# IFS Cloud: How to Set Up Parts, Find Help and Use Web Devtools

> Source: https://netray.co/erp-help/ifs-cloud-how-to-set-up-parts-help-user-guide-devtools
> Publisher: Netray (netray.co), AI and integration engineering for ERP and manufacturing systems.
> Section: ERP Help

## Short answer

In IFS Cloud a part starts in the Part Catalog and is then extended into an Inventory Part, and optionally a Purchase Part and a Sales Part, each holding the data for that function. Help comes from the in-app help and the IFS documentation site for your release.

## Kind

how-to

## System

ifs

## Erp

IFS Cloud

## Module

Part Catalog / Inventory Part / Documentation

## Query

ifs cloud how to set up parts

## Alternate Queries

- how to access help in ifs cloud
- what is ifs cloud web devtools
- ifs cloud user guide

## Applies To

IFS Cloud, Aurena client. Page names can vary by release and by activated components.

## Steps

### Create a part end to end

**Items:**

- Open Part Catalog and create the part with a part number, description and unit of measure.
- Open Inventory Part for the part and create the inventory record for a site, choosing the part status, planning method and inventory valuation method.
- Set the lead time, safety stock, lot or serial tracking and supply or demand codes your business needs.
- If you buy it, create the Purchase Part and link the supplier, price and purchase unit.
- If you sell it, create the Sales Part with the sales price list and unit conversion.
- Check that costs, accounting groups and the part's product code and family are set, since they drive posting.
- Run a test receipt and issue to confirm the setup behaves before using the part in production.

## Sections

### Why there are several part records

**Body:**

IFS separates the master definition of a thing, the Part Catalog, from how each site or function treats it. Inventory Part holds stocking and planning settings, Purchase Part holds supplier-side data and Sales Part holds selling data. This lets one part be handled differently per site.

Most setup errors come from missing the second step: a part exists in the catalog but cannot be used on an order because no Inventory, Purchase or Sales part exists for that site.

### Finding help in IFS Cloud

**Body:**

Use the in-app help or question mark option on a page to open context help. For deeper material, the IFS documentation site holds the user guides and technical documentation by release, which is the reference for your exact screens.

Your administrators can also add company-specific guidance. When documentation and the screen disagree, trust the screen and check your version.

### What people mean by web devtools

**Body:**

There is no single product with that name that I can confirm for every release. In practice people mean either the browser's own developer tools, used to inspect the projection calls a page makes, or the Aurena design-time features for page personalization and extension. Both are useful to developers and administrators.

Use them to learn which projection feeds a page, then build integrations on the projection rather than screen scraping.

## Pitfalls

- Creating only the Part Catalog record and expecting it to be orderable.
- Choosing an inventory valuation method without agreeing it with finance.
- Leaving the part status at a value that blocks transactions.
- Missing unit of measure conversions between purchase and stock units.
- Following old documentation for a different release.

## Ai Angle

An assistant grounded in your IFS data can check a newly created part for gaps, for example a Sales Part with no Inventory Part for the site, and answer how-do-I questions from your own documentation. It reads only, and on-prem deployments keep it inside your network.

## Faq

### What is the difference between Part Catalog and Inventory Part?

**Answer:** The Part Catalog is the master definition. Inventory Part is the site-specific stocking and planning setup built on it. A part needs both before it can be stocked.

### Where is the IFS Cloud user guide?

**Answer:** In the IFS documentation portal for your release, and through the help option inside the application. Pick the release matching your environment.

### Why can I not use my new part on an order?

**Answer:** Typically the Sales Part or Purchase Part is missing for the relevant site or the part status blocks the transaction. Check each record and its status.

### Can I bulk load parts?

**Answer:** Yes through the migration capability or Excel based import in many releases. Rehearse in a test environment first.

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