Aptean Catch Weight

Article • 4/29/2023 • 5 min read

While using the Aptean Process Manufacturing extension in conjunction with the Aptean Catch Weight extension, the Catch Weight Items can be added:

As a Co-Product on the Production BOM
As a Reallocate consumption of a Co-product
As an Unplanned Output Setup
As a Reallocate consumption of an Unplanned Output
As an Unplanned Consumption item
For Consolidated Pick
For Consolidated Consumption

Use Catch Weight Item as a Co-Product

A Catch Weight item now can be used a Co-Product in Production BOM. Follow the instructions here to add an item as a Co-product.

Reallocate consumption of a Co-product

When a released production order is marked as Finished, the system automatically generates Item Ledger Entries for both the main item and the co-product. If a Catch Weight item is used as a shared component, the Quantity and Invoiced Quantity on the Item Weight Ledger Entry page are calculated using the Consumption Pro Rata of the co-product on the Consumption Reallocation Item page. Also, the Act. Consumption (Qty.) field on the Item Ledger Entry is updated with the correct consumed component and the Act. Consumption (Weight Qty.) field on the finished Production Order Components line is updated with corresponding entries. The Act. Consumption (Weight Qty.) field is viewed only when catch weight items are used as co-product.

Use Catch Weight Item in Unplanned Output Setup

You can now add Catch Weight items on the Unplanned Output Setup page. This unplanned output can then be added to the Released Production Order.

The Item No., Unplanned Item Type, and Unplanned Item No. fields on the Unplanned Output Setup page can be updated with the desired Catch Weight Item details. When the output is posted, the corresponding Item Ledger Entries and Item Weight Ledger Entries are created automatically.

Reallocate consumption of an Unplanned Output

You can reallocate consumption of an Unplanned Output in a manner similar to the Co-product. For more information, see Reallocate consumption of a Coproduct.

Use Catch Weight Item as an Unplanned Consumption item

A Catch Weight Item can now be used as an Unplanned Consumption item. Follow the instructions here to add an item on the Unplanned Consumption Setup page.

Consumption Posting on a production component line created with a Catch Weight Item through Add Unplanned Consumption function works similarly to the consumption posting of a component line with a Catch Weight Item created via Refresh production order.

Use Catch Weight Item in Consolidated Pick

A Catch Weight Item can now be used in Consolidated Pick. You can set up the Consolidated Pick Method for a Catch Weight Item on the Item Card page and Stockkeeping Unit Card page. The consolidated pick method for a Catch Weight Item on the Production Order Components page is also set up, as the value is inherited from the associated item or Stockkeeping Unit Card page. If the Consolidated Pick Method value is not set on the item card or Stockkeeping Unit Card page for the item, you can set it directly on the Production Order Component line. For more information on how to add a catch weight item for consolidated pick, see Consolidated Pick and Consolidated Consumption.

Use Catch Weight Item in Consolidated Consumption

A Catch Weight Item can now be used in Consolidated Consumption. You can set up the Consolidated Consumption method for the Catch Weight Item on the Item Card page and Stockkeeping Unit Card page. The consolidated consumption for a Catch Weight Item on the Production Order Components page is also set up as the value is inherited from the associated item or Stockkeeping Unit Card page. If the Consolidated Consumption value is not set on the item card or Stockkeeping Unit Card page for the item, you can set it directly on the Production Order Component line. For more information on how to add a catch weight item for consolidated pick, see Consolidated Pick and Consolidated Consumption.

Updating the Weight Quantity fields in the Consolidated Consumption report

The weight quantity fields are updated on the Consolidated Consumption report page when a Catch Weight Item is used. To know more about the calculation of Consolidated Consumption and generation of the report, see Consolidated Consumption. The following weight fields are added to the existing fields on the report page:

Field	Description
Unit of Measure (Weight Qty.)	Displays the catch weight unit of measure. It is expressed in kg.
Consolidated Consumption (Weight Qty.)	Displays the total consumption quantity of the raw material in weight (kg) consumed during the production of the finished product. It is the product of the Calculated Consolidated Consumption Quantity and the Average Catch Weight of the item.
Normative Consumption (Weight Qty.)	Displays the total consumption quantity of raw material in weight (kg) assumed to be consumed to produce the finished product. It is the product of Calculated Normative Consumption quantity and Net Weight of the consolidated item.

These fields are visible only when the finished product or the consumed component is a catch weight item.

You can also view the Weight Quantity (KG) field value on the Item Tracking Lines of the Consumption Journal when a catch weight item is used in consolidated consumption. The Document Weight Lines are also created for the consumption lines on the Consumption Journal page.