How to: Create a Process Production Order

You can plan process production orders based on the current on hand supply of raw materials. Process production orders are created from the Process Reporting window, which is used to report the results of production. This allows the user to create a process production order, then immediately report output and consumption against it, accommodating production environments where raw materials are processed without any initial planning or scheduling, and the sole purpose of a production order is to act as the mechanism through which production results are recorded.

Raw materials that are entered for a process production order must be lot tracked. Be sure to assign a lot number to the item when it is received in the inventory if you plan on using it in a process production order.

To create a process production order

1. In the Search box, enter Process Reporting, and then choose the related link.
2. On the Actions tab, in the Functions group, choose Create Order. The Process Production Order window appears.
3. In the Item No. field, enter the item you want to process.
4. In the Lot No. field, enter the lot of the selected item you want to process.
5. In the Quantity field, enter the quantity of the entered lot you want to process.
6. In the Process No. field, enter the defined item process you want to assign to the entered raw material.
7. Fill in the fields on the Order FastTab to assign additional settings to the new process production order, if desired.
8. Place a check mark in the Populate Journals field if you want the program to automatically populate the journals in the Process Reporting window immediately after the process order is created.
9. Choose the OK button.