Production Orders

1. Enter or accept the release number in the Release No field.
2. Select, if applicable, the customer to associate with the release from the Customer ID field.
3. Enter the quantity you want to build in the Qty field.
4. Select the unit of measure for the assembly from the Unit field.
5. Select the estimated finish date from the Est Finish Date field. The system subtracts the lead time (this field is in Inventory, in terms of days) from that date and creates an estimated start date. A prompt appears asking you if you want to set the estimated start date to what the system suggests. Click Yes to select the date; otherwise, select No to leave the field blank.
6. Select or accept the estimated start date from the Est Start Date field.
7. Select, if applicable, the status of the release from the Status field.
   Note: New, Planned, Firm Planned, and Released are used prior releasing a production order. In Process, Production Hold, and Completed are used after releasing a production order.
   

   Select	Description
   New	When order releases are initially entered into the system this status is used, although you can change the status to Released, Planned, or Firm Planned. Order releases with a status of New cannot be released using the Release Production Orders function.
   Planned	When production orders are generated by the Production module, this status is assigned. Note: A New or Planned status is handled the same way by the system.
   Firm Planned	When Planned orders are confirmed to be built, change the status to Firm Planned. Orders with this status do not get recalculated by the order generation process and can only manually be changed to New, Planned, or Released.
   Released	This status can be assigned to any New, Planned, or Firm Planned order release at any time. This status indicates that the order release is new, but is ready to be released and put in process. Order releases with this status can be released online or released using the Release Production Orders function. Note: A Firm Planned or Released status is handled the same way by the system.
   In Process	This status is assigned to a production order release once it has been released. All order releases for which you record transaction data such as material use, production, or time must have a status of In Process. In Process order releases can only be changed to Production Hold using the Production Orders function. They can be changed to Production Hold or Completed using the Record Production Activity function.
   Production Hold	This status is used when an order release, which is currently in process, is put on hold because there is something wrong. No further work is normally done on the release until it is changed back to In Process. Production Hold order releases can only be changed to In Process using the Production Orders function. They can be changed to In Process or Completed using the Record Production Activity function.
   Completed	Completed order releases are releases that are assumed to be complete and for which no more materials, labor, and machine time will be recorded. You only change the status to Completed using the Record Production Activity function.

8. Select the sales order number this production order offsets or was created to address from the Sales Order field. This field automatically populates if you used the Generate Orders from Sales function and are creating orders on a one-to-one basis with sales orders.
9. Click the Append button () to add a release number to an existing production order.
10. Click the Delete button () to delete a release number from an existing production order.
11. Click a command button to
    

    Click	To
    Save	Save the entered/edited production orders.
    Generate	Generate the production orders. This also generates requirements quantities.
    Print	Print the Production Picking List or the Order Traveler documents. These documents are available to print from this function if the business rule is set to allow it.

Click the Toggle button () to switch to the field (detail) view of the Production Order Releases section.

1. Enter or accept the release number in the Release Number field.
2. Select, if applicable, the customer to associate with the release from the Customer ID field.
3. Enter the quantity you want to build in the Qty field.
4. Select the unit of measure for the assembly from the Unit field.
5. Select the sales order number this production order offsets or was created to address from the Sales Order field. This field automatically populates if you used the Generate Orders from Sales function and are creating orders on a one-to-one basis with sales orders.
6. Select the purchase order number this production order offsets or was created to address from the PO Number field. The field automatically populates if you used the Generate Orders from Sales function and are creating orders on a one-to-one basis with sales orders.
7. Select the estimated finish date from the Est Finish Date field. The system subtracts the lead time (this field is in Inventory, in terms of days) from that date and creates an estimated start date. A prompt appears asking you if you want to set the estimated start date to what the system suggests. Click Yes to select the date; otherwise, select No to leave the field blank.
8. Select or accept the estimated start date from the Est Start Date field.
9. Enter any notes pertaining to the associated release in the Notes field.
10. Select the routing type to use from the Routing field.
    Note: When you release the order, the system automatically generates requirements using the appropriate routing specified in the bill of materials.
11. Select a priority code from the Priority field. A priority code of 1 is considered the highest priority. Currently, this is an information-only field.
12. Select the source of the order from the Order Source field. The default source is Manual.
13. Enter an order code in the Order Code field. This field is for information use only.
14. Select, if applicable, the status of the release from the Status field.
    Note: New, Planned, Firm Planned, and Released are used prior to releasing a production order. In Process, Production Hold, and Completed are used after releasing a production order.
    

    Select	Description
    New	When order releases are initially entered into the system this status is used, although you can change the status to Released, Planned, or Firm Planned. Order releases with a status of New cannot be released using the Release Production Orders function.
    Planned	When production orders are generated by the Production module, this status is assigned. Note: A New or Planned status is handled the same way by the system.
    Firm Planned	When Planned orders are confirmed to be built, change the status to Firm Planned. Orders with this status do not get recalculated by the order generation process and can only manually be changed to New, Planned, or Released.
    Released	This status can be assigned to any New, Planned, or Firm Planned order release at any time. This status indicates that the order release is new, but is ready to be released and put in process. Orders with this status can be released online or released using the Release Production Orders function. Note: A Firm Planned or Released status is handled the same way by the system.
    In Process	This status is assigned to a production order once it has been released. All order releases for which you record transaction data such as material use, production, or time must have a status of In Process. In Process order releases can only be changed to Production Hold using the Production Orders function. They can be changed to Production Hold or Completed using the Record Production Activity function.
    Production Hold	This status is used when an order release, which is currently in process, is put on hold because there is something wrong. No further work is normally done on the release until it is changed back to In Process. Production Hold order releases can only be changed to In Process using the Production Orders function. They can be changed to In Process or Completed using the Record Production Activity function.
    Completed	Completed order releases are releases that are assumed to be complete and for which no more materials, labor, and machine time will be recorded. You only change the status to Completed using the Record Production Activity function.

15. Click the Append button () to add a release number to an existing production order.
16. Click the Delete button () to delete a release number from an existing production order.
17. Click a command button to
    

    Click	To
    Save	Save the entered/edited production orders.
    Generate	Generate the production orders.
    Print	Print the Production Picking List or the Order Traveler documents. These documents are available to print from this function if the business rule is set to allow it.