Start a production order

This procedure shows how to start a production order on the shop floor. Time and material consumption are reported in this process. The demo data company used to create this procedure is USMF. This is the fifth procedure out of seven which explains the production order lifecycle.

Start a production order

1. Go to Production control > Production orders > All production orders.
2. Select a production order that has the Released status.
3. On the Action Pane, select Production order.
4. Select Start. On this page, you can confirm the start of the production order.
5. Select the General tab.
6. In the From Oper. No. field, enter 10.
7. In the Automatic route consumption field, select Always.
8. Select the Post route card now checkbox.
9. In the Automatic BOM consumption field, select Always.
10. Select the Post picking list now checkbox.
11. Select the Print picking list checkbox.
12. Select OK. This is the printed picking list that shows the materials used for the production order.
13. Close the page.

Validate the picking list

1. On the Action Pane, select View.
2. Select Picking list.
3. In the list, find and select the desired record.
4. In the list, select the link in the selected row.
5. Select Edit.
6. In the Consumption field, enter a number.
7. Select Post.
8. Select OK. In the picking list journal, the materials consumed by the production order are posted. Before posting the journal, you can make adjustments if there's a difference between the estimated quantity and the actual consumed quantity.
9. Select the GridPanel tab.
10. Close the page.

Verify the route card journal

1. On the Action Pane, select View.
2. Select Route card.
3. In the list, find and select the desired record.
4. In the list, select the link in the selected row.
5. Select Edit.
6. In the Hours field, enter a number.
7. Select Post.
8. Select OK.

In the route card journal, the time spent on the individual operations is recorded. Good and error quantity can also be reported.