> Defining Temporary Material Lists

Create temporary or non-standard material lists for regular work orders. Build temporary lists from either a standard list or individual parts.

   When creating nonstandard material lists, leave Material list on the Activities page of the Work orders form blank.

Follow these steps to define temporary material lists.

  1. Open the Temporary material lists form (WDVAML).

  2. Query for the work order activity. Datastream 7i inserts information in the adjacent fields and displays the equipment related to the work order.

  3. Copy from—Click to select the material list from which to build a new list.

  4. Click Add to add the parts from the copied material list to the temporary material list. Datastream 7i displays part information. Change the information as necessary to fit the current activity.

  5. Choose File | Save from the menu bar. Datastream 7i saves the information to the database.