Author: Paul Henriques in: Quick Tips
OnRamp uses a variety of acronyms in a variety of different ways throughout the software. You will find acronyms on the names of data fields and on the names of screens and in drop-down menus.
Some of them might seem obvious whereas other may not. We have put together an acronym cheat sheet that provides not only the meaning of the acronym but also any relevant screens, folders or reports it is associated with.
APQP
Advanced Product Quality Planning
APQP/PPAP Elements [S1856]; APQP Schedule [R3128]
A/P
Accounts Payable
A/P Aging-Detail Base Curr-Preset Int [R4127]
A/R
Accounts Receivable
A/R Aging Base Curr-Detail-Preset Int. [R4129]; A/R Aging in Base Curr-Sum.-PRESET Int. [R 4130]
ASN
Advanced Shipping Notice
EDI ASN [S1962]; ASN Acknowledgment Report [R3056]; ASN’s Not Received [R3152]
BOL
Bill of Lading
Missing Customer BOLs [R4197]
BOM
Bill of Material
BOM Reports [N2369]
CNC
Computer Numerical Control
CNC [N2667]; CNC Screens [N2624]; CNC Reports [N2631]
DCP
Detail Capacity Planning
Detail Capacity Planning (DCP) [N1181]; DCP Applications [N2615]; DCP Reports [N2616]
DSR
Document Storage Retrieval
Document Storage Retrieval [N1223]
EAU
Estimated Annual Usage
Project EAU [N2551]
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange
EDI [N1029]; EDI Incoming Review [N1267]; EDI Outgoing Review [N1268]; EDI Set-Up [N1270]
EOQ
Economic Order Quantity
EOQ Calculator [S2081]
GL
General Ledger
General Ledger & Reports [N1035]
JIT
Just In Time
JIT [N2676]
LS
Line Sequence
Line Sequence [N1179]; Line Sequence Screens [N2602]; Line Sequence Reports [N2604]; Line Sequence Exception Reporting [N2606]; etc.
MDR
Material Deficiency Report
Internal Rejection MDR’s [S2375]; Resolve MDR’s for Production [S1545]; Open and Close MDR’s [R1090]; Late MDR’s [R3556]; etc.
MRP
Material Requirement Planning
Material Requirement Planning (MRP) [N1108]
NCR
Non-Conformance Report
Cust Return Inquiry by NCR [S2124]; Late NCRs [R3561]; Submit for NCR (Scrap Operation) [S1905]; NCR Disposition [S1995]; etc.
PM
Preventative Maintenance
Preventative Maintenance [N2628]
PO
Purchase Order
Purchase Orders / Schedules [N1176]; Purchase Order Receiving [N1205]; Non-Production Purchase Orders [N1242; etc.
PPAP
Production Part Approval Process
Vendor PPAPs [N2500]; PPAP [N1040]; PPAP Master [S1078]; APQP/PPAP Elements [S1856]; etc.
PPM
Parts Per Million
Quality Performance PPM [S2423]; Quality Performance PPM by Customer [R3569]; Vendor PPM [R4334]
PS
Packing Slip
Issue Manual Packing Slip [S1903]; Pending Packing Slips [S2184]; Missing Vendor Packing Slips [R4196]; etc.
QA
Quality Assurance
Parts, With No QA Steps, That Have Demand [R3558]
SO
Sales Order
Sales Order [N1059]; Sales Order Details [N1102]; Sales Orders by Part [S1247]; Sales Order Packaging Instructions [S2292]; etc.
SPC
Statistical Process Control
SPC Reports [N2653]; SPC Feature Info [S2366]; SPC Master [S2390]; SPC Review Data [S2367]; SPC Stats [S2368]; etc.
UM or UOM
Unit of Measurement
UOM Calculator [S2374]
WC
Work Center
Work Centers [N1011]; Work Center Cost Model [N2521]; Work Center Machines [S1018]; Work Center Master [S1019]; etc.
WO
Work Order
Work Orders / Nesting [N1049]; Work Orders [N1064]; Work Order Reports [N1098]; Work Order Review [N1204]; etc.
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