Release Production Orders

Use the Release Production Orders function to release a group of production orders at one time rather than releasing them online using the Generate button on the Production Orders screen. The Release Production Orders function allows you to control who performs the release of orders, for example, by enabling you to turn off the Allow Online Release of Orders option and password protect the Release Production Orders function.

The release process, sometimes called "explosion", reads through the BOM and creates records in a series of production tables. A list of all materials and resources needed is created and used to produce the assembly. During the release process, the system calculates how many material components, machine hours, labor hours, and subcontracted processes are required. It also calculates the lead time and required date of each one of the requirements based on the order release due date. Once production orders are released, you can edit them, record activity information against them, and attain a variety of reports.

Remember:

1. Use the Data Filter to select the range of filtering options or leave the filter blank to include all available data.
2. Click the Applybutton to display the available orders using the selected filtering options.
3. Select the Select check boxes adjacent to the orders you want to release.
   Note: You can use the Select All or Unselect All buttons to either select all available orders for release or deselect all selected orders for release.
4. Enter any applicable comments in the Comments field.

5. Click a command button to
   

   Click	To
   OK	Begin processing. This also generates requirements quantities. If you set the MB business rule to include Yield Adjustments, the calculated quantities will include yield percentages.
   Activity	View the Activity Log for releasing production orders.
   Reset	Set all fields to their default values.