Release sales order picking (form)

Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

Click Inventory management > Periodic > Release sales order picking. In the query form that opens, define the search criteria to retrieve the sales order lines that you want, and then click OK.

Use this form to select, activate, and post sales backorders that can be processed for picking.

Tasks that use this form

Release sales orders for picking

Trace all demands for an item

Navigating the form

The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.

Tabs

Tab	Description
Sales lines	View sales order lines that are available for activation.
Sales order	View details about the sales order that contains the order line that is selected under the Sales lines tab.

Buttons

Button	Description
Select	Open a query form, where you can select the sales order lines that you want to work with in the Release sales order picking form.
Activation	Open a menu that contains the following items: Clear activate now – Reset the activation of the number of items that are indicated as activated in the Activate now field for the selected sales order line. All orders where entire order can be delivered – Activate all orders where inventory of the item is sufficient to deliver the entire order. All orders that have status reserved physical – Activate all orders where the quantity of the sales order is reserved physically. All orders that do not require manual allocation – Activate orders where the inventory is sufficient to cover for all existing sales orders.
Posting	Open the Posting picking list form, where you can post the selected sales order lines that contain the items that you want to ship.
Functions	Click Deliver remainder to open the Update remaining quantity form, where you can update the remaining quantity on backorders.
Trace orders	Open the Items on order form, where you can list the orders and reservations on the selected item.
Inventory	Allows you to perform various inventory related functions.
Recalculate	Update the selected sales order lines with current/updated information, for example, on-hand quantity.

Fields

Field	Description
Deduct released for picking	Select if you want to deduct from the on-hand inventory, the items that are not reserved on the picking list or output order, the next time that you click Select to update the displayed order lines.
Ship dates	Date range selected in the query. If nothing is displayed then all dates are relevant.
Date	Date the form was last updated with new data or a calculation.
Time	Time when the form was last updated with new data or a calculation.
Customer classification group	Classification group for prioritizing customers. The groups are set up in the Customer classification groups form.
Ship date	Ship date selected in the query.
Sales order	Sales order number that the line is attached to.
Customer	Customer account number.
Item number	Item's identification code. Item number on a sales line.
Unit	Inventory stock-keeping unit.
Quantity	Quantity ordered in inventory units.
Activate remainder	Quantity of items from the sales order line, in inventory units, that are not yet activated.
Activate now	Quantity you want to activate. Any quantity you enter in inventory units is automatically reserved from the physical quantity unless it is already reserved. You can also select from the options under the Activation button to clear or populate this field.
All orders can be delivered	Indicates whether all orders with the same item number and inventory dimensions (storage location) can be delivered using the current on-hand inventory.
Requires allocation	Indicate whether there is insufficient on-hand inventory to cover the allocation for all sales backorders.
Production order exists	Indicate whether one or more production backorders need the same item.
Transfer order exists	Indicate whether one or more transfer orders exist for this item.
Possible delivery percentage	Percentage of lines in an order that have the All orders can be delivered check box selected.
Name	Name of the customer.
Contact	Person for business related communication. Set up the names using the Contacts field.
Internet address	Address of the customer's Internet homepage.
E-mail	E-mail address of the customer's contact person.
Status	Order status indicates how far the sales order has progressed in its cycle.
Document status	Indicates which document was last printed from the current order.
Deadline	Deadline date for the sales order.
Delivered	Quantity that has been packing slip updated and therefore has the Delivered status.
Picked	Quantity that has been picking list updated and therefore has the picked status.
Reserved physical	Total quantity of the item that was physically reserved for the inventory dimension.
Reserved ordered	Quantity reserved from the quantity ordered on the order line.
Reservation	Quantity to be reserved from the ordered quantity. This appears in the Reserved ordered field.
Picking list reserved	Reserved quantity from all the picking lists.
Picking list not reserved	Unreserved quantity from all the picking lists.
On order	Quantity from the selected order line that has been ordered.
Product name	Short description of the item on the selected order line.
Physical inventory	Physical quantity in the inventory.
Available physical	Available quantity (not reserved) from the physical inventory.
Available for activation	On-hand quantity that is available for activation.

See also

About release sales order picking/release transfer order picking

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