Input Components

The inputs represent all the Engineering components that a functionality can receive in order to perform an activity, such as raw material, tools and components from other processes (material in process). For more information about engineering components, refer to “Engineering Component Type.”

Each functionality has different Engineering components that can be used as inputs and are described in the functionality itself. For the Sheetfed Printer functionality, for example, the inputs are: 1001 – Sheet, 1004 – Ink and 1005 – Plate.

To illustrate the functionalities’ inputs and outputs, consider the flow chart below. The blue boxes are the functionalities, while the gray boxes are the Engineering components. The full green lines show the components used by the functionalities, that is, the input components. The dashed purple lines show the components produced by the functionalities, that is, the output components.

During the process for adding a functionality in the Production Group, it is necessary to enter its inputs, but it is possible to add, edit and delete inputs after recording the functionality. For more information, refer to “Adding Input Components in the Production Group Functionality.”

It is necessary to define the relations between same group functionalities in the input components. For example, whether a functionality can only receive components produced by another functionality of the same Production Group, or whether components produced by other Production Groups can be received. For more information on correlations between functionalities in the Production Group, refer to “Production Group Inputs.”

Creating a New Input

To create a new Input option, you will need to create a new Engineering Component Type. For that, your user must have enabled the following access options:

EPS > SALES > RECORDS > IQUOTE > ENGINEERING > ENGINEERING COMPONENT TYPES > ADD ENGINEERING COMPONENT TYPES

In the system’s main menu, click Sales > Records > iQuote > Engineering > Engineering Component Types or enter "Engineering Component Types" in the Quick Search field

Click New. The Add Engineering Component Type screen will open.

Complete the fields as described below:

Field	Description
Description	Name of the Engineering component type.
Class	Select the Engineering Component Type class, according to your need.
Cost Unit	Unit of measurement that determines the component’s cost unit in the estimate’s and in the Job’s Product Engineering, when linked to the Engineering component type.
Demand Type	Determines the Engineering component type's demand.
Precision	Allows the user to determine the accuracy for the component’s decimal places in the calculation. The standard value is (1).
Active	Indicates if the Engineering component will be available for use in the Estimate and in the Job. Keep it active.

On the Engineering Process Grouping tab, under Ignore the selected characteristics do not select any item.

Click Save.