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How to link manually added lines from a purchase order to a production order?

  • August 18, 2026
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When my purchaser creates a purchase order from a production order it understandably creates a single line on the order for the total amount needed of that item for the production order. Currently our process involves lowering the quantity on that first line and breaking the total quantity out into several lines of that same item so that we can put in different promise dates for each line of the PO. When I or my purchaser go back to the production order details and click PO link, the new line appears but the checkbox to link it is inaccessible. Is there a way to make this accessible? 

 

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@jschiele Please submit the support ticket for it. There is a known bug which prevent production material line to link with multiple PO lines.
 


saravanaacumaticaconsultant
Freshman II
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I think this is standard Acumatica behavior. The checkbox is created automatically when the PO line is generated from the production order, so it cannot usually be enabled for a manually added or split PO line.

If you need different promise dates, try splitting the material requirement on the production order before creating the PO or else you may need to keep the original linked line or check with Acumatica Support.


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Hi ​@jschiele,

The current functionality supports a one-to-one relationship between a Production Order and a Purchase Order line. Because of this design, when additional PO lines are manually added, they cannot be linked back to the same production order demand, which is why the link checkbox is not available for those newly created lines.

As a possible workaround, you may consider splitting the material lines on the Production Order Details tab to match the required purchase quantities and expected delivery dates before generating the Purchase Order. This allows separate PO lines to be created and linked appropriately from the start.

At this time, the ability to associate multiple Purchase Order lines with the same Production Order demand is not supported by the standard product. However, there are existing product enhancement ideas related to this functionality:

If this functionality would be beneficial for your business processes, please consider voting for these ideas and adding your feedback in the Community.

If this requirement is critical for your operations, it may also be possible to achieve the desired behavior through a customization developed to meet your specific business needs.

I hope this helps clarify the current behavior.