The Part Bins frame is used to create and maintain a list of codes to identify the physical location of where a stock part can be found at a particular inventory location.
For example the code could identify a row, shelf, box or tray. These part bins can be entered on the Part Inventory Location Manager. Part Bins can also be used as a method for conducting a Physical Inventory Count.
System Flag 5033 controls whether or not part bins are required as well as whether or not they are validated. See the System Flags section below for more information.
Create
To load the Bin Information i-frame, click the Retrieve button to load the list of part bin codes. You may need to scroll to the bottom to find the first blank Bin field.
Type in a new Part Bin code. This field has a limit of six characters. Enter a description for the part bin in the Description field. This field has a limit of 20 characters.
For example: 001A – ROW 001 BIN A
The codes are user-defined so it is up to your organization to decide on a format that will best suit your needs.
Once you have completed the entry, click the Save button at the top of the frame. The Part Bin number will now be available to assign to parts on Part Inventory Location Manager.
Modify
You can only modify the description of existing codes. Once a code has been created and saved, the Bin field cannot be changed.
To narrow the list of codes returned, you can type a value in the Starting With field before clicking retrieve. For example, typing in 00 will return only bin numbers that start with 00.
If you want to change a description, click in the Description field and type a new one over the existing description and click Save to update the record.
Disable
To disable a Part Bin, check the disabled box in the row of the bin number you want to disable. Click Save. The part bin will no longer be available for use.
Delete
You can only delete a code provided it is not in use on any other tables in system. If the Part Bin is being used, you will not be able to delete it.
To delete a Part Bin that is not in use, click in the row of the code you want to delete to make it active. Click the Delete button (Red X). The selected row will turn red. Click the Save button to delete the code from the system.
System Flags
2039 – Search for Part by Bin? (Y/N) – If set to ‘Y’, when the user inputs a bin number in a part number field and if that number is not a part or xref number, it will show in the field the actual part number in that bin and location. If there are more than one part number in the bin, then present a list of parts the user can choose from.
5033 – Require/Validate a Part Bin Number? (Y/N/R/V) – If set to ‘Y’, Part Bin is not required but will be validated if entered. Set to ‘N’, Part Bin will not be required or validated. Set to ‘R’, Part bin will be required but not validated. Set to ‘V’, Part Bin will be required and validated.
5137 – Require/Validate a Part Bin Number on Unit Main? (Y/N/R/V) – If set to ‘Y’, bin number is not required but will be validated if entered. Set to ‘N’, bin will not be required or validated. Set to ‘R’, bin will be required but not validated. Set to ‘V’, bin will be required and validated.
5263 – Default Bin for Parts Added to a Part Inventory Location – If flag 5033 is set to "R" or "V", this flag value will be used as the default bin when adding parts to an inventory location from purchase order or part transfer.
For more information see the Inventory Application User Training Guide.
Last Update: 06/06/2016
NOTE: To view a list of System Flags and Role Privileges that may impact this screen, hover over the screen title in M5 to display the bubble help/tooltip. At the bottom of the bubble help/tool tip, there is a Settings hyperlink. Click that hyperlink to display the list of flags and privileges.
Additional training and technical documents on this subject may be available in the Resource Files area.