pieces, measure, weight entry

STRATIX 9.2

PIECES, MEASURE, WEIGHT ENTRY

1.1

Overview

The Pieces, Measure, Weight (PMW) entry is a standard STRATIX application control used for the entry of Pieces, Measure and Weight in all transactions that require it.

1.1.1

Modes of Entry

The PMW control supports add, change and inquiry modes.



Add mode is used when a new transaction is being created and the Pieces, Measure and Weight are entered for the first time.



Change mode is used when modifying a transaction. The original Pieces, Measure and Weight are presented to the user for modification.



Inquiry mode is used to display the contents of a transaction’s Pieces, Measure and Weight fields without providing access for modification of the values.

1.1.2

Default Values

In Add mode, all of the fields default to zeros.

In Change and Inquiry mode, the calling transaction supplies the current values for the fields.

1.1.3

Calling Application Control

The following features of the PMW control are optional as required by the applications that use it.



Access to the Weight UM field is optional depending on the requirements of the calling transaction.

The following combinations are possible:

 Pieces, Measure, Weight and Weight UM are accessible.

 Pieces, Measure and Weight but not Weight UM are accessible.

 Pieces, Measure, Weight output only but Weight UM is accessible.



Display of the Measure UM.



The Transaction Entry Measure (English/Metric) is controlled by the calling application.



Use of the Pieces, Measure, Weight Preferences.



The display of the Pieces Type, Measure Type and Weight Type fields.

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

The replacement of Measure with Coil Length for Coil Products.



The display of the Clear icon to reset the Pieces, Measure and Weight to zero and the Types to

Theoretical.

1.1.4

Additional Reference Documents

For details on each field—how they are used and data entry validation rules—consult the Data

Dictionary.



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1.2

Specifications for the Control

1.2.1

General Rules

The behavior of the PMW control and access to its fields is based on the characteristics of the transaction’s Product and the options set for this control. The Field Specification table below identifies the conditions of each field.

1.2.2

Computations

Automatic computation of theoretical Pieces, Measure and Weight is an integral part of the PMW control.

Options have been created which allow each STRATIX site to control some of the computations. These options are discussed in detail below.

Note that all computations take place using the Base Measure and results are shown using the transaction measure. For example, if a Sales Order Item is entered using a Metric Measure for an

English site, all computations are performed internally in English and re-converted to Metric for display.

Please also see the computation examples at the end of the document.

1.2.2.1

__ Actual vs. Theoretical Pieces, Measure and Weight Type

The Pieces Type, Measure Type Weight Type and Coil Length Type fields prevent automatic recomputation of the respective field. In Change mode, the Type fields are passed from the calling application and are optionally displayed with the respective field.

For some applications, such as Purchase Order Item entry and Sales Order Item Entry, the Type fields are not stored. They default to Theoretical and are not saved when the new or adjusted quantity is committed to the database.

The user has the option to zero out the Pieces, Measure and Weight fields and reset their contents to zero. This function is triggered via a Clear icon in the PMW control.

Both Add and Change mode support all computations.

1.2.2.2

__ Automatic Computations

The following computations are provided by default in the PMW control.



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** Note that the affected fields are only recomputed when their respective Type is Theoretical.

Changed Field

Pieces

Measure

Weight

Affected Field

Measure (or Coil Length) from Pieces.

Weight from Measure (or Coil Length)

Coil Length (if applicable)

These computations can be done in one of two ways:

Theoretical

For most applications, computations are made based on the specified dimensions and the theoretical weight factors (Material Density or Product Theoretical Weight).

This is the default method for all Pieces, Measure and Weight computations.

Actual

The exception is the Reservations application. An execution option called Pieces, Measure, Weight

Computation method allows for the computations to be done based on the quantity available in stock.

It is used for installations where the inventory Measure and Weight are ‘actual’ (not theoretical).

When the option is set to Actual, the reservation application computes Pieces, Measure and Weight based on the portion of the total available quantity being reserved.



Pieces are computed based on prorated weight. Pieces = (Res Wgt/Avl Wgt) * Avl Pieces



Measure is computed based on prorated pieces. Measure = (Res Pcs/Avl Pcs) * Avl Measure



Weight is computed based on prorated measure. Weight = (Res Msr/Avl Msr) * Avl Weight



Where Measure does not apply, Weight is computed based on pro-rated Pieces (Res Pcs/Avl Pcs) *

Avl Weight

Example: Available from stock are 10 pieces of bar angle with an actual weight of 700lbs. If 5 pieces are reserved for shipment, the reservations application will compute a reserved weight of

350 LBS and not 319 LBS (the theoretical weight of 5 pieces).



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1.2.2.3

__ Computation for Coils

In transactions that create Product Items, the Coil Length replaces the Measure field. This provides for the ability to compute the Theoretical Weight for a coil.

The Coil Length field behaves the same way as the Measure field with a few exceptions.



The Theoretical Weight is computed as a function of the Actual Coil Length and Actual Pieces.



The Coil Length does not reflect the number of Pieces, it is the length per coil.



The Theoretical Coil Length (per piece) is computed as a function of the Actual Weight and Actual

Pieces.

For all other transactions, the Coil Length is not supplied and the Theoretical Weight is not computed.

1.2.2.4

__ Computations for Random Products

In applications that support the entry of quantity for random plate, the theoretical Measure is computed based on the area per piece of random plate and not the area of the nominal dimensions.

This applies to L plate, circles and rings.

Example 1



A Purchase Order Item is entered for 10 pieces of an L-plate has the following rectangles. 48x76,

12x20, 12x96.



The area per piece is computed as (48 * 76) + (12 * 20) = 3888 sq in. = 27 square feet.



The theoretical measure is 27 * 10 = 270 square feet.

Example 2



A Sales Order Item is entered for 20 circles with an OD of 24”.



The area per piece is computed as 3.1415 * 12 2 = 452 sq in = 3.14 square feet.



The theoretical measure is 3.14 * 20 = 62.8 square feet.

1.2.2.5

__ Optional Computations

Options are available for controlling some of the computations that take place in the PMW control.

Each of these options is described in detail below.



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Changed Field

Pieces

Measure

Weight

Affected Fields

1.

Measure (or Coil Length) from Pieces

 If Measure is Theoretical.

2.

Weight from Measure or Pieces*

 If Weight is Theoretical.

1.

Weight from Measure (or Coil Length)

 If Weight is Theoretical.

2.

Pieces from Weight

 If the Compute Pieces option is Yes

 and Pieces is Theoretical.

1.

Pieces from Weight





If the Compute Pieces option is Yes. and Pieces is Theoretical.

2.

Measure from Pieces

 If the Compute Measure from Weight option is No



 and Measure is Theoretical.

Note that if the Compute Pieces Option is No then the Pieces are computed internally for the purposes of Measure computations only. The computed Pieces are not returned.

3.

Measure from Weight





If the Compute Measure from Weight option is Yes and Measure is Theoretical.

* When Pieces is changed, the Weight is computed directly from the Pieces where the Inventory

Control Method is Units and Dimension Segregation is No Dimension.

The options are set at both the system level and the user level. Each application that makes use of the

PMW control must indicate the source of these options. One or the other can be selected but not both.

When the user level is used, an Options icon is displayed to give the user access to the Program Options function. The control is resized if the icon is hidden.

The User options are saved by application and user when the user presses the [Save] button on the options window.

If the user does not save (by pressing the [OK] button on the options window), then the options are in effect until the form that uses the P, M, W control is closed. The options are reset from the database in subsequent calls to the same form.



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Compute Pieces



Automatic computation of Pieces from Weight when Pieces is theoretical.



Not computed where the Product – Piece Control Required field is No



Note that if the Compute Pieces Option is No then the Pieces are computed internally for the purposes of Measure computations only (the computed Pieces are not returned).

Round Pieces



Controls the type of rounding used when the Pieces are computed and the result is not an integer.



Options are:

 Truncate decimals of a Piece.

 Increases the Pieces up to the next highest piece.

 Round the Pieces to the nearest whole Piece using standard rounding logic.

Round Measure (or Coil Length)



This provides an option to round the Measure field for any product.



Options are

 No rounding

 Truncates inches or decimals of a meter.

 Increases the Measure up to the next highest foot or meter.

 Rounds the Measure to the nearest whole foot or meter using standard rounding logic.



The rounding is always performed using the Base Measure UM.

 Example









Base measure is English, entry Measure is Metric

Round Measure is set to Round Up.

Enter 2.4 meters for a 1.25 meter bar angle.

‘Pieces’ is computed as 2 pieces, equivalent measure is 2.5 meters.





2.5 meters is 8’ 2.425”

The 8’ 2.425” is rounded to 9’



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 9’ is 2.74 meters. The measure field is shown as 2.74 meters.

Compute Measure from Weight



If Measure is applicable to the Product it is always computed when the Weight is changed and the

Measure is Theoretical. This preference controls whether the Measure is computed from the

Weight or from the Pieces when the Weight is changed.

Example: Compute Measure from Weight is Yes.

A Product weighs 2 LBS/FT. Length is 20’ per piece.

Enter 5 Pieces. Msr = 100’. Weight = 200 LBS

Change the Weight to 210 LBS.

Compute Measure as 105’.

NOTE



If the user changes the Weight field and both Compute Pieces and Compute Measure from Weight are Yes, then the logic for Compute Pieces is applied first. Then the logic for Compute Measure from

Weight is applied and the Measure is recalculated to balance it with the new Weight field.

1.2.3

Actual vs Theoretical Verification

For some applications that use the PMW control, a verification of an entered Actual Weight is required.

This verification ensures that the Actual Weight entered is close enough to the Theoretical Weight to prevent keying errors by operators.

The Allowed variance is configured using the Theoretical Variance Execution Option. The Execution

Option is set by application.

If the verification fails, a warning message is issued and the user is allowed to continue.

If the computed Theoretical Weight is zero then the verification is skipped. This could occur because the Theoretical Weight cannot be computed (because of the Product’s attributes e.g. coil) or the Pieces or Measure is zero.

1.2.4

Application Control Format



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Frame - Pieces, Measure, Weight

Fields: Pieces, Pieces Type, Measure, Measure UM, Measure Type, Coil

Length, Coil Length Type, Weight, Weight UM, Weight Type.

Lookup Fields: none

Icons: Options, Clear

Pieces Measure Weight Application Control

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1.2.5

Frame

Quantities

Group and Field Specifications

Business Rules

Defaults

In Add mode, all of the fields default to zeros.

In Change and Inquiry mode, the calling transaction supplies the current values for the fields.

Cursor Placement

When this control is the only control in a window, the Cursor is placed in the first enabled field.

Element

PCS

Description

Pieces

MSR

Pieces Type

Measure

Technical Notes

Error Messages

Seq: 1525.0

“Distribution Quantities cannot be less than the

Reserved Quantities.”

M D E Default

*

A E C Zero

O

C E C

O

Previous entry

* D

I Previous entry

*

Business Rules

Enabled for Products whose Piece Control Required field Yes.

A Zero entry is allowed

A Zero entry is allowed

Can be invisible if not required by form that uses the Pcs, Msr, Wgt control.



Enabled for Products whose Dimension Segregation is one of L, SL, WL, WLG.



The entry format for Length is based on the transaction measure:





English - Feet and inches with decimals of inches.

Metric - Meters with decimals of Meters.



The entry format for Area is based on the transaction measure:

 English - Square feet with decimals for inches.

 Metric - Meters with decimals of Meters.

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Element

MSR-UM

COIL-LGTH

WGT

WGT-UM

Description

Measure UM

Measure Type

Coil Length

Coil Length Type

Weight

Weight UM



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M D E Default Business Rules



For Forms whose Inventory Control Method is not Length or Area, the theoretical Measure is computed but the cursor automatically proceeds to the

Weight field.



The Measure is always entered and computed using the Installations Options

Metric or English Length or Area Storage UM. This is controlled by the

Transaction Measure (English/Metric).

Technical Notes

A E C

O

Zero

C E C

O

Previous entry

I Previous entry

* D Installation

Options Length or

Area Storage UM

* D

A E O Zero




Replaces the measure in transactions that create Product Items and when the

Product is in Coil Form.

C E O Previous entry

* D

*

A E O Zero

C E O Previous entry

I Previous entry

*




Enabled for all Products.



Entry of decimals of weight is controlled by the Weight Decimals field on the

Material record.



This field can be enabled/disabled as defined by the calling transaction.

 In PO, SO and QT entry the Weight UM is enabled so orders can be

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Element Description

Weight Type

Legend

M - Mode: *-All, A-add, C-change, I-inquiry

D - Display Property for Add or Change Mode: D-display only, E-entry field

E - Entry Field Requirement: C-Conditional, M-mandatory, O-optional

M D E Default

A E M Installation

Options Weight

Print UM

C E M Previous entry

I Previous entry

* D

Business Rules entered in a unit of measure other than the storage unit.

 In inventory and production transactions the Weight UM is disabled since inventory transactions must be entered in the inventory control weight unit of measure.



The UM - Basis Code must be Weight related.



The Base Measure of the selected UM can be either English or Metric regardless of the transaction Measure.



If the user overrides the default UM, the Weight is NOT automatically converted to the new UM.



When the calling application does not supply a Weight UM, then the following will occur.





If the Default Weight UM (DFLT-WGT-UM) execution option is set to ‘B’ Base

Measure, then the default Weight UM is the OPT Print Weight UM based on the Base Measure from the OPT table.

If the Default Weight UM execution option is set to ‘E’ Entry Measure, then the default Weight UM is the OPT Print Weight UM defaulted based on the

Entry Measure of the calling transaction.

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1.2.6

Computation Examples

For these examples, the Product is assumed to be a 20’ 2” bar angle, no weight decimals, theoretical weight is 3.19 LBS/FT.

Computations made by the system are shown in italics.

Note that these examples are not comprehensive. There are settings and operations mentioned in this spec which have not been covered by these examples. They are merely meant to illustrate the basic operations.

1.2.6.1

__ Example 1

Compute Pieces

Round Pieces

Round Measure

Compute Measure from Weight

No

No

No

No

1)

Enter 10 Pieces

2)

Pieces become Actual.

3)

Compute Measure 201’ 8” and Weight 643 LBS

4)

Change the Measure to 210’

5)

Measure becomes Actual.

6)

Recompute Weight to 670 LBS (210’ x 3.19 = 669.9)

7)

Change Weight to 650 LBS.

8)

Weight becomes Actual

1.2.6.2

__ Example 2

Compute Pieces

Round Pieces

Round Measure


1)

Enter the Measure as 212’



Yes

Truncate

Yes

No

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2)


3)

Compute Weight = 676 LBS (212’ x 3.19 = 676)

4)

Compute Pieces = 10 Pieces. 676 LBS / 64.33 LBS/Piece = 10.508 Pieces, truncated =10)

5)

Change Weight to 650 LBS

6)


7)

Compute Pieces = 10 Pieces (650 LBS / 64.33 LBS/Piece = 10.10 Pieces, truncated = 10)

1.2.6.3

__ Example 3

Compute Pieces

Round Pieces

Round Measure


Yes

Truncate

Yes

No

1)


2)


3)

Compute Weight = 643 LBS (10 Pcs x 20’ 2” x 3.19 = 643)

4)

Compute Pieces = 9 Pieces (643 LBS / 64.33 LBS/Piece = 9.99 Pieces, truncated = 9 Pieces)

5)

Change Weight to 710 LBS

6)


7)

Compute Pieces = 11 Pieces (710 LBS / 64.33 LBS/Piece = 11.03 Pieces, truncated = 11 Pieces)

1.2.6.4

__ Example 4

Compute Pieces

Round Pieces

Round Measure


Yes

Truncate

Yes

Yes

1)

Enter the Weight as 650 LBS

2)

Weight becomes Actual.

3)

Compute Pieces = 10 Pieces (650 LBS / 64.33 LBS/Piece = 10.10 Pieces, Truncated = 10 Pieces.



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4)

Compute Measure = 202’ (650 LBS / 3.19 = 203.76’, rounded = 204’)

5)


6)


1.2.6.5

__ Example 5

Compute Pieces

Round Pieces

Round Measure


Yes

Truncate

Yes

Yes

1)

Enter 10 Pieces

2)


3)

Compute Measure = 202’ (10 Pcs x 20’ 2” = 201’ 8”, rounded = 202’)

4)

Compute Weight 644 LBS

5)


6)


7)

Compute Measure = 204’ (650 LBS / 3.19 = 203.76’, rounded = 204’)

1.2.7

Computations for Coil Length

For the following examples the Product is assumed to be a 48” coil with a 0.0359” gauge and a density of 0.2833 lbs/inch 3

1.2.7.1

__ Example 1

Round Measure Yes

1)

Enter 1 Piece

2)


3)


4)


5)

Compute Coil Length = 341’ 4.8” (2000 LBS/ (48” x 0.0359” thick x 0.2833 lbs/inch 3 x 1 Piece)).

1.2.7.2

__ Example 2



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Round Measure Yes

1)


2)


3)

Default 1 Piece (Actual)

4)

Compute Coil Length = 341’ 4.8” (2000 LBS/ (48” x 0.0359” thick x 0.2833 lbs/inch 3 x 1 Piece)).

1.2.7.3

__ Example 3

Round Measure Yes

1)

Enter 1 Piece

2)


3)

Enter the Coil Length 400’

4)

Coil Length becomes Actual.

5)

Compute Weight = 2343 LBS (400’ x 12”/ft x 48” x 0.0359” thick x 0.2833 lbs/inch 3 x 1 Piece).

1.3

Pieces, Measure, Weight Entry Preferences

This function allows you to set the user preferences for Pieces, Measure, Weight Entry.

There are two levels of Preferences supported a permanent set of preferences saved by user and application. These serve as the default settings for each application.

A temporary set of preferences is also supported so that the user can set the preferences for the application that they are in and these preferences are used throughout the session. Once the session is closed, the temporary preferences are deleted.

1.3.1

Access to the Window

The window is always called from a business transaction.

Access is conditional on the type of transaction:



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

The Pieces, Measure Weight Entry section of the window is available whenever the Pcs, Msr, Wgt fields are used in the window.

1.3.2

Modes of Entry

This function supports Add and Change modes. The mode is conditional on the calling program.

1.3.3

Default Values

The window is filled with the saved default preferences. The user can then modify these preferences and establish a new default setting by pressing the [Save] button.

If no user preference record exists, the defaults described below are used.



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1.4.1

Specifications for Entry Window

Screen Flow

Calling Form

User accesses form User clicks OK, Save or Cancel

Pcs Msr Wgt application control

Pcs

Msr Wgt Options

Entry/Formatting Options

Compute Pcs

Compute Msr from

Wgt

Round Pcs Round Msr

OK Save Cancel

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Screen Format

Pcs, Msr, Wgt Entry Preferences window

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1.4.3

Frame

Group and Field Specifications

Pcs, Msr, Wgt Entry

Business Rules

Defaults

The default settings come from the User preference table. If the record does not exist, then the defaults operate as shown below.

Cursor Placement

Cursor is placed on the first Preference within this frame.

Please refer to the Pcs, Msr, Wgt Entry design spec for further details:

Element

CMP-PCS

RND-PCS

Description

Compute Pieces

Round Pieces

M D E Default

A E O 0 - No

C E O User preference

A E O Yes

CMP-MSR-FM-WGT

RND-MSR

RND-COIL-LGTH


Compute Measure from Weight A E O 0 - No

Round Measure

C

A

E

E

O User preference

O No Rounding

Round Coil Length


A E O Yes

Technical Notes

Business Rules

Conditions

Only available when the Compute Pieces preference is checked. Otherwise, this field is set to its default and cannot be changed.

Replaces the Round Measure when the Coil Length field in the PMW control has been enabled.

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Element Description M D

C E

E Default

O User preference

Legend

M - Mode: A-add, C-change, I-inquiry

D - Display Property for Add or Change Mode: D-display only, E-entry field

E - Entry Field Requirement: C-Conditional, M-mandatory, O-optional

Business Rules Technical Notes

1.4.4

Update

If the validation is completed successfully the following updates are performed:



If the user has pressed the Save button, the user’s Pcs, Msr, Wgt Preferences are saved in the User Preferences table as permanent preferences and the temporary preferences are deleted if they exist.



If the user has pressed the OK button, the user’s Pcs, Msr, Wgt Preferences are saved in the User Preferences table as temporary preferences.



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PIECES, MEASURE, WEIGHT ENTRY

1.1

Overview

1.2

Specifications for the Control

1.3