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Serial Conditions
Published June 4th, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
The serials listed can then be queried on their condition & serial history. Example we can assign the serial condition of serial CATBX0004 to be “NEW” Select Serial Condition The serial is now updated with the “NEW ” condition code plus notes can be added in the process Condition code updated Note: Only serial's that are available and awaitin
Inventory Changes
Published May 31st, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
Cost used to value stock is changed to T - Actual Cost. This uses the actual cost from serial numbers for serialized stock. Whenever a serialized stock item is issued the actual cost is used and the average cost of the warehouse is updated. All other items that are not serialized continue to be costed at average cost. The flag for serial number tr
Goods Receiving
Published May 31st, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
Serialized components are received using standard Pronto goods receipt functionality. Note if the inspect flag is set to Yes in the Serial Rotable Control of the stock item being ordered the stock item will go through QA before being made available in the warehouse Rotable Item Receipt Purchase Order to receive for new engines Receive Select a s
Component Setup
Published May 31st, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
Our components for change-out are going to be the engine and transmission of the haul truck Engine Transmission Key fields for the component setup are: Track Serial - Y(es) Item Code - stock item code linked to the equipment. This is the integration link with inventory Change - out PM Task - Create a PM task for the change out process. This
Asset Setup
Published May 31st, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
The 100 ton Caterpillar haul truck is configured in Pronto for the change-out process The plant item is a standard plant item setup where the plant type is an asset. Cost center, branch, usage/production UOM information is configured as per normal.
Rotable Management Administration
Published May 31st, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
Settings below are to be maintained by a systems administrator and are configured initially during the Rotables system setup Rotables Serial Admin Serial Statuses to Show Filter Different serial statuses can be setup by company in multi company environments Serial Conditions Additional condition codes can be added via this table Serial Rotable Cont
QA Inspection
Published June 4th, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
New serials can be tagged and set for QA inspection or transferred between warehouses
Work Orders Processed on the Component
Published May 31st, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
Example Haul Truck HT206 and the work orders are going to be processed directly on the engine and transmission Component serials installed Components are serial tracked, a change-out task attached and the item code integrated Engine - HT206-ENG Transmission HT206-TRAN Process a work order directly on the engine to start the change-out process Proces
Despatch Stock
Published May 31st, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
Pick slip processing follows the standard Pronto despatch process once the serial's have been allocated via work order processing Example Process Pick Slip 2294 Print Pick Slip Despatch and update the pick slip Pick slip completed and updated
Serial Item Status
Published June 4th, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
Components that are awaiting QA inspection or warehouse transfers can be managed from the Serial Item Status menu option A single or multiple warehouses can be selected for processing All warehouses selection provides a view of all the components by stock item code in the various warehouses and the various stages they are in example whether they
Reordering Rotable Stock
Published May 31st, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
Reorder Policies Reorder policies are maintained under the inventory section of What's under the hood The prompts are: Reorder Policy Code Reorder Policy Description Reorder calculation, Yes is included and space mean's not considered On Hand Qty's In Transit Qty's On Order Qty's Commitment Qty's QA Hold Qty's Repair Projects Qty's Core Return Proj
4. Sold / Scrapped / Lost
Published June 4th, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
Serial's that have been assessed and deemed not repairable or processed via the Serial QA Assessment Initial(Off WO) The stock item is highlighted and the Item Serials button is selected Item 60064 has a serial component that is in repair Tag the highlighted serial and click on Not Repairable The serial will disappear from the screen Escape from t
Pronto User Roles
Published May 31st, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
Custom Roles The following custom roles are required for processing component change-outs in Pronto for maintenance planners and warehouse personnel Warehouse Personnel Maintenance Planners
Stock Commitments Allocation
Published May 31st, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
The process is designed to de-allocate(make available) spares from one sales order line and immediately allocate
Work Orders Processed on the Asset
Published May 31st, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
Component change-outs can be done either with all work orders processed on asset or assets raised on the component being swapped out. The choice would be based on how your site wants to see the costs i.e. on the asset or on the actual component being replaced. We will start with processing on the asset Work order processed can either be an ad-hoc wo
Component Change-out lifecycle
Published May 31st, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
A rotable component is typically a spare or serviceable part that can be repeatedly repaired or restored to a condition where it can be used again. Examples of these are engines, gearboxes etc. Typical stages of the lifecycle: Installation - Component is installed into the system it will be utilized in Operational lifecyle - Component operates withi
1. Initial Serial QA Assessment
Published June 4th, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
Components uninstalled and sent to the repair warehouses start being reviewed and process via the Serial QA Assessment The assessment screen shows the components listed by their stock item codes. Items on hand are listed in the various columns example QA Initial review, project initiation, In Repair etc. To select the components to be reviewed high
3. Repair Projects
Published June 4th, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
Project created can now be accessed in the Rotable Management Projects, Repair projects Highlight the project created to maintain The component can then be repaired, materials and orders processed against it. Workshop, repair faults and statuses are recorded Once the component has been repaired and transactions completed on the project it can be c
2. Serial Project Initiation
Published June 4th, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
The serial HT200-ENG001 has been tagged, marked repairable and removed from the review screen A project is initiated to process the serial that has been marked as repairable. This is accessed by the Serial Project Initiation menu option On our selected serial we can see one in the Project Initiation Column Select the item code, select item serials
X Transfer
Published June 4th, 2024 by Herb Sigowa
Transfer Direct Inventory can be transferred direct from one warehouse to another Select and Tag the warehouse to process
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