Activate Formula

This activity allows you to select the formulae and activate them. Once the formulae are activated, they cannot be modified. They can only be revised or deactivated. You can directly enter the formula code if you know the exact number or carry out the search using code. The system displays the formula details in the multiline as per the search criteria.

Select the “Activate Formula” activity link under the “Formula Model” business component.

The “Activate Formula” page appears.

Enter the following in “Search Criteria” group box, to search for formulae:

Formula	Use the drop-down list box to select the operator for the Formula Search. You can enter the formula code in full or specify it partially using a similar character in the first text box provided alongside. The system retrieves all the formulae in the multiline similar to the character entered here. You can enter a range of formulae in both the text boxes provided alongside to retrieve the “In between” formulae in the multiline.
Version	Use the drop-down list box to select the operator for the version search. You can enter the version number in full or specify it partially using a similar character in the first text box provided alongside. The system retrieves all the numbers in the multiline similar to the character entered here. You can enter a range of version numbers in both the text boxes provided alongside to retrieve the “In between” version numbers in the multiline.
Item Code	Use the drop-down list box to select the operator for the Item Search. The system lists all the item codes that are used in Formulae with the specified type in Type Search You can enter the item code in full or specify it partially using a similar character in the first text box provided alongside. The system retrieves all the codes in the multiline similar to the character entered here. You can enter a range of item codes in both the text boxes provided alongside to retrieve the “In between” items in the multiline
IO Type	Use the drop-down list box to select the type to be searched. The system lists ’Primary Input’ and ‘Primary Product’.

Click the “Search” pushbutton, to retrieve the details in the multiline.

The system lists the following in the “Available Formulae” multiline:

Formula	The code identifying the formula.
Version	The version number of the formula.
Formula Class	The code identifying the formula class.
Description	The textual description of the “Formula”.
Effective From	The date starting from which the formula is effective.
Effective To	The date until which the formula is effective.
Item Code	The code identifying the item.
Variant	The variant of the item.
Description	The textual description of the Item.
IO Type	The type, which is attached to the formula. The system displays one of the following: Primary Input – indicates raw material or intermediate. In certain industries one input item can produce multiple output items. The input item in such a case is defined as “Primary Input”. Primary Product– indicates finished good or intermediate. In certain industries multiple input items blend to produce a singe output item. The output item in such a case is defined as “Primary Product”.

Check the box in the “Select” column of the multiline, to mark the formula for activation.
Click the “Activate” pushbutton to activate the formula.

The system updates the status of the formula to “Active”. The system stores the login user ID as Activated By and the current date as the “Activated Date”.