The purpose of this program is to work with block orders. Block orders are used for creating weekly or monthly manufacturing orders with default values. Using block orders you do not need to create separate manufacturing orders each time an item is to be produced. When the block order is created there are two interactive ways of creating manufacturing orders. You can either select the Create M-order option or click the Create orders function key. A batch function also exists from where manufacturing orders can be created. Clicking the Create orders function key only processes block orders that are defined with frequency 1, 2 or 3. Before each manufacturing order is created a selection prompt is displayed.
Options
This option is not valid if status is 60.
This option is not valid if manufacturing orders are connected to the block order.
| Create M-order |
Select this option to create a manufacturing order. Start date is defaulted according to entered M-order start date. If an order already exists that refers to the retrieved day, week, or month, next period forward where an order does not exist will be defaulted as start date. |
| Close |
Select this option to change the block order status to 60. This option is only valid if status is 40. |
| Enquire included orders |
Select this option to view created manufacturing orders for the selected block order. |
| Reception |
Select this option to start the manufacturing order reception function. |
Function keys
| Create orders |
Process all block orders displayed on the panel. If no orders exist in the next frequency period, a prompt for creation of manufacturing orders will be displayed. |
Selection fields
- M-order start
- The manufacturing order start date. Today’s date is defaulted but can be changed. The manufacturing order start date is used as default start date in Create M-order option for creation of manufacturing orders. If the block order is defined with order frequency 1, 2 or 3, the manufacturing order start date is also used for controlling if a new order can be created for that period. If an order already exists that refers to the retrieved day, week or month, the period forward where an order does not exist will be defaulted as start date.
- Block order
- The block order number.
- St
- The code indicates the status of the block order.
Valid codes are:
| Code |
Description |
| 10 |
Ready |
| 40 |
Order created |
| 60 |
Closed |
- Item/Description
- Whs
- Valid from
- The first possible date for creation of manufacturing orders.
- Valid to
- The last possible date for creation of manufacturing orders.
- Fr
- The code indicates the frequency with which manufacturing orders should be created.
Valid codes are:
| Code |
Description |
| 1 |
Day |
| 2 |
Week |
| 3 |
Month |
| 4 |
Manual creation |