Inventory plate properties
There are several places from within ProNest where you can find plate inventory information:
- Plate Inventory editor (Data tab > Plate Inventory).
- Reports (Plate Inventory Detail and Plate Inventory Summary reports)
- Production Manager
| Data field | Description | Units / Notes | ||||||||||
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| Name | Name of the plate | |||||||||||
| Plate Type |
Rectangular Circular Remnant Skeleton |
0 = Rectangular 1 = Circular 2 = Remnant 3 = Skeleton |
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| Length | Plate length along the X axis | inch or mm | ||||||||||
| Width | Plate width along the Y axis | inch or mm | ||||||||||
| Material | Material and thickness, optionally grade and gauge. Only parts that match this material can be nested on the plate. | inch or mm (for thickness) | ||||||||||
| Unit Price |
This would be the unit price at which a plate was purchased. Unit price is the basis for calculating material costs shown in reports and quotes. For nests that use inventory plates, Unit Price will be taken from the Plate Inventory instead of the Materials editor. However, if an inventory plate is in use that has a Unit Price of zero, the Unit Price from the Materials editor will be used instead. |
Monetary units per pound (or kilogram)
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| Rotation |
This describes the initial rotation (in degrees) of your plate. Rotating a plate can be useful if you need to align an irregularly shaped plate (such as a remnant) before nesting. Plates are rotated counterclockwise beginning at 0°. |
Angle in degrees | ||||||||||
| Plate ID | ID number automatically assigned by ProNest. | |||||||||||
| Parent ID | For remnant or skeleton plates that were created from inventory plates, this is the ID number of the immediate parent plate. This can be used to track an inventory plate through it's life as it is nested on, cropped, saved, and nested on again. | |||||||||||
| Root ID |
For remnant or skeleton plates that were created from remnant or skeleton inventory plates, this is the ID number of the original, eldest parent plate. This number can be used to track an inventory plate through its life as it is nested on, cropped, saved, and nested on again. Example:
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| Area | 2D surface area of a single plate. | in.2 or mm2 | ||||||||||
| Weight | Weight of a single plate. Calculated value, based on plate Area and Material. Thickness and Density from the Materials list are used for this calculation. | lbs. or kg | ||||||||||
| Total Weight | Weight of single plate × Stock Quantity. | lbs. or kg | ||||||||||
| Material Cost | Calculated value. This uses the Unit Price and Weight of the inventory plate. If Unit Price is not specified for the plate, the Unit Price from the Materials list will be used. | monetary units | ||||||||||
| Total Value | Material Cost × Stock Quantity. | monetary units | ||||||||||
| Heat Number | ||||||||||||
| Stock Number | ||||||||||||
| Misc1 | ||||||||||||
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| Misc3 | ||||||||||||
| Location | Location can be useful if you have inventory plates at different facilities. | |||||||||||
| Reorder Limit | ||||||||||||
| Supplier | ||||||||||||
| Created By | If remnant or skeleton plate was created by a job, this is the Job ID. | |||||||||||
| Stock Quantity |
The quantity of the plate that is currently in stock. This is the most important quantity value and should represent the actual plate quantity available for nesting. Stock Quantity = Received Quantity - Cut Quantity. |
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| Reorder Quantity | This is a display value for informational purposes. It doesn't impact any other quantity fields or plate availability in ProNest. | |||||||||||
| Received Quantity | Total number of plates that have ever been added. | |||||||||||
| Reserved Quantity | Number of plates that are currently reserved by users. Reserving plates can be useful if you have multiple users who access the same Plate Inventory database. | |||||||||||
| Available Quantity |
Available Quantity = Received Quantity - (Cut Quantity + Number of nests that have been output but are not yet "Complete") In most cases, this will match the Stock Quantity. When the preference After output, set nest status to Complete is cleared, as with Production Manager, nests that have a Pending or In Production status will not be included in the Available Quantity. |
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| Cut Quantity | Number of plates that have been completed and cut. Depending on how ProNest is set up, this may occur when a nest that uses an inventory plate is output. If you are using Production Manager or Production Kiosk, this occurs when nest status changes to Complete. | |||||||||||
| Allocated Quantity | How many plates are used by different jobs. |
