Maintain Formula Alternate Qty Information

Maintain Formula Alternate Quantity Information

This page enables you to add the alternate quantity and alternate UOM of the formulas that are in “Inactive” status. Tell me more.

Select the “Maintain Formula Alternate Quantity Information” link under the “Formula Model” business component.

The “Maintain Formula Alternate Quantity Information” page appears.

The system displays the following from the “Create Formula” page:

Status	The status of the formula
Formula	The code identifying the formula for which alternate quantity information is to be specified
Version	The version number of the formula.
Formula Class	The category to which the formula belongs.
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.
Instruction	The code identifying the instruction attached to the formula.
Description	The textual description of the instruction.
Remarks	Additional comment pertaining to formula.

The system displays the following from the “Create Formula” page:

Item Code	The code identifying the item used in the formula.
Variant	The variant of the item.
IO Type	The item’s type, which could be “Primary Input” or “Primary Product”.
Description	The textual description of the item.
Quantity	The quantity of the item used in the formula.
UOM	The unit of measurement of the item.
	Help facility available

Enter the following:

Alternate Quantity	The alternate quantity of the item used in the formula.
Alternate UOM	The item’s alternate unit of measurement.
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Click the “Compute Total Qty” pushbutton to calculate the total quantity of the items in a formula.

Scale To

The scaling type of the item quantity, which could be “Fixed” or “Variable.

Click the "Scale" pushbutton, if you wish to scal the formula based on the earlier entered quantity.

The system displays the following in the “Formula Details” multiline:

Serial Number	The serial number of the item corresponding to the item.
IO Type	The item type, which could be one of the following: Primary Input – indicates the input item Primary Product – indicates the output item Co-Product – indicates items that are produced together with the “Primary Product” By-Product – indicates unwanted product, which are produced along with the“Primary Product”. Recycle – indicates secondary output, which can be recycled. Instruction – indicates the instruction id attached to the formula. Instruction Text – indicates additional information on usage of formula
Item/Instruction	The code identifying the item
Variant	The variant of the item
Item/Instruction Description	The textual description of the instruction
Quantity	The quantity of the item
UOM	The unit of measurement of the item
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Enter the following:

Alternate Quantity	The percentage of the “Alt Qty” in the header is specified in this field.
Alternate UOM	The alternate unit of measurement used to measure the item.
Percentage	The value entered here is used to calculate the “Alt Qty” on percentage basis.

Note: If “UOM” appears the same as “Alt UOM”, the value in the “Alt Qty” can also be considered the same as the value in “Quantity”.

Click the “Maintain” pushbutton to maintain the total quantity of the items in a formula.

Maintain Formula Alternate Quantity Information – An overview

You can calculate the total quantities entered in the multiline against the “Quantity” specified in the header. The quantities can be split up in percentage too.

To calculate the “Alt Qty (Alternate Quantity)” of the item type “Primary Product”:

The quantities specified in the multiline for the “Input”, “Primary Input” and Recycle” items must be summed up.

The quantities specified in the multiline for the “Co-Product” and “By-Product” items must be deducted.

To calculate the “Alt Qty (Alternate Quantity)” of the item type “Primary Input”:

The quantities specified in the multiline for the “Co-Product” and “By-Product” items must be summed up.

The quantities specified in the multiline for the “Input”, “Primary Input” and Recycle” items must be deducted.