Getting Started with PeopleSoft Flow Production

This chapter discusses the integrations and implementation steps required to set up PeopleSoft Flow Production.

Click to jump to parent topicPeopleSoft Flow Production Integrations

PeopleSoft Flow Production integrates with these PeopleSoft products:

PeopleSoft Manufacturing

PeopleSoft Flow Production integrates with PeopleSoft Manufacturing to replenish material from a feeder line. PeopleSoft Flow Production can send Kanban cards and replenishment requests directly to a feeder line. Completion of these requests will send the material directly to the specified WIP location.

PeopleSoft Inventory

PeopleSoft Flow Production integrates with PeopleSoft Inventory to replenish production material from an inventory location. PeopleSoft Flow Production sends Kanban cards and replenishment requests to PeopleSoft Inventory. PeopleSoft Inventory will fulfill the material request and send the material directly to the specified WIP location.

PeopleSoft Purchasing

PeopleSoft Flow Production integrates with PeopleSoft Purchasing to replenish production material directly from a supplier. PeopleSoft Flow Production dispatches Kanban cards and replenishment requests to the supplier. Receiving processes are used to receive and move the material to the specified WIP location.

PeopleSoft Flow Production Enterprise Integration Points

This section discusses the EIPs used by PeopleSoft Flow Production to send and receive information.

EIP Name

Description

Replenishment Request (PRODUCTION_REPLENISHMENT_REQ)

Use this inbound and outbound EIP to create a replenishment request or to import Kanban cards.

See Maintaining Kanban Cards and Replenishment Requests.

Replenishment Request Dispatch (REPLENISH_REQUEST_DISPATCH)

Use this outbound asynchronous message to inform a vendor to replenish a specific item

See Issuing Material Using Electronic Data Collection.

Purchase Order Receipt (PURCHASE_ORDER_RECEIPT)

Use this inbound asynchronous message for Kanban receiving.

Click to jump to parent topicPeopleSoft Flow Production Implementation

PeopleSoft Setup Manager enables you to review a list of setup tasks for your organization for the products that you are implementing. The setup tasks include the components that you must set up, listed in the order in which you must enter data into the component tables, and links to the corresponding PeopleBook documentation.

Other Sources of Information

In the planning phase of your implementation, take advantage of all PeopleSoft sources of information, including the installation guides, table-loading sequences, data models, and business process maps. A complete list of these resources appears in the preface in the PeopleSoft Application Fundamentals for FIN, SCM and ESA PeopleBook,with information about where to find the most current version of each.