Open the Make Supply Orders window.

Defines how supply orders should be made for planning lines in the Order Planning window when you click OK to run the Make Supply Orders batch job. The settings you last made in this window will be saved under your user ID so that they are the same the next time you use the window. Fill in the FastTabs as follows:

Order Planning

In the Make Orders for field, select one of these options to define which lines in the Order Planning window to included in the batch job:

Option Description

the Active Line

Makes the selected supply order only for the planning line that the cursor is on.

the Active Order

Makes the selected supply order(s) for all planning line(s) in the order in which the cursor is placed (just one of the lines).

All Lines

Makes the selected supply orders for all planning lines in the Order Planning window.

Options

Select which supply order to make by filling the following fields:

Field Description

Create Purchase Order

Creates purchase orders directly from the planning line proposals. You can also have the system print the purchase order at the same time. Alternatively, you can select to copy the planning line proposals to a requisition worksheet for further processing. In that case, the two fields below it become editable and you can select the relevant worksheet and its name.

Create Production Order

Creates planned or firm planned production orders directly from the planning line proposals. You can also have the system print the firm planned production order at the same time. Alternatively, you can select to copy the planning line proposals to a requisition worksheet for further processing. In that case, the two fields below it become editable and you can select the relevant worksheet and its name.

Create Transfer Order

Create transfer orders directly from the planning line proposals. You can also have the system print the transfer order at the same time. Alternatively, you can select to copy the planning line proposals to a requisition worksheet for further processing. In that case, the two fields below it become editable and you can select the relevant worksheet and its name.

Create Assembly Order

Create assembly orders directly from the planning line proposals. You can also have the system print the assembly order at the same time.

Quick guides for manufacturing are available in a document that you can edit and print in Microsoft Office Word. The file, called Quick Guides - Manufacturing Foundation.doc, is installed in the documentation folder of your client installation.

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