Field descriptions: Work order planning

This page describes the fields for the Work order planning page. The fields are listed in alphabetical order.

Field Description
Category

The category that defines whether the routing and/or bill of material need to be added to the work order when it's created.

The default work order category is displayed but you can change it. The following work order categories are delivered by Sage:

Assembly: Create an assembly order. Only add the default list of components to assemble or to process the Released item at the specified Site to the work order. Do not add production operations to the work order.

Normal: Create an assembly line order. Add the default sequence of shop floor processes and list of components to build or maintain the Released item at the specified Site to the work order.

Rework: Create a production line order. Only add the default sequence of shop floor processes to rebuild or maintain the Released item at the specified Site to the work order. Do not add components to the work order.
Company The parent company code.
Company name The parent company name.
End date The date the item needs to be available to meet the demand.
Item The code of the item to be manufactured or bought in.
Item name The item name to be manufactured or bought in.
Preferred process

The method the MRP calculations recommend you use to replenish stock to meet the demand.

Production: The suggested replenishment method is a work order.

Purchasing: The suggested replenishment method is a purchase order.
Site The production site code.
Site name The production site name.
Start date

The planned production start date.

The default is the MRP calculation request Start date. You can select a different date.
Stock quantity

The planned production quantity.

The quantity is not necessarily the same as the quantity appearing on the demand that triggered the requirement. It represents the order quantity that MRP has calculated produces the best schedule, subject to the specified item-site replenishment rules and MRP calculation request criteria.
Suggestion date The date the suggestion was created from the MRP calculation request.
Suggestion source

The source of the generated suggestion.

MRP: An MRP calculation request matched your supply of components, raw materials, and stock items with current and future demand for your item, identified stock shortages, and generated the recommendation to satisfy these stock shortages.
Type

The initial work order status.

Planned: This is the default value. You cannot track planned work orders.

Firm: You can track production of, and component consumption for firm work orders.

Work order planning: Replenishment details

Displayed when you select a suggestion from the main view.

Field Description
Calculation user The Sage Distribution and Manufacturing Operations user that requested the MRP calculation and created the suggestion.
Category

The category that defines whether the routing and/or bill of material need to be added to the work order when it's created.

The default work order category is displayed but you can change it. The list of work order categories includes those delivered by Sage and work order categories created by your organisation that identify with your production processes. The following work order categories are delivered by Sage:

Assembly: Create an assembly order. Only add the default list of components to assemble or to process the Released item at the specified Site to the work order. Do not add production operations to the work order.

Normal: Create an assembly line order. Add the default sequence of shop floor processes and list of components to build or maintain the Released item at the specified Site to the work order.

Rework: Create a production line order. Only add the default sequence of shop floor processes to rebuild or maintain the Released item at the specified Site to the work order. Do not add components to the work order.
Company The parent company name.
Create order status

The current status of the generated suggestion.

Pending: The suggested order has not been created.
End date The date the item needs to be available to meet the demand.
Item

The name of the item to build or maintain.

The item is defined as a bill of material (BOM).
Name

The name of the item to build or maintain.

The default is the released Item name. You can enter a different item name.
Preferred process

The method the MRP calculations recommend you use to replenish stock to meet the demand.

Production: The suggested replenishment method is a work order.

Purchasing: The suggested replenishment method is a purchase order.
Start date

The planned production start date.

The default is the MRP calculation request Start date. You can select a different date.
Stock quantity

The planned production quantity in the stock unit.

The quantity is not necessarily the same as the quantity appearing on the demand that triggered the requirement. It represents the order quantity that MRP has calculated produces the best schedule, subject to the specified item-site replenishment rules and MRP calculation request criteria.
Stock site The site the item is stored at or managed from.
Stock unit The Stock unit defined for the released item.
Suggestion date The date the suggestion was created from the MRP calculation request.
Suggestion source

The source of the generated suggestion.

MRP: An MRP calculation request matched your supply of components, raw materials, and stock items with current and future demand for your item, identified stock shortages, and generated the recommendation to satisfy these stock shortages.
Type

The initial work order status.

Planned: This is the default value. You cannot track planned work orders.

Firm: You can track production of, and component consumption for firm work orders.
Work order number

The work order reference.

You can enter your own alphanumeric reference for the work order or you can leave the field blank to generate the next sequential work order number.

If you are using sequential work order numbers, the components that make up the structure of the generated work order number are determined by the assigned sequence number. You can view the individual components, length and any constants in the number in the Sequence number page.