Approve Subcontract Request

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This page allows you to approve the subcontract request document. The Approval limit for the login user also is displayed in this screen. The system allows you to modify the subcontract request details. The Default entries group box can be used to default certain fields with values supplied in this information tab. The Item details multiline lists the line number and the associated item details. You can approve the document or you can modify the fields if the fields appear as editable fields. The “Approve Subcontract Request” push button is accessed to approve the subcontract request document. The “Return Subcontract Request” push button is accessed to return the subcontract request document without approving.

The “Approve Subcontract Request” page appears.

The System displays the status of the Subcontract Request

The system displays the approval amount limit in the transaction currency.

The system displays the following in the “Subcontract Request Details” group box

SCR No.

The Unique code identifying the SCR.

SCR Date

The date on which the subcontract request was created.

Type

The type of Subcontract Request is displayed in this field, which can be “Service” or “Conversion”.

Requester ID

The Unique identification number of the requester who wants certain items to be subcontracted.

Mode

The Mode of the SCR is displayed which can be “Normal” or “Express”.

The system displays the following:

SCR Value

The sum of all the line items total value is displayed in this field.

Origin

The origin of the subcontract Request is displayed.

Folder

The folder in which the SCR related documents are present are displayed.

Quotation Needed

This box appears checked or unchecked if quotation are expected or unexpected from the subcontractor.

Order At

The name of the OU in which the order is placed is displayed.

Receipt At

The OU in which the items after subcontracting are received is displayed.

Hold

The Date in which the approval of the SCR document was made.

The system displays the following:

Remarks

Any remarks or additional information pertaining to the subcontract Request document is displayed.

Approval Date

The Date in which the approval was made.

Authorization Remarks

The remarks regarding the authorization can be entered in this field.

Reason for Return

The reason for returning the document without approving it is mentioned. Helps the requestor modify the request as required.

Budget ID

Identification number of the budget related details.

 

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Need Date

The date on which the customer requires the items. (Date Format). The “Need Date” should be greater than equal to the “SCR Date” and same as or before the Approval Date.

Accounting Unit

Accounting Unit is the finance book, which contains various accounts into which the financial entries pertaining to the transactions are maintained. The drop down is populated with all the finance books that are mapped to the Receipt OUs that are mapped to the SCR Login OU.

CC Usage

Use the drop-down list box to specify the Cost Center Usage, which is an additional parameter to identify the cost center through the “Cost Rule Definition” component in Finance. The CC usage needs to be specified wherever you want to move an item to a Cost Center instead of a warehouse for e.g. Service Item/ Adhoc Item.. “Blank” is set as the default value. This cannot be “Blank” if “Adhoc Item Class” has any value other than “None”.

AC Usage

Use the drop-down list box to specify the Account Usage, which points to an Account Code where the financial postings will be done. The corresponding Account Code for the selected Account Usage would have been defined in the “Account Rule Definition” component in Finance. These account codes are mapped to the finance books mapped to the receipt OUs mapped to the login OU. “Blank” is set as the default value. This cannot be “Blank” if “Adhoc Item Class” has any value other than “None”.

Analysis Code

The Code or identification number assigned for the analysis done to the items. (Alphanumeric, 5).

 

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Sub Analysis Code

The unique code identifying the sub category within the analysis code (Alphanumeric, 5).

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

Line No.

The Unique identification number of the line associated with the item.

Item Code

Code or identification number of the item. (Alphanumeric, 32). The Item Code cannot be blank if  “Adhoc Item Class” is “None”

 

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Variant

The name of the variant associated with the item (Alphanumeric, 8).

Description

The description of the item and the variant. (Alphanumeric, 150).

BOM Reqd

Use the drop down box and select  “Yes” if Bill Of Material (BOM) is required else select “No”

BOM Reference

The unique code identifying the Billing of Materials for the item to be subcontracted. The BOM Reference cannot be blank if BOM Reqd is “Yes”

 

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

Required Quantity

The quantity of item required by the customer.

Authorized Quantity

The quantity of item authorized by the customer (Numeric). This cannot be blank and it should not be less than or equal to zero for a particular item.

UOM

The Unit Of Measure of the items supplied by the supplier. The “UOM” cannot be let unselected for a given row if “Item”,  “Variant” or “Description” is specified.

 

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Cost

The unit cost of the item (Numeric). This cannot be blank or less than or equal to zero.

Per

The number of items, which form a unit (Numeric). This cannot be blank or less than or equal to zero for given row if “Item”, “Variant” or “Description” is specified. This cannot be blank for stockable items.

Schedule Type

Use the drop-down list box to select the Schedule Type.

 
  • Single – Indicates that the supplier has to deliver the items all at one time

 
  • Staggered – Indicates that the supplier can divide the quantity of items into part deliveries

Need Date

The date on which the items needs to be supplied by the supplier (Date Format).  The “Need Date” should be greater than the ‘SCR Date”. This should not be blank for  “Single” schedule type. This should be blank for  “Staggered” schedule type

Budget ID

A unique code identifying the budget under in which the item falls (Alphanumeric, 6)

 

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Warehouse

The code identifying the warehouse where the item needs to be shipped (Alphanumeric, 10). This should be blank if the “Subcontract type” is “Service”, if schedule type is “Staggered”, and if the “Adhoc Class” is other than “None”. This cannot be blank for subcontract type other than “Service”.

 

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The system displays the following:

Supplier Code

Code or identification number of the supplier. This appears as a hyperlink and can be accessed to view the supplier related details.

Name

Name of the supplier associated with the supplier code.

Preferred Supplier Code

Code or identifier of the supplier who is categorized as a preferred supplier.

 

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The system displays the following:

Preferred Supplier’s Name

Name of the preferred supplier associated with the code.

Drg Revision No

The Identification number of the revisions done to the engineering drawing.

Ref. Doc. Type

Use the drop-down list box to select the type of the reference document.

Ref.  Doc.  No.

The Unique code identifying the reference document. (Alphanumeric, 20)

Ref.  Doc. Line No.

The Unique identification number of the line, which represents an item in the reference document.

Adhoc Item Class

Use the drop down list box to select the unplanned item class if any exists for the item.

The system displays the following:

WBS Id.

The code that identifies the WBS mapped to the subcontract request.

Task Code

The task code mapped to the subcontract request.

Task Desc.

The detailed description of the task code.

The system displays the following:

Created By

The Name of the user who created the SCR

Created Date

The date on which the SCR was created.

Last Modified By

The name of the person who last modified the SCR

Last Modified By

The date on which the SCR was last modified

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