Define Work in Process Parameters

The following parameters define modes of operation and default values that affect Work in Process: 

• Discrete Manufacturing Parameters, 
• Repetitive Manufacturing Parameters, 
• Move Transaction Parameters, 
• Material Parameters, 
• Intraoperation Steps Parameters, 
• Outside Processing Parameters, 
• Scheduling Parameters, and 
• Other Parameters.

To define WIP parameters, you must change the control level for the Costing Enabled and Inventory Asset Value item attributes in the Item Attribute Controls window in Oracle Inventory. This change requires that costs be defined for all organizations that point to other organizations for their costs.

Note: You cannot define Work in Process parameters when the costing organization is different from the current organization.

You must define modes of operation that affect other functions in Oracle Work in Process and assign default values before you can perform any transactions in your organization. You must also enable the intraoperation steps that you want to use in your routings to allow detailed tracking within operations on the shop floor. Work in Process always enables Queue for each operation and To Move for the final operation in a routing.

Define Bills of Material Parameters for Phantom Routing (Required)

There are two Bills of Material (BOM) parameters that you need to define in order to use phantom routing: Use Phantom Routings (choose whether or not to charge phantom routing cost); and Inherit Phantom OP Seq (choose whether or not phantom components inherit the operation sequence of the parent operation or maintain their own phantom routing sequence).


Define Parameters for Project Manufacturing (Optional)

If you are using Project Manufacturing, several parameters are defined for Work in Process transactions: In the Oracle Project Manufacturing Parameters window:


Enable Project Reference and Project Control Level parameters enable you to assign project and task references to planned orders, jobs, purchase orders, sales orders, miscellaneous transaction and other entities within Oracle Manufacturing.


Allow Cross Product Issues enables components with a different unit number from your assemblies to be issued to work in process.

In the Organization Parameters window in Oracle Inventory


Project Cost Collection Enabled parameter associates an expenditure type with each subelement.


Enable Model/Unit Number Effectivity enables model/unit number effectivity for an organization;

Define Item Tolerance Type (Optional)

You need to enter an overcompletion tolerance type and tolerance value if you will be overcompleting assemblies on jobs or schedules. On the Master Items form, navigate to the Work in Process tab. Select the tolerance type percent or amount from the list of values, then enter the corresponding tolerance value.

Context: You need to perform this step once for each applicable item in the master organization where that item is defined.