Consumption Point

Components can be managed on the Designer screen under Consumption Point. The Component validation cumulates the quantity of a Component assigned to various Consumption Points and compares it to the quantity in the BOM (cumulating the BOM quantity if the same Component is present multiple times in one BOM).

In order to assign Components to Consumption Points, drag Components from the BOM to Consumption Points (multi-select Components using the Shift+Select, Ctrl+Select, or Ctrl+Shift+Select key combinations). Note that it is possible to partially assign one Component to multiple Consumption Points

On the Designer screen it is also possible to:

Change the sequence in which the Components are consumed at the Consumption Points by selecting the Component on the grid and using & (Up & Down arrows)
Refresh the SOP by clicking (Refresh Recipe) (for details, please refer to Refresh Recipe)
Define the integration method in the Component Integr Method ID column on the Consumption Point grid

In order to delete Components from Consumption Points, right click the Component you wish to delete and click the Delete button

A color code for the font is used at the Consumption Point level so that the user can validate the quantities of the Components defined in the BOM.

Color	Description
Red	The quantity assigned to the Consumption Points does not match the BOM quantity.
Green	The quantity assigned to the Consumption Points matches the BOM quantity.
Black	An incidental Component type that the system cannot validate (e.g., add acid until PH = 3 – no specific indication of quantity).
Gray	The Component is either a Process Component (displayed only at the Consumption Point level) or the Usage Type of the Component is Incidental.

The icon indicates that the Component is displayed only at the Consumption Point level and cannot be edited as it is a Process Component and not a product one.

The columns are by default populated with values copied from the Component properties, but some fields can be modified.

Column	Description
Component ID	The unique ID of the Component.
Sequence No	The order in which the Component appears.
Product No	The product linked with the Component.
Quantity	The quantity of the Component. To modify this value, click the field and provide the new quantity.
Usage Type	The Usage Type of the Component. To modify this value, click the drop-down menu on the grid. For more information on Usage Types, please refer to the Bill of Materials topic.
Issue Type	The Issue Type of the Component. For more information on Issue Types, please refer to the Bill of Materials topic.
Minimum Quantity	The minimum quantity of the Component defined in the BOM.
Maximum Quantity	The maximum quantity of the Component defined in the BOM.
UOM Code	The unit of measure for the selected Component. To modify the UOM, click the drop-down menu on the grid.
Component Source	The source of the Component.
Component Integr Method	A user-definable value which needs to be provided and which contains the various ways to introduce a product during the production process. To modify this, click the drop-down menu on the grid.