How to: Report Process Production

As production is completed, it is necessary to record the raw materials that were consumed and the products that were produced. Posting this information will automatically update the inventory.

To report process production

  1. In the Search box, enter Process Reporting, and then choose the related link.
  2. In the Process Order No. field, enter the production order number you wish to report on.

The Process Reporting window displays the entered production order's input and output item in the area below the Process Order No. field, along with this order's expected output and consumption in the other tables.

  1. In the Production Date field, you can enter a posting date that will apply to all lines. The work date is entered as a default. The field is meant as a quick way to align posting dates on all lines.

When a process production order is entered in the Process Reporting window, the output and consumption quantities are preset by the program. If nothing is posted so far, all quantity fields contain the expected quantities from the production order. If partial postings have been made, the quantity fields on the lines are set to zero.

  1. Enter actual output and consumption quantities and any related information (such as lot number) in the fields for the process production order.
  2. If materials other than those displayed were consumed, enter them in the consumption table.
  3. On the Actions tab, in the General group, choose Post.
  4. Indicate whether you want to finish the production order or leave it open for additional posting, then choose the OK button.

If the current on hand quantity of an item being consumed is less than the amount entered in the Process Reporting window, the program will not post the production order.

Finishing a production order is an irreversible process. Once a production order is finished, no additional output or consumption can be reported against it. Do not instruct the system to finish a production order unless you are certain that it will not require any additional reporting.