The MCS Required indicator shows whether an MCS is required for this item shipment. The default of this check box is determined by the project default ZP_MCS_REQ. If this indicator is set, you can only assign an IRC to an item shipment if you have assigned an MCS. Otherwise, an MCS is not required and an IRC can be created immediately.
The MCS Number field shows the name/number of the material certificate summary (MCS). An MCS is a notification for inspection. Whether an MCS is mandatory for an item or not is determined by the MCS Required check box. When an item shipment has been placed on an IRC or a release note, you cannot update the MCS number or quantity any longer. You cannot assign an MCS number to a master tag. See the description of the Split Tag button for more information. To see the heat numbers of the item shipments of an MCS number, you can double-click in this field. The software opens the Heat Numbers tab with the query context 'MCS'.
The MCS Date field shows the date of the MCS.
The MCS Quantity field shows the quantity of the item shipment on the MCS. Whether this quantity can be greater than the quantity of the item shipment itself or not depends on the setting of project default ZP_MCS_INC. If the project default is not set or is set to 0 (zero), the item shipment quantity is the highest allowed value. If the project default is set to a value greater than 0 (zero), the highest allowed value is given by the following formula:
Item ship quantity * ((100 + ZP_MCS_INC)/100)
For example, if ZP_MCS_INC is set to 50, you can thus increase the MCS quantity up to 150% of the current item shipment quantity. If the MCS quantity is greater than the current item shipment quantity, the MCS quantity is copied over as the new item shipment quantity. If the quantity on an MCS is smaller than the quantity of the item shipment, a new item shipment is automatically created. The quantity of this new item shipment is the quantity of the old item shipment reduced by the quantity of the MCS. This new item shipment can then be placed on a different MCS. At the same time, the quantity of the old item shipment is reduced to the value of the MCS. Actual and forecasted expediting dates are not copied over. A new forecasted delivery date for the new item shipment must be entered in the Forecasted Delivery Date field. Attributes that are attached to the old item shipment are copied to the new item shipment. Generally, the item shipment line item number of the new item shipment is the highest one available for the corresponding order line item increased by 1, and the sub line item number is set to 1. Only for sub items of a tagged master item the item shipment line item number is copied over and the sub line item number is increased by 1 instead.
The MCS Weight field shows the weight of the item shipment for a quantity of 1 on the MCS.
When you assign an MCS to an item shipment, the weight of the item shipment is copied over as the MCS weight.
The Total MCS Weight field shows the total MCS weight of the item shipment, calculated as the MCS quantity * MCS weight per unit.