You can return components from a serialized assembly in a single return transaction. This provides an efficient method for returning parts on complex bills of materials with numerous components. All the component issue transactions belonging to a serialized job, after serialization start operations, are supported in this return functionality. This includes transactions from the Express Transact Component page, Backflush Components region on the Move Assembly: Detail page, express material transactions, and serialized material issues from Mobile pages.

The following parameters enable display of the Mass Return Components for Serialized Assembly page on the MES Workstation to complete these transactions:

• Global Actions

• Search Job/Serial Operation Actions

See: Manufacturing Execution Workstation Parameters

There are two procedures for mass returning components, depending on whether the original work order is open or closed.

   To return components from a serialized assembly for an open work order:

1. Navigate to the Mass Return Components for Serialized Assembly page.

2. Scan or enter the serial number in the Assembly Serial Number field.

   The associated assembly value appears in the Assembly field. The assembly Description, Job Number, Job Description, Job Status, and Operation Sequence Number appear on this page for this Assembly Serial Number.

   If you leave the Subinventory and Locator fields null, the system returns the items to the subinventory where they were originally issued when you submit the transaction. Otherwise, you have the option to change subinventory and locator areas.

3. Enter a value in the Subinventory field if you choose to select a subinventory different from where the items were originally issued.

4. Optionally you can enter a new value in the Locator field for the associated item and subinventory.

   You can enter locator segments that do not already exist. The system creates the locator in the specified return subinventory, and components are returned to this locator.

   Note: You can create a dynamic return locator if the return subinventory is not set as item level locator control.

5. Optionally select a transaction reason in the Reason field, and enter any descriptive information in the Reference field.

   See: Defining Transaction Reasons

6. Select Submit to launch the concurrent program Mass Return Components for Serialized Assembly. A warning message appears before the program is submitted listing the information, (where XX stands for the specified values):

   "You are about to return all the components currently issued to Assembly XX (Assembly), Serial Number XX in Organization XX. Are you sure you want to mass return components?"

7. Select Yes to continue launching the program.

   The Requests page appears. You can monitor the status of the request you submitted,

   See: Monitoring Requests

8. Navigate to the Assembly Serial Number Detail page to verify that correct quantities and serial numbers are returned to the designated subinventory.

   This page provides a summary and detail of components and transactions for a given assembly serial number, see: Viewing Assembly Serial Number Detail Information

If the original work order is closed for a serialized assembly, you first create an alternate routing and non-standard job to return the parts. Then you proceed using the previous steps.

   To return components in a serialized assembly for a closed work order:

1. Navigate to the Routings window.

2. Create an alternate routing for the closed job with at least one operation and a Serialization Start Operation.

   See: Creating a Routing

3. Save your work.

4. Navigate to the Discrete Jobs window.

5. When the Find Discrete Jobs window appears, select New.

6. Create a non-standard job for the items you want to return to the subinventory.

   See: Defining Discrete Jobs Manually

7. In the Routing tabbed region of the Discrete Jobs window, enter the alternate routing you created in the Reference field.

   The values you created for this routing appear in the Alternate, Serialization Start Operation, Revision, and Revision Date fields.

8. Save your work.

9. Select Serial Numbers to access the Associate Serial Numbers window.

   The non-standard Job name, Job Quantity, and Assembly name field values default from the record accessed on the Discrete Jobs window.

   In the Associate Serial Numbers region, the serial numbers from the referenced routing you created appear. See: Associating and Modifying Serial Number Job Information

10. Select the serial numbers you want to return.

11. Save your work.

12. After you have completed the previous steps, follow the steps for returning components in a serialized assembly for an open work order.