One small topic, 10 questions on Rotating Items:
Read the question, work out your answer, then use – Flip Card – to reveal the answer and explanation. There is no scoring, but you can score yourself.
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Q1 – What happens when you update the specification attribute values on an item marked as rotating?
Answer
The attribute value is updated on all locationsA physical place where assets exist and where work can be performed. More and assets that reference the rotating item and that have the same attribute.
This is one of the characteristics of a rotating asset in that the specification is controlled from the rotating item. It can be stopped for either locations or assets at the item level.
Q2 – Can you change the classification of an asset that references a rotating item?
Answer
No, the classification field on the rotating asset is read-only.
Q3 – What is the purpose of the two YORN fields on the Asset Specification which are normally hidden, but which are associated with the specification of the asset’s rotating item?
Answer
Inherited from Item – This field defaults to 0 when a new attribute is created in the asset specification, its value is therefore not updated from the rotating item. When the attribute is added on the rotating item and then added to all associated rotating assets this field is set to 1. The attribute is then a candidate for being updated from the rotating item. If you change this field to 0 the attribute will no longer be updated from the same attribute on the rotating item’s specification.
Item Specification Value Changed – This field defaults to 0 and is set to 1 if you enter or override the attribute value on the asset specification. When set to 1 it tells Maximo not to update this attribute if the value of the same attribute on the item specification is changed.
Q4 – A rotating item has an image, what happens when I create a new location and a new asset and associate them both with the rotating item?
- A – Nothing related to the image on the location or asset.
- B – The asset image is copied from the item’s image, nothing happens on the location.
- C – The location image is copied from the item’s image, nothing happens on the asset.
- D – The location and asset images are both copied from the item’s image.
Answer – B
A rotating asset inherits its image from its rotating item, this is not the case with a location that is referenced against a rotating item.
Q5 – What happens when you issue a rotating item and the “Attach to Parent Asset on Issue” on Item Master application is not enabled?
Answer
When you issue a rotating item you need to select a rotating asset to issue. If “Attach to Parent Asset on Issue” is set (=1) then the asset being issued will be added as a subassembly to the asset referenced in the issue dialog and its location will be the same as its parent. Otherwise, if there is no asset to attach to or this field is not set (=0) then it will be issued to the referenced operating location.
Q6 – What two financial transactions occur when you issue a rotating item to an operating location?
Answer
A material usage transaction (MATUSETRANS) occurs for the issue from storeroom.
An asset movement transaction (ASSETTRANS) occurs when you move the asset from the storeroom to the operating location.
Q7 – If the Maximum Quantity Issued field on the Item Master application was set to 1.00 and you issued a second motor to a pump, and the motor and pump are both set to be rotating, would the issue create an error?
Answer
No. The second motor would be issued to the same operating location as the pump, perhaps as a child asset if “Attach to Parent Asset on Issue” was set, in which case it would appear in the Subassemblies table window for the pump asset.
The Maximum Quantity Issued field only has an effect on non-rotating items.
Q8 – What is the purpose of the Item field on the Job Plans application – Work Assets tab, when used in conjunction with the fields in the Purchasing Details section?
Answer
It can trigger the creation of a work order when the item is received. The item can be of any type, rotating or non-rotating, service item or tool. Issue on Receipt must be set on the purchase order for the work order to be created.
Answer – C
A Rotating Item can also be Condition Enabled.
A Rotating Item cannot be a Kit Item and the Lot Type must be set to NOLOT.
The Meter field is blank and read-only when an item is marked as Rotating, the Meter GroupA Meter Group is a set of meters and can include all three meter types. More field can be used with a Rotating Item.
Q10 – True or False
An operating location that references a Rotating Item can only have an asset that references the same Rotating Item.
Answer – True
It is a feature of an operating location that references a rotating item that it can only have one asset that references the same rotating item.
When you issue a rotating asset to the operating location there might be a short period when there are two assets, before you remove the existing asset and send it for repair.
I hope you enjoyed the quiz. The quiz was designated suitable for Intermediate level.
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