Add Prefix for Job Number?

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Mark is absolutely correct. You should take the implementation as an opportunity to ask 'why'.

I failed to mention in my suggestion to customize the 'next job number' generation app (with meaningful - to your processes - checkbox UD fields) that developing an attribute based deliniation system (if truly needed) will serve you much better in the long run compared to relaing upon a significant order number schema.

(Data elements - that have have entry validation imposed upon them - are much better for writing reports against, or to use as sub-process triggers than a significant order number schema.)

Having the customization suggested enforce a significant order number schema gives you a transitional method to get away from it after the general culture shock of going live on Vantage is passed.

Rob

Mark Wonsil <mark_wonsil@...> wrote:
> I am new to Vantage and is in the progress of implementing 8.03.4. Can
> anyone out there give us an idea whether it is possible to add prefix
> into the auto running Job Number?

When ever implementing a new system, you have the golden opportunity to ask
yourself, "Why am I doing this?" or "Do I still need to do this?"

So I ask you, "Why do you need a prefix on the job number?"

The answer may be that you split jobs in the shop by type of work, customer,
location in the show or you just may hear "It's the way we always did it" but
maybe if you press the question, a different solution may appear. Maybe you
just need a mod to the Job Traveler to display the relevant information...

Food for thought...

Mark W.






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Hi all,

I am new to Vantage and is in the progress of implementing 8.03.4. Can
anyone out there give us an idea whether it is possible to add prefix
into the auto running Job Number?

Thanks in advance for any helps.

Tew
TDS
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If it is the same as 6.10 then, Yes. We do it all the time. In fact if for some reason we can't in 8.x we are going to be in a world of hurt. We prefix with "T for tooling jobs, "TP" for the first production run on new tooling, "C" for change jobs and about 17 other 2-3 letter prefixes...most of which trigger many different appearances in the Job Traveler. The only jobs without a prefix are plain old re-runs of parts. We let it generate the next job number and if needed add in the prefix.
-Todd C.

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From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tew L. P.
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 11:22 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Add Prefix for Job Number?


Hi all,

I am new to Vantage and is in the progress of implementing 8.03.4. Can
anyone out there give us an idea whether it is possible to add prefix
into the auto running Job Number?

Thanks in advance for any helps.

Tew
TDS





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There is no automatic way of doing this in 8x.

Company config set up limits simply to specifying prefix's for KanBan jobs (example: K######), Unfirmed (MRP generated) Jobs (U#######) and Firmed Jobs (F#######). You can also force the Order Job Wizard to essentially utilize & match the salesorder-line-release format when creating make direct jobs. (01234567-1-1)

When creating a new job and the "next job" number prompt pops up, you can manually insert a prefix letter. This only works with Jobs (which are alphanumeric) and can not be done with sales orders (which are numeric type).

I suppose you could write a customization to the "next Job number" generation applet and add some checkboxes (one and only one of which MUST be checked by the user) that would write a boolean value to associated UD fields in the jobhead table and, depending upon the value, insert a capital letter in front of the "next" Job number offered.

Rob



Todd Caughey <caugheyt@...> wrote:
If it is the same as 6.10 then, Yes. We do it all the time. In fact if for some reason we can't in 8.x we are going to be in a world of hurt. We prefix with "T for tooling jobs, "TP" for the first production run on new tooling, "C" for change jobs and about 17 other 2-3 letter prefixes...most of which trigger many different appearances in the Job Traveler. The only jobs without a prefix are plain old re-runs of parts. We let it generate the next job number and if needed add in the prefix.
-Todd C.

________________________________
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tew L. P.
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 11:22 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Add Prefix for Job Number?

Hi all,

I am new to Vantage and is in the progress of implementing 8.03.4. Can
anyone out there give us an idea whether it is possible to add prefix
into the auto running Job Number?

Thanks in advance for any helps.

Tew
TDS

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> I am new to Vantage and is in the progress of implementing 8.03.4. Can
> anyone out there give us an idea whether it is possible to add prefix
> into the auto running Job Number?

When ever implementing a new system, you have the golden opportunity to ask
yourself, "Why am I doing this?" or "Do I still need to do this?"

So I ask you, "Why do you need a prefix on the job number?"

The answer may be that you split jobs in the shop by type of work, customer,
location in the show or you just may hear "It's the way we always did it" but
maybe if you press the question, a different solution may appear. Maybe you
just need a mod to the Job Traveler to display the relevant information...

Food for thought...

Mark W.