You can return assemblies in a number of transactions pages including Return Assembly, Return From Scrap, and Return From Reject. You can return a greater quantity than the original transaction quantity. The return process enables you to move assemblies either back to the stockroom. Or move assemblies taken out of production back to the original production job, and proceed through the remainder of the routing.

   To return assemblies:

1. Navigate to the Return Assembly page.

   The page displays job information including job number and description, operator, and assembly number and description.

2. Select Finish to use the defaults displayed to create a return transaction. Or select values for fields displayed on this page.

3. In the Transaction region, enter values in the Quantity and Subinventory fields. You have the option to change the unit of measure.

4. You can select applicable information in the Sales Order, Reason, and Reference fields - and descriptive text in the Note region.

5. The Lots and Serials region displays for assemblies under lot or serial number control, or both. Select Lot Details or Serial Details to access lot or serial detail pages. See: Lot Control, and Setting Up Serial Number Control

   • For lot controlled assemblies, select applicable values in the Lot, Parent Lot, and Quantity fields.

   • For serial controlled assemblies, select applicable values in the Serial From and To, and Quantity fields.

   • If the assembly is under both lot and serial control, select values in the Lot, Parent Lot, Serial From and To, and Quantity fields.

6. Select Finish to complete your return transaction, or select Continue to enter information for quality plans and component backflushing.

   • If you select Finish, the transaction is saved.

   • If you select Continue, the Return Assembly Detail page displays.

7. On the Return Assembly: Detail page, collection plan information displays in the Quality Plans region. This region displays fields for Plan Name, Information, Mandatory flag, and Completed status. Select the plan you want to update by choosing Add Child Data.

   The Enter Results page on the Quality Workbench appears for entering quality data. See: Entering Quality Results

   After quality data is entered, the transaction page is refreshed with the updated information. You have the option to duplicate, update, or delete these records.

8. The Backflush Components region displays components under lot and serial control requiring backflushing. If lot and serial information is required, the status column displays X. Edit this list by enabling or disabling the Select field for applicable components:

   • Select applicable lot values in the Subinventory, Locator, Revision, and Lot fields.

   • Select applicable generated serial numbers in the From, To, and Parent fields. You can also select values in the Reason and Reference fields.

9. Select Finish to save your work.

   To return assemblies from scrap or reject:

1. Navigate to the appropriate page. Choices are Return From Scrap or Return From Reject.

   The page displays job information fields including Job number, Job Description, Assembly number, Assembly Description, and Reported By.

2. For reject returns, you have the option to return a quantity greater than the job quantity by enabling the Overcomplete Assembly check box.

   Note: This function is not available for Return From Scrap transactions.

3. Select Finish to use the defaults displayed to create a return transaction. Or select values for fields displayed on this page.

4. In the From Operation and to Operation region, select values in the following fields:

   • From Operation Sequence

   • To Operation Sequence

   • To Step

5. In the Transaction region, select a quantity value.

   • If this is a return from scrap transaction, you can enter information in the Scrap Account Alias and Scrap Account Number fields.

   • Optionally, you can enter a transaction Reason, Reference, and descriptive text in the Note region.

6. If a customized descriptive flexfield is used in your environment, the Additional Information region displays. Enter your information in this region. If you are not using customized information, this region does not appear.

7. Select Finish to complete your return transaction, or select Continue to enter information about manual resources, quality plans, or component backflushing.

   • If you select Finish, the transaction is saved.

   • If you select Continue, the detail page displays.

8. On the detail page, in the Manual Resources region, you have the option to add machine resources by selecting Retrieve Non-Labor Resources.

   For applicable machine resources, this region populates the fields for Operation Sequence, Resource, Instance, and Start Time.

   Enter values in the End Time and Total Quantity fields. You have the option to change the unit of measure.

9. You can collect quality results in the Quality Plans region. This region provides information on Plan Name, Information, whether data collection is mandatory, and Completed status. Select the plan you want to update by choosing Add Child Data.

   This Enter Results page on the Quality Workbench appears for entering quality data. See: Entering Quality Results

   After quality data is entered, the transaction page is refreshed with the updated information. You have the option to duplicate, update, or delete these records.

10. The Backflush Components region displays components under lot and serial control requiring backflushing. If lot and serial information is required, the status column displays X. Edit this list by enabling or disabling the Select field for applicable components:

    • Select applicable lot values in the Subinventory, Locator, Revision, and Lot fields.

    • Select applicable generated serial numbers in the From, To, and Parent fields. You can also select values in the Reason and Reference fields.

11. Select Finish to save your work.