Manufacturing ➔ Reports ➔ Gross requirements
This screen displays the gross requirements report that displays the materials required to produce a certain quantity of end products. From this report, you can also:
The information in this document is applicable to product update 421 and higher. If you have versions lower than this, certain features explained here will not be applicable.
Note: It is possible that not all the columns in the overview are displayed. You can add or delete columns as required by clicking Columns at the toolbar.
This column displays the item code of the item to be produced. The item code is based on the item code defined at Item code in the item maintenance screen (go to Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Items or Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain, select an item, and then click Open).
This column displays the description of the item to be produced. The description is based on the description defined at Description in the item maintenance screen (go to Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Items or Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain, select an item, and then click Open).
This column displays the BOM version of the item to be produced. The BOM version is based on the version defined at Version in the BOM maintenance screen (go to Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ BOM, select an item, and then click Open). Alternatively, you can also obtain the version in the item maintenance screen in the Manufacturing tab.
A green check mark is displayed in this column at the side of the BOM version, which indicates that it is the main BOM version for the item to be produced.
This column displays the warehouse of the item to be produced based on the BOM version. You can define the warehouse for any BOM version except the main version in the BOM maintenance screen (go to Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ BOM, select an item, and then click Open).
This column displays the part items required to produce the make item.
This column displays the description of the parts items required to produce the make item. The description is based on the description defined at Description in the item maintenance screen (go to Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Items or Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain, select an item, and then click Open).
A green check mark is displayed in this column if the part item has the Make attribute. This is based on the attribute defined under the Attributes section in the Manufacturing tab in the item maintenance screen (go to Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Items or Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain, select an item, and then click Open).
A green check mark is displayed in this column if the part item has the Buy attribute. This is based on the attribute defined under the Attributes: Purchase section in the Purchase/Sales tab in the item maintenance screen (go to Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Items or Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain, select an item, and then click Open).
This column displays the main warehouse of each part item. The warehouse is based on the main warehouse defined under the Warehouses section in the Inventory tab in the item maintenance screen (go to Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Items or Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain, select an item, and then click Open).
This column displays the quantity required for each part item to produce the make item. This quantity is calculated based on the following formula:
Quantity in the BOM line (as defined in the BOM maintenance screen) / Batch quantity of the BOM x Quantity required for make item (as defined at Quantity required at Manufacturing ➔ Reports ➔ Gross Requirements).
This column displays the quantity currently in stock for each required part item. This quantity can be obtained from the Free stock column under the Warehouses section in the Inventory tab in the item maintenance screen (go to Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Items or Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain, select an item, and then click Open).
This column displays the difference between the quantity required and the quantity currently in stock for each part item.
This column displays the units of the part item. The unit is based on the sales unit defined at Sls. unit in the Basics tab in the item maintenance screen (go to Manufacturing ➔ Setup ➔ Items or Inventory ➔ Items ➔ Maintain, select an item, and then click Open).
Click this to export the report to Microsoft Excel.
Click this to create a purchase order for the buy items. For more information, see Creating and maintaining purchase orders.
Click this to create a production order for the make items. For more information, see Creating and maintaining production orders.
Click this to exit.