Integrate Oracle Fusion Cloud Manufacturing with Oracle IoT Production Monitoring Cloud Service topic in the Using Oracle Internet of Things Production Monitoring Cloud Service guide.
Enable Process Manufacturing	No	Specifies if the plant is enabled for process manufacturing, in addition to discrete manufacturing.
Default Work Method	No	Specifies the default work method when the plant is enabled for process manufacturing. The possible values are Discrete Manufacturing and Process Manufacturing. The default plant parameter value is Discrete Manufacturing.

Material Parameters

Here's a table that discusses material parameters:

Parameters	Required	Description
Default Supply Subinventory	Yes	For work definitions: Specifies the default supply subinventory for work definition operation item if there is no supply subinventory defined for the work center or item master. For work orders: Specifies the supply subinventory to be used when backflushing components that don't have default values defined at the work order operation item or the inventory item level. For orderless transactions: Specifies the supply subinventory to be used when backflushing components that don't have default values defined at the work definition operation item or the inventory item level.
Default Completion Subinventory	Yes	For work orders: Specifies the completion subinventory to be used for storing the completed product if a default isn't defined at the work order level. For orderless transactions: Specifies the completion subinventory to be used for storing the completed product if a default isn't defined at the work definition level.
Default Supply Locator	No	For work definitions: Specifies the default supply locator for work definition operation item if there is no supply locator defined for the work center or item master. For work orders: Specifies the supply locator to be used when backflushing components that don't have default values defined at the work order operation item or the inventory item level. For orderless transactions: Specifies the supply locator to be used when backflushing components that don't have default values defined at the work definition operation item or the inventory item level.
Default Completion Locator	No	For work orders: Specifies the completion locator to be used for storing the completed product if a default isn't defined at the work order level. For orderless transactions: Specifies the completion locator to be used for storing the completed product if a default isn't defined at the work definition level.
Default Pick Slip Grouping Rule	No	For work orders: Specifies the grouping rules that are defaulted from Inventory and are used as the basis to group the pick slips for work order material picking.
Print pick slips	No	For work orders: Specifies whether or not to print the pick slips that are generated when the Pick Materials for work Orders scheduled process is run and movement request is created to move materials from the warehouse to either directly issue to a work order or to a destination subinventory.
Include pull components for pick release	No	For work orders: Specifies whether or not to allow materials with the supply type operation pull and assembly pull to be considered for the pick release activity.
Issue push components on pick release	No	For work orders: Specifies that when a pick slip is confirmed for the work order materials the materials with supply type push will be directly issued to the work order.

Work Definition Parameters

Here's a table that discusses work definition parameters:

Parameters	Required	Description
Starting Operation Sequence	No	Specifies the default sequence number for the first operation in a work definition and work order. The value must be a positive integer.
Operation Sequence Increment	No	Specifies the incremental value by which the sequence of the operation is to be increased in the work definition and work order. The value must be a positive integer.
Phantom Operation Inheritance	No	Specifies whether the phantom components and resources are inherited at the same operation that the phantom is assigned in the parent item work definition. The valid values are: Material Only: On selecting this value, when creating the work order, all of the phantom components are inherited at the same operation that the phantom is assigned in the parent item work definition. Material and Resources: On selecting this value, when creating the work order, all of the phantom components and resources are inherited at the same operation that the phantom is assigned in the parent item work definition. The default value is Material Only. This parameter is applicable for standard item work order creation, and not for configured item work order creation. A phantom under an ATO model will be exploded using its item structure to get the materials.

Parameters

Required

Description

Starting Operation Sequence

Specifies the default sequence number for the first operation in a work definition and work order.

The value must be a positive integer.

Operation Sequence Increment

Specifies the incremental value by which the sequence of the operation is to be increased in the work definition and work order.

The value must be a positive integer.

Phantom Operation Inheritance

Specifies whether the phantom components and resources are inherited at the same operation that the phantom is assigned in the parent item work definition.

The valid values are:

Material Only: On selecting this value, when creating the work order, all of the phantom components are inherited at the same operation that the phantom is assigned in the parent item work definition.
Material and Resources: On selecting this value, when creating the work order, all of the phantom components and resources are inherited at the same operation that the phantom is assigned in the parent item work definition.

The default value is Material Only.

This parameter is applicable for standard item work order creation, and not for configured item work order creation. A phantom under an ATO model will be exploded using its item structure to get the materials.

Work Execution Parameters

Here's a table that discusses work execution parameters:

Parameters	Required	Description
Work Order Prefix	No	Specifies the prefix to use when autogenerating the work order names when creating the work orders. A maximum length of 30 characters is allowed.
Work Order Starting Number	Yes	Specifies the initial number to pass in to the document sequence which is created when a record is saved. The value must be a positive integer greater than zero. The default value is 1000. This field can be updated up to a maximum of 100 times per plant. Each update will create a replacement document sequence in the background. Note: You can't reuse a work order number by changing this value because during a work order creation, the application will incrementally move the document sequence forward to the first value that's not used yet.
Default Overcompletion Tolerance Percentage	No	Specifies the percentage of assemblies that you can overcomplete on work orders if not defined at the work order level. The value must be between 1 and 100. The default value is Null. Note: For process manufacturing, the tolerance is applicable for the Operation quantity.
Default Undercompletion Tolerance Percentage	No	Specifies the percentage of assemblies that you can undercomplete on work orders if not defined at the work order level. The value must be between 1 and 100. The default value is Null. Note: For process manufacturing, the tolerance is applicable for the Operation quantity.
Purchase Requisition Trigger	No	Specifies the timing of creation of the purchase requisition for outside processing. The valid values are: Work Order Release : If set to Work Order Release, purchase requisitions are created for all supplier operations of a work order when the work order is released. Prior Operation Completion : If set to Prior Operation Completion, purchase requisitions are created for a supplier operation of a work order when quantities are completed at the prior count point operation. If the supplier operation happens to be the first count point operation, then the purchase requisition for the supplier operation is created when the work order is released.
Maximum Scheduling Duration in Months	Yes	Specifies the maximum scheduling duration for work order creation and update. You can set the duration by providing any value between 3 and 48. The default value is 12 months.
Default Lot Number for Product Completion	Yes	Specifies the preassign lot number that can be setup to default the lot number in the work order and product completion. The default values are 'No default' and 'Work order number.'
Supply Types to Include in Planning by Default for Operation Items	Yes	Specifies the include in planning behavior for item supply types supplier and bulk by selecting this new plant parameter. The default values are Bulk and Supplier. If you can deselect these items in the plant parameter, all work orders created after that wouldn't consider these items for planning by default.
Include component yield in material requirements	No	Indicates whether the component yield is factored into the work order material requirements and the component quantities during the material transactions. If you use standard cost roll-up and deselect this parameter, you can get unexpected usage variances in cost accounting. Cost roll-up only looks at work definition to calculate the required quantity for components whereas cost accounting receives the component quantities from work order transactions. You deselect this parameter to avoid rounding the decimal quantities. The rounding can inflate transaction quantities causing inaccurate representation of requirements.
Include operation yield in material and resource requirements	No	Indicates whether the material and resource requirements in a work order are calculated based on the operation yield values if these are specified in the work definition. This is applicable for discrete manufacturing.
Automatically associate serial numbers during work order import	No	Indicates whether the serial numbers are to be automatically generated and associated when importing a work order.
Allow direct purchases for work orders	No	Indicates whether the direct purchases for work orders are allowed or not. The check box is checked by default for maintenance organizations. The check box is unchecked by default for manufacturing organizations and must be checked to enable the parameter.
Allow reservations for work order materials	No	Indicates whether or not the reservations for work order materials are allowed. The check box is checked by default for maintenance organizations. The check box is unchecked by default for manufacturing organizations and must be checked to enable the parameter.
Default Transaction Mode	No	Specifies whether the materials and resources are defaulted from the work order operation when reporting the material or resource transactions. The valid values are: All: On selecting this value, all the components and resources that are associated to the work order operation are defaulted and you can transact against them. Entered: On selecting this value, the components and resources that are associated to the work order operation aren't defaulted and you're required to enter the specific component or the resource to transact. The default value is All.
Default Transaction Quantity	No	Specifies whether the transaction quantity is to be defaulted as that of the required quantity during the material or resource transactions in a work order. However, you're allowed to make changes to the defaulted quantity. The valid values are: None: On selecting this value, the transaction quantity isn't defaulted as that of the required quantity during the material or resource transactions in a work order. Material: On selecting this value, the transaction quantity is defaulted as that of the required quantity during the material transactions in a work order. Resources: On selecting this value, the transaction quantity is defaulted as that of the required quantity during the resource transactions in a work order. Both: On selecting this value, the transaction quantity is defaulted as that of the required quantity during the material and resource transactions in a work order. The default value is Both.
Capture Level for Serialization Enabled Operations	No	Level at which start or pause events are captured for serialization-enabled operations. The valid values are as follows: Operation: When you select this value, start or pause events are captured for serialization-enabled operations at an operation level. This is a default option. Item Serial: When you select this value, start or pause events are captured at individual serial units for serialization-enabled operations.
Material Reporting Level for Serialization Enabled Operations	No	Level at which operators report materials for serialization-enabled operations. The valid values are as follows: Operation: When you select this value, material reporting would be enabled only at the operation level. This is a default option. Item Serial: When you select this value, material reporting would be enabled at individual serial units for serialization-enabled operations.
Allow Quantity Changes During Backflush	No	Specifies whether changing the transaction quantity is allowed or not. The valid values are: None: On selecting this value, during backflushing, you can't modify the transaction quantity of the pull components required in an operation and can't report the consumption of the ad hoc material. During automatic charging, you can't modify the charge quantity of the automatic resources required in an operation and can't report the usage of the ad hoc resources. Material: On selecting this value, during backflushing, you can modify the transaction quantity of the pull components required in an operation and can report the consumption of the ad hoc material. During automatic charging, you can't modify the charge quantity of the automatic resources required in an operation and can't report the usage of the ad hoc resources. Resources: On selecting this value, during backflushing, you can't modify the transaction quantity of the pull components required in an operation and can't report the consumption of the ad hoc material. During automatic charging, you can modify the charge quantity of the automatic resources required in an operation and can report the usage of the ad hoc resources. Both: On selecting this value, during backflushing, you can modify the transaction quantity of the pull components required at an operation and can report the consumption of the ad hoc material. During automatic charging, you can modify the charge quantity of the automatic resources required at an operation and can report usage of ad hoc resources. The default value is None.
Lot Selection During Backflush	No	Specifies whether lots should be manually entered or defaulted during backflush. This is applicable for both Report Operation Transactions (Complete with Details) as well as Report Orderless Completion user flows. The valid values are: Manual: Lots aren't defaulted and need to be manually entered. This is the default setting. Lot FIFO: Lots are defaulted using the receipt date or first in first out (FIFO) basis. Lot FEFO: Lots are defaulted using the expiration date or first expiration first out (FEFO) basis.
Allow negative issue without serial number entry	No	Specifies whether negative material transaction can be performed without serial number, for material with serial generation set up at work order issue.
Manually issue assembly to rework work order	No	Specifies whether or not to enable the execute a rework work order with manual control. When this parameter is enabled, the assembly item is issued manually to a rework work order with appropriate revision. The operation completion is performed up to the quantity of the assembly component item that you issued to work order.
Restrict lot numbers during returns	No	Specifies whether or not to restrict lot numbers during material returns. When this parameter is enabled, the production operators are restricted to return only lot numbers, which have been transacted at the work order operation. Note: For more information about the User Privilege to allow production operators ability to return lot number which wasn't transacted, see the Security Reference for Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management guide.
Default Work Order Traveler Template	No	Specifies the name of the template to be used for printing the work order traveler or the labels for the plant. You may use your own BI publisher templates by specifying the file path and file name of your templates in this parameter. If the parameter is left blank, the default template defined in the BI publisher report definition settings is used for all the plants. Note: You can find separate default templates for discrete and process manufacturing work orders. A maximum string length of 400 characters is allowed.
Default Label Template	No	Specifies the name of the template to be used for printing the work order traveler or the labels for the plant. You may use your own BI publisher templates by specifying the file path and file name of your templates in this parameter. If the parameter is left blank, the default template defined in the BI publisher report definition settings is used for all the plants. A maximum string length of 400 characters is allowed.
Print product labels using external applications	No	Indicates whether product labels are printed using external printing applications. When selected, the native printing functionality into PDF is suppressed and a print product label business event is generated. External printing applications can listen to the business event to generate labels externally.
Automate manufacturing execution with robotic and industrial equipment	No	Specifies whether resources in the plant can be defined as automation equipment to automate manufacturing execution through bidirectional communication with robotic and industrial equipment. This parameter can be enabled only if the Enable synchronization to IoT Production Monitoring plant parameter is enabled.