QAD 2017 Enterprise Edition > User Guides > Lean Manufacturing > Kanban Setup > Setting Up Base and Control Data > Master Data
  
Master Data
Although much of the data used by Kanban is specific to that module, Kanban also relies on several kinds of base data set up elsewhere in the system. Master Data Setup summarizes the kinds of data required.

Master Data Setup
 
Data
Program
Where Used
Sites
Site Maintenance (1.1.13)
Required to set up kanban supermarkets, loops, and processes.
Note: Based on your security setup, you may need to use Site Security Maintenance (36.3.13.8) to give users access to selected sites.
Locations
Location Maintenance (1.1.18)
Required to associate locations with supermarkets in Kanban Master Maintenance and with supplying processes in Kanban Process Maintenance.
Items
Item Master Maintenance (1.4.1)
Required before kanban-specific setup in Kanban Item Master Maintenance.
Routings
Routing Maintenance (14.13.1)
Optional; needed if processes reference operation records used to roll up manufacturing times.
Suppliers
Supplier Create (28.20.1.1) and Supplier Data Maintenance (2.3.1)
Optional; needed for Kanban Master Maintenance records with Source Type set to Supplier.
Bills of Material (BOMs)
Product Structure Maintenance (13.5)
Optional; needed if components are backflushed when received from a manufacturing process.
Dispatch ID Sequence
Number Range Maintenance (36.2.21.1)
Optional; needed only if you want to communicate demand to kanban suppliers, processes, or supermarkets using dispatch lists.
EDI Setup Information
Various programs on the EDI eCommerce menu (35)
Optional; needed only if you want to exchange dispatch lists and ASNs with your suppliers in EDI format.