Production work orders menu (PWOMENU) application
The Production work orders menu (PWOMENU) application lists all Production work orders (PWO) in the system.
Navigate to the application
Option 1: RamBase menu→Production→Production→Production work orders
Option 2: Click the Program field and type "PWOMENU" and press ENTER.
Click here to read more about the user interface.
Filtering options
The Production work orders menu (PWOMENU) application have extensive filtering options, so that users may easily customize the list of production work orders (PWO) according to their needs:
Status filters:
At the top of the application, there are boxes that represent each possible status of a production work order (PWO). It is possible to select multiple statuses at once, and to combine this filter with other filter types to customize the selection of production work orders (PWO). Items and Qty are automatically refreshed to accurately represent the number of productions of the specified type in each of the statuses.
Quick search:
In the Quick search field, users may search for a production work order (PWO) by Product name or Production work order identifier. Click the Quick search filter icon and select/deselect the check-boxes to customize if the search should be limited to Product name or Production work order identifier or include both (default).
Filter builder:
Click the Filter builder icon in order to set Standard filters , Create custom filters or both.
Other:
It is possible to use different lookup fields as filters, for example the Location lookup field (which is set to the default company stock location).
List
The list of Production work orders (PWO) is presented based on the selections made in the Header.
Notable functionality is the option to navigate to the Production work order (PWO) application by click to select and then press ENTER, or clicking the Right arrow icon.
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| Displays the current status of the Production work order (PWO). Potential statuses for Production work orders (PWO)
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Work order id |
| Displays the Production work order (PWO) identifier number. For example 123456. To quickly access that Production work order (PWO), type "PWO/123456" in the Program field. Or click the View icon to open the Production work order details (PWOD) application. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forwarded to |
| If a partial quantity of the initial Production work order (PWO) has been forwarded to stock, or split to a new Production work order (PWO), the new identifier will be displayed here. To open the "forwarded to" document (PWO/SSA), click the View icon to open the related application. Examples
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Info |
| Icons can potentially be displayed to inform the user on relevant information. Hover over the icon to displays detailed information.
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Product |
| The name and description of the product being produced which is defined in the Product (ART) application. Click the View icon to open the Product (ART) application. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Remaining quantity | If a quantity lower than the total quantity of the initial Production work order (PWO) was released, the remaining quantity of the products to produce is displayed here. NoteThis only applies to the initial Production work order (PWO). Released sub Production work orders (PWO) will display the quantity released to that sub Production work order (PWO), until production is completed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assignments |
| Displays the Inspect assignments icon. Click the Inspect assignments icon to open the Stock assignment registry (SARS) application to view and edit details. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kit |
| Displays an icon indicating the type of the Product (ART). To open the Production structure (KITDOC) application to view details on the structure being produced, click the icon. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revision | Displays the current Product (ART) revision in production. The revision will typically be a major change, as opposed to minor changes stored in the version of the Product structure (KITART). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing area |
| Displays the Manufacturing area that the product is assigned to. The assigning is done in the Product (ART) application. To view which products are assigned to which Manufacturing areas (MAA), click the View icon to open the application. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Material delayed days | Displays information regarding the required materials of Operations (OPR) included in the Production work order (PWO). If the required materials have a confirmed delivery date earlier than the scheduled start date, a positive value will be displayed. If the required materials have a confirmed delivery date later than the scheduled start date, a negative value will be displayed. If the linked Purchase order (SPO) of the required materials are either pending purchase or unconfirmed, the Material delayed days column will be empty, as it is assumed that the delivery of materials will be as requested. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Available quantity | Displays the percentage which is not allocated, of the remaining quantity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planning category | Displays the planning category for the Product (ART). Planning categories are used to group different types of products. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scheduled start at | The date on which the production is scheduled to start. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Requested completion date | The requested date of completion for the Production work order (PWO). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confirmed completion date | The date on which completion of the production is confirmed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scheduled completion date | The date on which the production is scheduled to complete. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confirmed delivery date | The confirmation date from the linked Sales order (COA). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Latest start at | The latest date by which production must start, to be able to meet the Scheduled completion date. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Customer | Displays the name of the customer (name of company or surname/familyname/lastname of a person). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Customer's reference number | Displays the Customer's (CUS) order reference. If the Production work order (PWO) is derived from a Sales order (COA), the customers order reference will be the same as in the Sales order COA). Usually used as a reference to an external system. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finance project |
| If the Sales order (COA) is is linked to a Finance project (PRJ), this field will display the Finance project (PRJ) identifier. Click the View icon to open the Finance project (PRJ) application. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delivery project | If the Production work order (PWO) is linked to a Delivery project (PRO), the name will be listed in this field. Click the View icon to open the Delivery project (PRO) application. The Delivery project (PRO) application is a useful application that binds together information from various sources to enhance cost and progress control. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planner | Displays the name of the production planner. The planner is the one to oversee, release and split productions. The planner will also be notified on important actions taken by operators on Work order operations (WOO). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Production tasks | The Production tasks column displays all production tasks linked to the Work order operation (WOO). Each task is represented by an icon. These icons can be clicked to open the Task details (TASK) application to view and edit details. Note that all icons will also display the title. The user must therefore click the icon, and not the text to open the Task details (TASK) application. Production tasks icons
Active and Detached production tasksThe Production tasks tab includes two standard filters. Note that detached production tasks will be listed, but with strike-through if the Standard filter, Detached tasks is selected. In example: "Detached task".
When are production tasks potentially detached from a Production work order (PWO)?
NoteThe space in the Production tasks column is limited. Therefore only a limited number of tasks can be displayed, meaning others can be hidden. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-production tasks | The Pre-production tasks column displays all pre-production tasks linked to the Work order operation (WOO). Each task is represented by an icon. These icons can be clicked to open the Task details (TASK) application to view and edit details. Pre-production tasks icons
NoteThe space in the Pre-production tasks column is limited. Therefore only a limited number of tasks can be displayed, meaning others can be hidden. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scheduled production tasks |
The icon will be accompanied by a number. This number states the number of scheduled production tasks linked to the Work order operation (WOO). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Documentation |
| Click the Inspect document status overview icon to open the Manufacturing record book (MRB) application. The Manufacturing record book (MRB) application displays a graphical report and a document list of the required documents for the production. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click the View document requirements icon to open the Document requirements popup with the following options:
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Project leader | The name of the project leader. This value is inherited from the linked Sales order (COA) when creating a new Production work order (PWO). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Document controller | The name of the document controller. This value is inherited from the linked Sales order (COA) which triggered the creation of the Production work order (PWO). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| To open the Production work order (PWO) application, click the Right arrow icon. |
Create a Production work order (PWO)
The Create new order button in the bottom left corner allows the user to create new Production work orders (PWO) for the selected product. Users may also add a Description and specify the Requested completion date and Quantity. Selecting the Create another checkbox will keep the popup open, to speed up the process of creating subsequent work orders.
To create a new Production work order (PWO) in Status 1 - Pending registration and open the Production work order (PWOD) application, click the +Create new order button.
In the following popup, the following options are available:
Product drop-down menu - Required
Description field
Location drop-down menu
Requested completion date field, and Calendar icon - Required
Quantity field with Increase/decrease icons
Manufacturing area drop-down menu
Create another checkbox
Create button
Close button
At a minimum select a Product and a Requested completion date.
To create a Production work order (PWO) in Status 1 - Pending registration and open the Production work order (PWO) application, click the Create button.
Result: The new Production work order (PWO) will be opened in the Production work order (PWOD) application.
Creating new Production work orders (PWO)
The Create new order button in the bottom left corner allows the user to generate new Production work orders (PWO) documents for the selected product. Users may also add a Description and specify the Requested completion date and Quantity. Selecting the Create another checkbox will keep the popup open, to speed up the process of creating subsequent work orders.
Scheduling production jobs
Users can search for specific Production work orders (PWO), select a number of items and schedule an automatic run job to confirm and release:
Multiselect the relevant items by selecting their Status code icon to the right on each item, or all items on the page by selecting the checkbox at the top of the column.
Select Scheduled new production jobs from the Context menu.
Choose job type to schedule for selected objects:
Confirm production work orders. This option will confirm each item in Status 1 (Pending registration) for production if no other blockages are present.
Release production work orders. This option will release each item in Status 3 and 4 (Pending production) for production if no other blockages are present.
Release production work orders with sub-productions. This option will release each item and all their sub-productions in Status 3 and 4 (Pending production) for production if no other blockages are present.
Use additional options to Register the job immediately (default) and to schedule the job to be released As soon as possible or at a later time by specifying a Custom time.
Note
When no item is selected, it is possible to navigate directly to the Scheduled production jobs (SPJ) application via the Scheduled production jobs option in the Context menu.
Read more about the Scheduled production jobs (SPJ) application here.