Exercise - Set up operations and routes
As a production manager at USMF, you need to create an operation for an e-book as a finished item, assign relations to resource 1211, and then create a route by using the TV&Video item group with the name of e-book Route. Use the following operations:
Operation number 10 - E-book operation links to 20
Soft link to Operation number 20 - Padding links to 30
Hard link to Operation number 30 - Secondary packing
Before you begin
To get the most out of this exercise, we recommend that you use the standard sample data that's available in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. It installs through Microsoft Dynamics 365 Lifecycle Services.
Go to Production control > Setup > Routes > Operations.
Select New.
In the Operation field, enter eBook.
In the Name field, enter eBook assembly.
Select Relations.
Select New.
In the Route group field, enter or select Discrete.
Expand the Setup section.
In the Formula field, select Capacity.
In the Costing resource field, enter or select 1211.
If the warning Default time and cost values from 1211 will be inserted. Do you want to continue? appears, select Yes.
Select Save.
Close all pages.
Go to Production control > All routes.
Select New.
In the Name field, enter eBook route.
In the Item group field, enter or select TV&Video.
Select Save.
Under the MAINTAIN group in the Action Pane, select Route details.
Select New.
In the Oper. No. field, enter 10.
In the Operation field, enter or select eBook.
In the Next field, enter 20.
In the Link type field, select Soft.
Select New.
In the Oper. No. field, enter 20.
In the Operation field, enter or select Padding.
Under the Overview tab in the lower part of the page, select New.
Select Discrete for the Route group.
In the Next field, enter 30.
In the Link type field, select Hard.
Select New.
In the Oper. No. field, enter 30.
In the Priority field, select Primary.
In the Operation field, enter or select Packing.
Refresh the page.
Select Save.
Close all pages.