Connect a Part to a NATO Stock Number

Explanation

This activity is used to connect parts in IFS/Part Catalog to a NATO Stock Number (NSN). The following rules apply:

• One NSN can be connected to one or more part numbers.
• One part number can be connected to only one NSN.
• If several part numbers are connected to one NSN, only one of the part numbers can be the preferred part number of the NSN.
• If only one part number is connected to one NSN, that part number is automatically the preferred part number of the NSN.

Prerequisites

• The NSN must have been defined.
• The part(s) must have been defined in IFS/Part Catalog.

System Effects

• Information on the NSN for a part number is available in the application.
• A mismatch entry is generated in the Part and Stock Numbers Mismatch page if,
  • The part is a sales part (inventory) which is connected to an inventory part with a different part number.
  • The part is a non-inventory sales part which is connected to a purchase part with a different part number.
  • The NSN for the sales part is different to the NSN for the connected inventory/purchase part.

Pages

NATO Stock Number

Activity Diagrams

Define and Maintain NATO Stock Numbers