Recoding Inventory Models

When recoding an inventory model, the model part number is recoded but the components of the old model are retained under the new model part number. If the components of the new model are already defined, RM81 makes you delete that model's definition in IM29 before you can enter the recode parameters in RM81; i.e. you have to get rid of the components for the new model before it copies the components from the old model over.

Scenario Old New Results in IM29
If you recode MODELA to MODELB, you need to delete MODELB in IM29, enter the recode parameters in RM81 and then run RM82.
MODELA will cease to exist; history for MODELA and MODELB will be merged and reported under MODELB; the components of MODELA will become the components of MODELB in IM29.
MODELA
 COMP1
 COMP2
MODELB
 COMP3
 COMP4
MODELB
 COMP1
 COMP2
If you want to recode MODELA to MODELB, but retain the components of MODELB, then you need to do a multi-step procedure:
Recode MODELB to a temporary product code. RM82 only does a recode. MODELB is now gone; history and IM29 are under MODELTEMP. MODELB
 COMP3
 COMP4
MODELTEMP
(does not exist
in IM13)
MODELTEMP
 COMP3
 COMP4
Recode MODELA to MODELB. RM82 only does a recode. MODELA is now gone; MODELA's history and IM29 are under MODELB. MODELA
 COMP1
 COMP2
MODELB
(does not exist
in IM13)
MODELB
 COMP1
 COMP2
Delete model definition for MODELB in IM29.
Recode MODELTEMP to MODELB. RM82 does a recode/merge of history. MODELTEMP is now gone; original history and IM29 from MODELB --> MODELTEMP are now back to MODELB along with history from original MODELA. MODELTEMP
 COMP3
 COMP4
(history and components of original MODELB)
MODELB
(exist in IM13
but not in IM29)
(history and components of original MODELA)
MODELB
 COMP3
 COMP4
(history of A&B; components of original MODELB)
Double check product description of MODELB in IM13; expect it to be the description of original MODELA.

 
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