The Where-used list application allows displaying the place of utilization of selected production structure elements, such as:

• Operation
• Routing
• Item
• Resource
• Resource list
• Bill of material
• Bill of resources
• External manufacturing item

Additionally, the application allows the user to simultaneously replace multiple elements by other elements.

The application is composed of:

• Header – it allows the user to adjust basic input settings for the application
• Work pane – Table – it allows previewing selected data defined in the application header

Header

The application toolbar contains the following buttons:

• [New] – it opens an empty where-used list
• Production element selection menu – it allows selecting a production element whose usage is to be displayed. Available options include:
  • Operation
  • Routing
  • Item
  • Resource
  • Resource list
  • Bill of material
  • Bill of resources
  • External manufacturing item

The following fields can be filled in in the header:

• Production element – depending on the option selected in the production element selection menu, the field’s name is displayed accordingly. The field requires the user to define the name of a production element usage that is searched for.
• Valid on – it allows choosing a date as a search criterion
• Maximum level – it allows defining the maximum display level for selected production elements
• Multi-organization – it allows searching within all organizations belonging to the company

Work pane – Table

The table displays data defined in the application header. Table columns include:

• Symbols – it displays icons designating a relevant type of objects in the table:
  • Production item
  • Operations
  • Routings
  • Bill of material
• Level – it defines the separation level of a displayed structure
• Bill of resources/item – it displays the name of a bill of resources or item where a selected element is used
• Version – it displays the used version of a material/resource
• Organization – it displays the respective organization where a table line item is defined
• Quantity – it displays the defined quantity of a table line item
• Maintaining organization – it is an organization responsible for creating a given line item
• Line item – it displays the number of a line item of a searched element as entered in data found
• Rejects – the percentage value of a rejects quantity generated by an element
• Performance rate – an element’s performance factor expressed as a percentage value
• Variable quantity – a quantity depending on a quantity specified in a production order, required to manufacture a given product
• Fixed quantity – in this case quantity will not be recalculated if a quantity is defined in a production order – the fixed quantity will always have the same value
• Valid from/Valid to – a validity period of a given table line item

The toolbar of the work pane’s table contains the following buttons:

• [Replace detail line items] – it allows replacing selected elements in an additional dialog window
• [Output pages already displayed into file] – it allows exporting table data

[Replace detail line items] – Dialog window

The dialog window can be opened by selecting the [Replace detail line items] button.

• Selection field – it allows selecting data to be replaced
  • Bill of resources – it makes it possible to replace elements related to production
  • Resource – it allows replacing resources
  • Item – it allows replacing items
  • External manufacturing item – it allows replacing external manufacturing items
• Current element – the field is named appropriately, according to an element selected in the selection field. It makes it possible to define a current element used in production processes. The following data is defined for a selected element:
  • Bill of resources – after selecting the Bill of resources option in the selection field, the window displays a drop-down context menu with the following options:
    • Bill of material – the name of a bill of material currently used in the production process
    • Resource list – the name of a resource list currently used in the production process
    • Operation – the name of an operation currently used in the production process
    • Routing – the name of a routing currently used in the production process
    • Bill of resources – the name of a bill of resources currently used in the production process
    • Operation template – the name of an operation template currently used in the production process
  • Resource – the name of a resource currently used in the production process
  • Item – the name of an item currently used in the production process
  • External manufacturing item – the name of an external manufacturing item currently used in the production process
• New production element – this field makes it possible to define an element that is to replace a defined element currently used in the production process. The field is structured in the same manner as the abovementioned field Current element.
• Valid from – the beginning date of the validity period of a searched element to be replaced
• Valid to – the end date of the validity period of a searched element to be replaced

The dialog window’s table is composed of the following columns:

• Symbols – it displays icons designating a relevant type of objects in the table:
  • Production item
  • Operations
  • Routings
  • Bill of material
• Level – it defines the separation level of a displayed structure
• Line item – it displays the number of a line item of a searched element as entered in data found
• Bill of resources/item – it displays the name of a bill of resources or item where a selected element is used
• Maintaining organization – it is an organization responsible for creating a given line item
• Quantity – it displays the defined quantity of a table line item
• Rejects – the percentage value of a rejects quantity generated by an element
• Performance rate – an element’s performance factor expressed as a percentage value
• Variable quantity – a quantity depending on a quantity specified in a production order, required to manufacture a given product
• Fixed quantity – in this case quantity will not be recalculated if a quantity is defined in a production order – the fixed quantity will always have the same value
• Valid from/Valid to – a validity period of a given table line item
• Checkbox – it allows selecting line items whose elements are to be replaced