Applications to be deployed on the Inventor ETO Server are created with the Inventor ETO Series product, using a Visual Studio-based development environment, supporting the Intent language and .NET languages like VB.NET and C#.
While the Intent language has evolved and been modernized for .NET compatibility, and based on feedback from users, its heritage traces back to the mid-1980s, to ICAD, one of the pioneering products in Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE.)
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The Intent Rules Engine used by the Inventor ETO Server is powerful enough to implement nearly any sort of engineer-to-order application you could envision. It can be used to capture geometric and configuration knowledge, as well as business rules. Because the Intent Rules Engine provides the capability to create dependencies between designs (objects), it effectively allows the creation of workflows.
Autodesk has a number of large implementations of Inventor ETO, and has apparently had some solid successes with the product. Swedish hydraulic press manufacturer, AP&T, for example, notes that Inventor Engineer-to-Order has helped it reduce cost estimate errors on key components from 10% to 1%. Hytrol Conveyor currently uses 800 seats of Inventor ETO (and is likely a good candidate for the new web-deployed version.)
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I have a question related to automatic inventory adjustments done by receiving products on Purchase Order raised from Work Order. Once the PO Receipt is created and product is Received, the Quantity Allocated for Product in the chosen Warehouse is increased by Quantity Received. Now, I read in FieldOne manual, that Quantity Allocated I quote "represents how many units are currently listed on Work Orders as Work Order products." However, when looking for Work Order Product for the ordered product, I find nothing. Does anyone know what the logic behind Quantity Allocated in this case? Thanks
Hi Neil, thank you for thorough testing. As I was still having trouble with allocations (as a result of wrong Work Order processing I guess), what I found out is that in order to decrease the Quantity allocated in inventory, you need to set Work Order Product as Used and Allocated at once. In case you add Work Order Product and set Allocated to Yes and Save, Quantity Allocated is again increased in a warehouse. So I would say that when using Purchase Orders related to Work Orders, you need to set both Allocated to Yes and Status to Used at once and that's what I've been doing wrong. Thank you again for help Neil.
The allocated yes/no field defaults to no. So it is possible to complete the work order without reducing the allocation. Which could cause a problem! So some validation might be needed in your RESCO app if you are using this a lot.
I have done extensive testing on this today. I wanted to document effect on qty on hand, allocated (etc) for all of the stock movements. Including adjustments, transfers, purchase order creation and purchase order receipt.
I have found the exact same result as you. When the purchase order is linked to the work order the allocated value does not increment. Then when you do the stock receipt you'd expect the allocated value increases.
I assume when the work order is completed the allocated amount should reduce. I haven't finished all my tests but I suspect I can see a potential issue. My engineer is linked to a virtual warehouse. (As his van.) The purchase order has been booked into the main warehouse. (So showing one allocated in the main warehouse.) When the engineer completes the work order how will it know to reduce the allocation on the main warehouse.
I suspect you have a point ..... it is probable that my understanding is logical but incorrect! I am currently working on a project that needs to use inventory in Field Service. At the weekend I will do some testing and let you know anything concrete I find.
From what you've said I suspect the quantity allocated might actually be the amount linked to work orders. (With a purchase order.) If that logic was true from what I have seen (so far) the purchase order receipts would not handle that as I'd expect.
I would say that receiving products on PO actually increases quantity allocated of the product in specific warehouse, I tested it couple of times. Problem I see here is that I cannot find any Work Order Products even though Quantity Allocated is higher than 0.
I think the allocated quantity represents the amount currently on work orders. This quantity allocated should reduce when the products on the work order are marked as used. (and at the same time the physical stock quantity would be impacted.)
As far as I know the allocated field does not relate to the amount on order or the purchase order receipts. (There is some logic to link the purchase order to a specific work order, I admit there are some combinations there I haven't yet tested.)
FYI: There is a product journal entity that shows all of the alterations made to stock levels and on order amounts. You might want to use advanced find to look at that as it might help you see the sequence of updates on these types of fields.
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