This tab lists the Bill of Materials (BOM) items required to produce the end product. You will see this screen by clicking New or Open at Manufacturing à Entries à Production orders.
The information in this document is based on product update 404.
Step
Type or select a step to link the part item to a particular step in the production routing. It is a mandatory field and denotes a specific stage in a manufacturing process. This field is available only if the following conditions are met:
- The Operations check box is selected under Manufacturing settings at System à General à Settings.
- The Explode - Fulfillment check box is not selected under the Purchase/ Sales tab in the item maintenance (go to Manufacturing à Setup à Items, select the relevant item and click Open).
Condition
Type or select a condition required for the part item (subassembly item or raw material) you want to add to the structure of the BOM. This information is mandatory. Conditions specify how the required part item quantity is calculated to produce the finished product batch quantity. The following are the available conditions:
- Always — This condition specifies that the required quantity of the part item is a multiple of the BOM batch quantity. For example, the BOM for one item A (batch quantity of 5) requires 2 units of item B. To manufacture one production order for one batch of item A, 10 units of item B are required. This condition can be applied to all items and item types except the finished product itself.
- Once per debtor — This condition specifies that the required quantity is the same as that specified in the Quantity column, regardless of the finished product batch quantity. This condition applies during a sales order fulfillment, and allows you to fulfill the required quantity only once for a specific debtor.
- Once per delivery — This condition specifies that the required quantity is the same as that specified in the Quantity column, regardless of the finished product batch quantity. This condition applies during a sales order fulfillment.
- Once per production order — This condition specifies that the required quantity is the same as that specified in the Quantity column regardless of the finished product batch quantity. For example, the BOM for one item A (batch quantity of 5) requires 2 units of item C. To manufacture one production order for one unit of item A, 2 units of item C are required. This condition can be applied to all items and item types except the finished product itself.
- Phantom — This condition specifies that the part item’s BOM is visible but not the part item. For example, if item B is a subassembly item consisting of item D, E, and F, you will not see item B but item D, E, and F instead. This condition can be applied to all standard and bulk items with a BOM except hour items.
Note: If you have selected the
Explode – Fulfillment check box in the finished product’s item maintenance (go to Manufacturing
à Setup
à Items, select the relevant item and click
Open) under the
Purchase/ Sales tab, then the available conditions are
Always,
Once per debtor,
Once per delivery, and
Phantom. Otherwise, the available conditions are
Always,
Once per production order, and
Phantom.
Item
Type or select the item needed to produce the finished product. By default, the items listed in the BOM are automatically displayed after you have entered the production order information in the production order header.
Version
By default, the version displayed is the version number for the BOM version of the finished product. This information is displayed automatically and is not available for editing.
Description
By default, the description displayed is the description for the corresponding item. This information is displayed automatically and is not available for editing.
Printed
By default, the print status is displayed automatically and is not available for editing. You will see a check mark if the production order has already been printed.
Note: The Printed column is automatically checked if you do not select the Production order check box in the Print section under Manufacturing settings at System à General à Settings.
By-product
By default, a check mark is displayed if the corresponding item is a by-product. It is displayed automatically and is not available for editing. This information is defined under the BOM tab in the BOM maintenance for the finished product. For more details on the by-product function, see Creating and maintaining Bills of Materials – BOM tab.
Note: The check boxes in the Backflush and the By-product columns can now be selected together. To enable this, go to System à General à Setting, click Manufacturing settings, and then select the By-products check box in the Backflush section.
Backflush
By default, a check mark is displayed if the corresponding item is to be issued automatically. It is displayed automatically and is not available for editing. If there is a check mark, the item will be automatically issued at the production issue step. This information is defined under the BOM tab in the BOM maintenance for the finished product. For more details on the backflush function, see Creating and maintaining Bills of Materials - BOM tab.
Note: The check boxes in the Backflush and the By-product columns can now be selected together. To enable this, go to System à General à Settings à Manufacturing settings and select the By-products check box under the Backflush section.
Warehouse
Type or select a warehouse code from which you want to issue the item used for the production order. By default, the main warehouse is displayed.
Location
Type or select a location from which you want to issue the item used for the production order. By default, the default location for the respective warehouse is displayed.
Note: The Location column is available only if you select the Warehouse locations check box in the Fulfillment section under Inventory settings at System à General à Settings.
Planned
By default, the planned quantity displayed is the quantity as specified in the bill of material (BOM). You can also type or select a planned quantity of the part item you expect to issue for the production order. If you are creating a disassembly order, the planned quantity will only allow a negative quantity to indicate that the stock will be returned to the warehouse. For more information on creating disassembly orders, see Disassembling items. If you are maintaining an existing production order, the planned quantity can only be edited if the production order is not in the authorized state.
Realized
By default, the realized quantity for the part item is automatically filled in after you have completed filling in the production order header section. This information is not available for editing. The realized quantity before materials are issued is zero, but increases according to the quantity that has been issued. If you are creating a disassembly order, the realized quantity will only display a negative quantity to indicate that the stock has already been returned to the warehouse.
To be realized
By default, the to-be-realized quantity for the part item is automatically filled in after you have completed filling in the production order header section. This information is not available for editing. The balanced quantity before materials are issued is zero, but decreases according to the quantity that has been issued. If you are creating a disassembly order, the to-be-realized quantity will only display a negative quantity to indicate that the stock is expected to be returned to the warehouse.
Unit
By default, the unit of measurement displayed is the default unit of measurement for one sales unit of the item. This information is maintained at Sls. unit, Price under the Basics tab when you go to Manufacturing à Setup à Items, select an item and click Open.
Waste %
By default, the waste percentage displayed is the percentage of the item quantity that contributes to the production waste. For non-divisible items, the specified waste percentage might lead to fractions but the waste quantity will be rounded to the next integer. However, cost price will be calculated by multiplying cost price per unit and the quantity (including waste quantity) of the part item per batch amount. This information is maintained in the BOM maintenance for the item.
Serial/batch numbers
The serial/batch number information is available only for serial or batch number items. This information is automatically filled in after the materials issuance at the production issue step.
Start date
Type or select a date when the item is prepared for the production order. By default, the start date displayed is calculated from the production order start date (in the production order header) and the start of the item’s lead time. The lead time for a purchase item is the purchase lead time whereas the lead time for a manufactured item is the item’s BOM lead time.
End date
Type or select a date when the item is expected to be ready for production. By default, the end date displayed is calculated from the item start date (in the production order lines) and the item’s lead time. The lead time for a purchase item is the purchase lead time whereas the lead time for a manufactured item is the item’s BOM lead time.
Actual
By default, the actual date information is not available for editing. After issuing the item at the materials issuance step, the date of the receipt will be displayed in the actual date column.
Cost center
Type or select a cost center to link the item to the cost center.
Person
Type or select a person code to assign a person to the item, labor hour, or machine capacity. By default, the person code displayed is the person code registered to the current user’s login ID.
Pos. no.
Type the position number where the item can be found in the warehouse, if available.
Amount
By default, the amount displayed is the total cost for the planned quantity of the item. This information is displayed automatically and is not available for editing. The cost of the item is dependent on the type of the item. For example, if the item is a machine hour, the amount is the cost per unit of machine hour multiplied by the planned quantity of machine hours. If the item is a subassembly, the amount is the subassembly item cost per unit multiplied by the planned quantity.
Click this column to edit or insert a new note in the production order. In the Note screen, type the note, click Save and then Close to exit.
Click this column to edit or insert an attachment in the production order. In the Attachment screen, select an attachment by clicking 
. Then, type a description and click Save.
Project
By default, the project information is not available for editing. The project information is automatically filled in with the production order code after the production is created and saved.