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Create a New Part and Add Vendor Information

Create new part

  1. Navigate to https://opulo.aligni.com/

  2. Click New Part

  3. You will now be brought to the Create New Part page

Enter part attributes

  1. Select a Manufacturer –

  2. Select the Manufacturer who is responsible for the creation of this part

    • Select "Opulo" if we are the manufacturer
    • Select one of the relevant "Generic Factory" options if the part can be made by multiple equivalent sources – AND we aren't exactly sure where it's truly made

  3. Enter a Manufacturer Part Number –

    • This would be the alphanumeric part number the manufacturer assigned to the given part you are adding to Aligni

  4. Set a Part Type –

    • There's many different types you can pick from that match up with different types of parts that we have in our supply chain.
    • For this example, we'll pick Fabricated, Other - a catch-all for items whose type do not match other choices in the drop-down

  5. Select a Unit of Measure for the given part –

    • This option corresponds to how the item is consumed.
    • It can be a measure of length, weight, volume, or something more specific.
    • For this part, we'll pick each.

  6. Set Manufactured Here? –

    • This field is asking whether or not the item is built by Opulo or not.
    • If an item is something we purchase as-is from a vendor, have Manufactured Here? be disabled.

  7. Set Revision fields

    • Revision Name –

      • When creating a new part, use 00 as the revision name unless the manufacturer already has a revision name for the part.

    • Revision Reason –

      • For a new part, input Initial Release here.
      • This field is used to briefly explain differences in part revisions when up-rev'ing to subsequent versions.

  8. RoHS Compliance

    • Select the appropriate option for RoHS Compliance
      • Select the Yes option if you know the part to be RoHS compliant
      • Select Unknown if you are unsure about the RoHS status of the part
      • Select No if you know with certainty this part is not RoHS compliant

    What is RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)?

    RoHS is a European Union rule (Directive 2002/95/EC) that limits the use of certain harmful materials in electrical and electronic products.

  9. Click Create

  10. Aligni will bring you to the Details tab of the newly created Part

Enter Vendor data

  1. Navigate to the Supply Chain tab

  2. Add a Vendor Part Number

  3. Set the vendor to match where the part can be purchased from

    • For this example we will select Fake Vendor

  4. Select the Buy Unit –

    • This can be different than the use-as unit

    • For example, the fasteners we buy from McMaster-Carr are often sold in 100-piece sets, so it'd be appropriate then to choose 100pcs set as the Buy Unit.

    • For the item being created in guide, we're just going to leave it as is.

  5. Set the Vendor Part Number

  6. Type the alphanumeric value the vendor uses for the part number field in their purchasing system. We'll use HFC-128-5mm for this example.

  7. When finished, click Create new Vendor Part Number

  8. Set a Standard Cost and Lead Time by clicking Click here to set

  9. Input the Standard Cost data

    • This is a single reference cost associated with the item.
    • Typically, this cost is determined manually based on recent quote and purchase.

  10. Click Save to apply changes and close the window

  11. Set Preferred Vendor

  12. Click Update to apply the change and close the window

Enter Quote data

  1. Click Create a new quote

  2. Input the New Quote data –

    • Vendor -
    • Price -
    • Buy Unit -
    • Currency -
    • Minimum -
    • Multiple -
    • Lead Time -
    • Vendor Inventory -
    • Valid For -
    • Comment -

  3. Click Create and Add Another if you have multiple prices to input –

    • This may be the case if you have either:

      • a higher price that corresponds to a faster lead-time
      • a lower price that corresponds to a higher minimum purchase quantity
      • Literally any other reason

    • If you just have one price/lead-time to input simply click Create to apply the change and close the window.

    For the sake of this walk-through we'll add an additional quote to this item.

  4. Let's say you have different prices at various order quantities, so this item is $0.80 when you purchase at least 10pcs.

  5. Click Create once the additional quote has been fully entered.

  6. Two different prices will now be shown in the Cost and Lead Time table.

Release the part

  1. Once all the above data input is completed, click Release the Revision.

  2. Click Release Revision again

  3. Aligni will then navigate to the Revisions tab where you can confirm the part's initial revision was successfully released.

Return to the Part Details tab and confirm everything looks good. The item is now purchasable!