Specify material to be issued

In the Shop Floor Control Parameters (tisfc0100s000) session, you can use the Manual Issuing check box to specify whether you want to specify the material quantity that must be issued to the shop floor manually or automatically.

Manual issuing

If you select the Manual Issuing check box, you must use the Material to Issue for Production Orders (ticst0101m100) details session or the Production Warehouse Orders (timfc0101m000) session to specify manually the material quantity that you want to issue from the warehouse to the shop floor.

The Subsequent Delivery field contains the planned quantity that is allocated. After the production order is released, you must specify the material quantity that you want to issue in the To Issue field in the Material to Issue for Production Orders (ticst0101m100) details session or the Production Warehouse Orders (timfc0101m000) session.

The process to perform manual issuing consists of the following steps:

  1. Release the production order. LN copies the estimated quantity to the Subsequent Delivery field.
  2. Enter the quantity to issue in the To Issue field in the Material to Issue for Production Orders (ticst0101m100) details session. If you want to issue all materials for the order simultaneously, you must click Transfer Subseq. Delivery to Issue on the appropriate menu.

If you manually specify the material quantity, you are in full control of the issue process. You explicitly decide about the material quantity that is issued, which can be useful, for example, in case of expensive material.

Automatic issuing

If you clear the Manual Issuing check box while you release a production order, LN automatically fills the To Issue field with the planned material quantity. You no longer need to specify the material quantity manually in the Material to Issue for Production Orders (ticst0101m100) details session or the Production Warehouse Orders (timfc0101m000) session, which saves time. LN issues the entire estimated quantity as soon as the warehousing order line is unblocked.

However, if you want to issue a different material quantity, or you must deal with partial deliveries, you can manually overrule the material quantity. Enter the desired quantity in the To Issue field in the Material to Issue for Production Orders (ticst0101m100) details session.

Inventory shortage

If an item's inventory is insufficient, you cannot issue inventory unless the Negative Inventory Allowed check box is selected in the Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000) session. If a shortage arises, and the Negative Inventory Allowed check box is cleared, the issued quantity remains in the To Issue by Warehousing field, and a shortage report is printed. After the inventory is replenished, you must manually process the unblocked warehousing order.

Note
  • You can specify a negative quantity to return unused materials to the warehouse, or to cancel a quantity to be issued from the warehouse in the Material to Issue for Production Orders (ticst0101m100) session or the Production Warehouse Orders (timfc0101m000) session. To return or cancel lot-controlled material or serialized items, for best results, use the Production Warehouse Orders (timfc0101m000) session, in which you can specify lot numbers and serial numbers.
  • The Manual Issuing check box does not apply to backflushing and floor stock.

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