1.      Item No

15 alphanumeric characters.

Enter the item number of the first parent item for which you wish to print a Gross Requirements Report.

Press the F7 key to search by item number or press the F8 key to search by item description.   After all of the data is entered for the first parent item and quantity to be evaluated, you may enter as many more as you wish.

After the first parent item, press the ESC key to delete the parents already entered and begin again.  Press the F1 key to view items already selected for the report.  Press the F10 key to end item selection and print the report.

2.      Quantity Of Parent

A standard quantity format.

Enter the quantity of the parent for which you wish to print the Gross Requirements Report.

Defaults to 1.

3.      Location

2 alphanumeric characters.

Enter the location for which the report will be printed.  The item entered above must be stocked at the location entered here.

Defaults to All locations.

4.      Print Active Items Only?

Y or N.

Enter Y to print active items only or N to include active, forecasted and obsolete items.

This field defaults to Y.

5.      Purchased Or Manufactured?

1 alphanumeric character.

Valid entries are:

P = Purchased

M = Manufactured

B = Both

Enter P to print only purchased items; M to print only manufactured items, or B to print both.

Defaults to P.

6.      Print Shortages Only?

Y or N.

Enter Y to only print items for which a shortage exists.  Enter N to print all items.

This allows you to easily see the items that require additional inventory to meet the specified requirements.

Defaults to N.

7.      Number Of Levels To      Explode?

2 numeric digits (99).

Enter the number of levels you wish to see.

Default is 11.

8.      Blow Through Phantom    Items?

Y or N.

Component items, which are neither stocked nor controlled, are known as phantom items.  Answering Y to this question allows you to blow through phantom items to the real component items, which are down one level.

Default is N.

9.      Reflect Scrap Factor In Qty?

Y or N.

If Y is entered, the shrink/scrap factor entered in the Product Structure File Maintenance application will be included in the calculation of the quantity-required field in the report.

10.    Effectivity Date

A date in the standard date format.

Enter the effectivity date you wish to use for printing items. This date will be used to determine whether to include or exclude items. If you press RETURN, no selection will be made based upon effectivity date.

You will not be prompted to enter this field unless you answer N to Print Active Items Only?

Default is no selection based on effectivity date.