# Manufacturing Orders
# Create a Manufacturing Order
From the top menu navigate to the Manufacturing Order Screen
From the right hand side of the Navigation Bar select the "+" icon
A pop-up will appear where you can enter the details of the New Manufacturing Order
To add items or sub items to the manufacturing order from the Items or Sub Items menu select what you want to add
Start typing the item number or sub item number, the autocomplete will allow you to select which item/sub item you want to add
Once an item is selected a new row will appear and you can add the details for that particular item
You can repeat the same process to add multiple items to the same manufacturing order
To delete an item from the manufacturing order simply click on the trash can icon
A pop-up will appear for confirming the action
# Edit a Manufacturing Order
From the top menu navigate to the Manufacturing Order Screen
Hover over the manufacturing order you want to edit and on the right hand side click on the edit icon
A pop-up will appear with the details of that manufacturing order
From this pop-up you can edit all the fields in the items section as well as the status of the order
If you want to add items or sub items to this manufacturing order, in the Items or Sub Items section start typing the type you want to add, then type or select an item/sub item from the list
Once the item is added to the manufacturing order you can edit its details
If you want to delete an item from that manufacturing order simply click on the trash can icon
A pop-up will appear for confirmation
# Change status of a manufacturing order
From the top menu navigate to the Manufacturing Order Screen
Hover over the manufacturing order you want to edit and on the right hand side click on the edit icon
A pop-up will appear with the details of that manufacturing order
From this pop-up you can change the status on the top right hand side by clicking the x icon and then selecting a new status
# View items on a manufacturing order in a pop-up
From the top menu navigate to the Manufacturing Order Screen
Select the manufacturing order you want to see and click on its number
In the pop-up you can see all the details for that particular manufacturing order
If you want to see the bill of material (if it has one) for a particular item simply click on the item number or the item description
A pop-up will open with the bill of material and you can see from here the quantities available, expected, and that will be used for manufacturing for each of the raw materials
In this pop-up you can click on the in stock quantity to see in which warehouses you have the item available and in what quantities
In the previous pop-up you can click on the expected quantity to see the open purchase orders containing that particular item
In the pop-up with the open purchase orders you can further drill down to see the contents of a particular purchase order
In the previous pop-up you can click on the manufacturing quantity to see the open manufacturing orders containing that particular item
In the pop-up with the open manufacturing orders you can further drill down to see the contents of a particular manufacturing order
# View items on a manufacturing order in the same screen
From the top menu navigate to the Manufacturing Order Screen
Select the manufacturing order you want to see and click on the "+" icon
The screen will expand and you can see the details of one or multiple manufacturing orders at the same time
# View or edit warehouse details
From the top menu navigate to the Manufacturing Order Screen
Select a manufacturing order and open it's details on screen then click on the warehouse you want to see
A pop-up will appear with the warehouse details
In order to edit the warehouse you can click on the edit button at the top of the pop-up
Now you can edit and save changes to the warehouse in the new screen
# Delete a manufacturing order
From the top menu navigate to the Manufacturing Order Screen
Select a manufacturing order you want to delete and click on the trash can icon
A confirmation pop-up will appear to confirm the deletion of the manufacturing order
# Bulk upload data
Bulk data can be uploaded by using our templates, for more details on how to do this please consult our Uploading section
# Advanced actions
For customizing column names, order of the columns, creating and saving a view, exporting to Excel and other advanced features see our Advanced menu section
# Column explanation
# Header columns
# MO
Represents the manufacturing order number that is used to uniquely identify a manufacturing order in the system. This number needs to be unique, and can have both numbers and letters.
# Description
Represents the description of that particular manufacturing order.
# Status
Represents the status of a manufacturing order, this can be Open, Closed, and In Progress.
# Created By
Represents the user who initiated the manufacturing order.
# Creation Date
The date when the manufacturing order was created.
# Item Count
Represents the number of items on a manufacturing order.
# Qty Scheduled
Represents the quantity of all the items on that manufacturing order that is scheduled to be produced.
# Qty Produced
Represents the quantity of all the items on that manufacturing order that was produced.
# Detail columns
# Item
Represents the item number that is used to uniquely identify an item in the system. This number needs to be unique, and can have both numbers and letters.
# Item Description
Represents the item description corresponding to a particular item number.
# Sub Item
Represents the sub item number (if any) unique at item level. This number needs to be unique at item level, and can have both numbers and letters.
# Item Type
Represents the type of the item, it can be Raw Material or Finished Goods.
# UoM
Represents the unit of measure of the item.
# Start Date
The date when the manufacturing order is scheduled to start.
# End Date
The date when the manufacturing order is scheduled to end.
# Qty Scheduled
The quantity scheduled to be produced for the item.
# Qty Produced
The quantity produced for the item.
# Warehouse
Represents the warehouse number that is defined in the master data.
# Status
Represents the status of an item (or subitem) at the manufacturing order level, this status for each item can be Open, Shipped, Received.