Model table

The model table is a detailed bill of materials for a part. This includes the hardware, software and services that comprise the item, as well as controls on the part and its components. The table contains information regarding what operators can do with the part, how components of this part are selected, how quote line items turn into orders, and whether to order or to consume from stock. Both the model.g form and the ocmco.g form can be used to display data contained in the model table.

The catalog defines an item’s components and their order generation dependencies. Controlling the order generation dependencies includes the purchase requisition, service, and work orders necessary to obtain the item.

The Type: Category field controls the grouping of similar Catalog items under a common name.

The model file defines the components an operator may order, using the Unique key of Part Number to identify items. It also contains all associated component relationships within the catalog.

The model record contains:

• The rules for processing a component when it is a line item as part of a quote or order
• References to component parts included with a parent part
• The names of approval definitions that a component must have when it is added to a quote or an order
• If a part has components, the rules for selecting the dependent components
• The status of quantities of a component: in use, available, on order

The information in the model record is copied to each line item in a quote.

You can view the model file in two different screens:

• ocmco (the catalog view)
• model (the model view)