Define Process Type(s)

Explanation

Use this activity to select events for a shop order process type to be used when you perform the auto order processing function. You can select from among three different events when defining the shop order process type:

1. The Release Shop Order Requisitions event converts the requisitions to shop orders. Note that only unreleased requisitions are affected.
2. The Release Shop Orders event moves the shop orders from the Planned state to the Released state.
3. The Reserve Shop Orders event reserves all allocations for the shop orders.

The system handles the Release Shop Order Requirements event first, the Release Shop Order event second, and the Reserve Shop Order event last. Thus, if the shop order process type is correctly defined, a requisition and the shop order created from it are released and all allocations for that shop order are reserved. When reserving the shop order, the system sequences the shop orders to be processed first by priority, then by the revised start date of the shop order, and finally by the normal indexed descending order based on the shop order number.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites.

System Effects

As a result of this activity:

• You create a shop order process type.
• You can select events and define a process time span for the event.
• The process type is available to select from the List of Values in the Start Shop Order Auto Processing dialog box.

Window

Manufacturing Standard Basic Data

Related Window Descriptions

Manufacturing Standard Basic Data
Manufacturing Standard Basic Data/Shop Order Process Type

Procedure

1. Open the Manufacturing Standard Basic Data window
2. Click the Shop Order Process Type tab.
3. Click New.
4. In the Process Type field, using no more than 6 alphanumeric characters, enter the name of the process type you want to create.
5. Enter a description of the process type in the Description field.
6. Save the changes (F12).
7. With the cursor in the table area, select New.
8. In the Process Event field, select the desired event from the list.
9. Enter a value in the Days Before Start Date field to define a process time span. The default value is set to 0.
10. Repeat steps 7-9 for each event.
11. Save the changes.