Orders can also be
created automatically using interfaces.
Creating an Order Manually
Select
Batches > Orders > New.
Alternatively, from the
Orders overview window, click
New.
The
Order Entry window is displayed. A unique code
is automatically assigned to the new order. The
General tab is selected by
default.
Enter the required end item code. If you know its first
character, enter it, press Tab, and a list of all relevant end items will
appear. Double-click an end item to select it.
You can specify an alternative step (if available). If you
specify DEFAULT, the default will continue to be selected even if the default
of the current step changes. Any change you make here takes effect when you
create inflow for the order.
Enter a quantity.
Enter a due time and an earliest start to indicate the time
limits on the order. Use the time bar () to shift back
a week, shift back one day, move to today, move forward one day, and move
forward one week.
If appropriate, select a status from the status drop-down list
box.
Enter any remarks relevant to the order.
The next set of fields provide information on
end product batches already scheduled (scheduled quantity) or produced
(registered quantity) for this order, where quantity = scheduled quantity +
registered quantity. The scheduled time is the time at which the last end
product batch will be ready or, to be more precise, the end of that part of the
outflow from the last batch that flows to that order. Start is the beginning of
inflow into the first end product batch.
Enter a value for extra shelf life. Its upper limit is the
maximum extra shelf life specified for the relevant end item. The best before
date on the order is calculated based on the shelf life data and the start time
of the first batch related to it.
Click the
OK button to save your
changes and create another order. Alternatively, continue populating
tabs on this window.
Note: In order to help speed up manual order entry, another blank
entry window is displayed. Click
Cancel if you do not
want to enter another order. However, if you have just edited an existing
order, the entry window closes and the
Orders overview window reappears.
) to shift back
a week, shift back one day, move to today, move forward one day, and move
forward one week.