ato made simple

8/13/2019 ATO Made Simple

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ATO Made Simple

A simple guide to Oracles

Assemble to Order Process byLarry Sherrod


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What is ATO

Assemble to Order is the process of

building Models and Option Classes to

support selectable options within the sales

order process. The functionality then

provides a means to generate unique

Items, Boms and Routings to deliver

configured product


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What are Models and Options

Model

Option

ClassATO Item

ATO Item

ATO Item

Here is a simple Model/Option

Diagram. Each box in the

Diagram represents an item

and its item type (Template).

There are two BOMs. The one

at the Model level containingthe mandatory item and Option

Class and the Option Class

BOM containing the two

optional items. This structure

supports conditions where you

have a fixed assembly BOM(the mandatory ATO item) and

optional processes. Things

like special assembly

treatments, testing or quality

certifications.


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Setup

You will use the ATO and Option Class

Seeded Templates

You will need an Order Type which

supports ATO workflows

Map out your BOM structure

All items and BOMs must be active in yourMaster Inventory Org


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Item Creation

Start with creating your ATOmodels. The seeded

template should work fine.

The images to the right show

some of the basic attribute

settings.


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BOM Structures

You can now build your BOMstructures. You can start from the

bottom up or top down. Either way

works fine. Use the Indented BOM

form to verify your bill structures.


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Order Entry

You should be able to enter youmodel item in an order now. You

will need to make sure the items

are correctly priced before you

begin.

Enter the model part number and

press the Configurator button at

the bottom of the form.

Note: The Configurator moduleis NOT required for simple ATO.


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Order Entry

You should nowbe presented an

HTML page with

the breakdown of

the options you

must select. Use

the blue arrowson the left of the

form to open and

close the BOM

structure. Once

complete, use the

PreviewConfiguration

button to view the

configured BOM.


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Order Entry

This image

displays the

results of the

selections you

made. Press

the Finishbutton to close

the

configuration

screens and go

back to the

Order Entryscreen.


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Order Entry

This images shows the configured

order lines. You may have to use

the Tools > Show Line Details in

order to display lines for lower

level parts. Now you can BOOK

the order.


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Auto Generate BOM and Work

Order If you progress the order, you should have a status of

Create Configuration Eligible

This process creates the items and BOMs

Once the configured item is created, you can progress

the order to Create Supply Order Eligible This creates the work order for the configured items

It is important to note these processes can be scheduledto run in background and it is not necessary for the order

entry person to process them


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Shipping

At this point, you can ship the goods as

you would any other product.


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Conclusion

Simple ATO helps reduce the number of

BOMs engineering must maintain

Engineering needs only to create the ATO

Model/Option Class structure

Configured BOMs are created as part of

the sales order process

Sales Orders are hard linked to ATO work

orders

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