Changing the inventory class of part numbers

You can change the inventory class that is assigned to a part number.

You can promote a part number to a higher inventory class to track more information about the part's inventory. You can also demote a part number to a lower inventory class.

Because the inventory class determines how Maintenix deals with inventory, the ramifications of changing a part number's inventory class can be substantial. Therefore, the ability to makes such changes is controlled by permissions.

Maintenix allows the following inventory class changes:

• Promoting a part from batch-controlled to serial-controlled.
• Promoting a part from serial-controlled to tracked.
• Demoting a part from tracked to serial-controlled.
• Demoting a part from serial-controlled to batch-controlled.

General restrictions

You cannot change the inventory class of a part number in the following cases:

• If a part has an inventory class of Assembly or Aircraft.
• If a part is no longer approved in your organization. A rejected part number has the status of Obsolete (Reject Part).
• If a part is associated with a stock number and the stock number also has other part numbers associated with it.

• If a part is associated with locked inventory items that are not archived or scrapped.