Issue Work Orders

Use the Issue Work Orders function to build an item using the components specified in a bill of material or to remove components from an existing item ("unbuild") to restock inventory quantities. You cannot issue work orders for kitted items because these items are not assembled until you sell them.

Issuing work orders updates items' Committed quantities in Inventory.

A Build work order will consume the components from Inventory and reduce the quantity on hand when the work order is posted. It will add to the quantity on hand for the end assembly when the work order is posted.

An Unbuild work order will add the components to Inventory and increase the quantity on hand when the work order is posted. It will reduce the quantity on hand for the end assembly when the work order is posted.

 

Issuing a Build Work Order

  1. Select Build from the Type field.
  2. Select the BOM item ID for the item you want to build from the BOM Item ID field.
    Note: The components used in the item's bill of material appear in the window along with their available quantities.
  3. Select the location ID for the item you want to build from the Location ID field.
  4. Enter the quantity of items you want to build in the Qty to Build field.
  5. Edit the Date and Fiscal Period/Year fields as necessary.
  6. Click the Issue Order command button and confirm the message that appears to issue the work order.
    Note: If you elected to print online work orders in the Business Rules function, the Online Work Order Report dialog box appears when the work order is issued successfully. Use the command buttons to select how to output the report.

If you have subassemblies, and there is insufficient quantities of the subassembly on hand, you will be prompted to generate a work order for the subassembly also. Click Yes to generate a work order for the subassembly to be built to be able to build the full quantity of the original work order.

Issuing an Unbuild Work Order

  1. Select Unbuild from the Type field.
  2. Select the BOM item ID for the item you want to unbuild from the BOM Item ID field.
  3. Select the location ID for the item you want to unbuild from the Location ID field.
  4. Enter the quantity of items you want to unbuild in the Qty to Unbuild field.
  5. Edit the Date and Fiscal Period/Year fields as necessary.
  6. Click the Issue Order command button and confirm the message that appears to issue the work order.
    Note: If you elected to print online work orders in the Business Rules function, the Online Work Order Report dialog box appears when the work order is issued successfully. Use the command buttons to select how to output the report.

Checking Component Availability

Click the Availability command button to view the Component Availability screen for the build quantity you enter in the Qty to Build field. This screen lists the quantity needed to build the item, the quantity available, and the quantity remaining after the item is assembled.

Use the Find button to view the availability information.

Use the Close button to return to the Issue Work Orders screen.

If you want to find the availability for another bill of material, select the BOM Item ID, Location ID, and enter a quantity and unit, for the BOM you want to find the component availability for. Click Find and the component availability is updated with the available components for that BOM.

Viewing Inventory Quantity Information

To view additional information on transactions in which components are used, click one of the blue values in the Qty On Order, Qty Committed, or Qty In Use columns. The Inventory Quantity Drill-Down screen appears.