How to: Calculate Production Order Components

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If you have amended production order lines, you must also refresh the components of the production order.

In the following procedure, the components are calculated for a firm planned production order. This can also be done for production orders with a different status.

To calculate production order components

  1. In the Search box, enter Firm Planned Prod. Order, and then choose the related link.

  2. Open the relevant firm planned prod. order from the list.

  3. On the Actions tab, in the Functions group, choose Refresh. The Refresh Production Order window opens.

    On the Production Order FastTab, the current production order has been selected as a default.

  4. The following table describes the options available for this batch job.

    Option Selection Description

    Scheduling Direction

    Forward

    This field has no effect on the outcome.

    Backward

    This field has no effect on the outcome.

    Calculate

    Lines

    You must leave the field blank to retain the current production order line.

    Routings

    This field has no effect on the outcome.

    Component Need

    Select this field to calculate component need.

    Warehouse

    Create Inbound Request

    This field has no effect on the outcome.

  5. Choose the OK button to confirm your selections. The production order components are refreshed.

Note

Calculating production order components deletes previous changes in the components.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Refresh Production Orders
How to: Calculate Lines from Production Order Headers
How to: Calculate Production Order Routing Lines
How to: Use the Manufacturing Batch Unit of Measure