Manufacturing

My client is a job shop manufacturer so all production orders are linked to a sales order. They manufacture items that are cut from blank sheets and vary in size. They use an external application to optimize their cuts and limit the amount of scrap because once a blank sheet gets cut it cannot be used again. Sometimes their optimization software tells them to produce more than is needed on the SO. The client deals in delicate material so scrap from breakage is a common occurrence. In each job they need to at least produce the quantity ordered and sometimes this can be absorbed due to the excess produced (based on their optimization software). Sometimes it cannot and they need to manufacture a replacement. For this reason the Include Scrap in Completions is selected in production preferences since it is a more straightforward path. The client would prefer to issue another workorder for the replacement item but this is causing issues with shipping. Materials are not backflushed and in mo

Just curious if anyone implemented Acumatica for a manufacturer that has a facility in Mexico and operates under IMMEX program?

Is it possible to configure Acumatica lot/serial classes to track both lot and serial number on an item? 

Hi everyone. I would like to know your opinion regarding the availability calculation rule and the pros and cons of unselecting the “Deduct Qty.” checkboxes. Thank you in advance.

I’m looking for thoughts on how to handle the following scenario:We have components that we manufacture inhouse, but also outsource.  In house, we do standard production orders against a BOM, which generates our standard cost. But, we also outsource these items.  Currently, we outsource these components 95% of the time.  Because we have BOM for these parts, out standard cost generates whenever we Cost Roll our BOM, but I really need our cost to reflect the PO cost of these items, or a avg of the 2, since we are 95% outsourced.  I’d prefer to keep the BOM active for our flexibility.

I’m creating an Import Scenario for the Purchase Request screen (PO.30.20.00).I’m having difficulty with the ADD PO button (found under the DETAILS tab).  My error message is: “The Add PO button is disabled.”  Here are my steps:  What am I missing?

Hello, I would like to know if I can also split current production orders (activated MRP module). As an example: An order with 100 parts. There are only material for 30 parts immediately available and I need the finished product right away.Is there a way now to say I'm splitting the current job into a 30 piece, 50 piece, and 20 piece job without having to finish (or cancel) the entire job or recreate several individually. It is also about the final accounting.

Is there a way to add multiple finished goods in 1 BNR? Example,  I have 50 KG of product that will pack out into 2 ea. 10 KG containers/lids, 4 ea. 5 KG containers/lids, 10 ea. 1 KG containers/ lids. Each container is a different size. This will come from a single sales order and I would like to only make 1 BNR for our production order. I know I can move multiple finished goods, but would like to created then in 1 BNR.

Hi, I’m looking to add an automation schedule to close production orders only when Qty to Produce and Qty Completed on the production order match. Would anyone know how I can achieve that in the conditions screen?Thanks. 

Hi Everyone,Quick Question:At a high level, what are the transaction requirements to have the “Tax Summary” Report generate with data? Essentially, We are looking for a report to summarize all sales taxes charged to customers on Sales Orders based on either Tax ID and/or Tax agency on a monthly basis.    We have the Company, branch, tax agency, and periods set up. We also have Sales Orders completed and invoiced. If the “Tax Summary” report would not be the best method to summarize and view this data, what would be the best approach?open to any ideas, suggestions.Thanks.

We produce custom products and need to update the production order details operations and materials for every order to account for the material differences.  Using the rest API the PUT returns a 200, but the the data for the operations for the production order details is not updated. The production order when it is created has extra operations that need to be removed to accurately show the custom work centersHow can the production order work centers be updated via the API? How can the materials be updated via the API?

When a sub-component production order is created from a parent production order, there is a relationship created on the detail line of the parent to the supply production order:Is there any way to create this relationship other than generating the prodction order from the parent?  For example, if a subcomponent production order is created independently from a parent, can the relationship be added to a parent production order? 

Hello together, I have a general question. Why is it possible to insert the same item as material in the Production BOM Details as the item to be produced and not in the Basic BOM? When I insert as material in the basic BOM the same item as in the header, an error appears:In the Production Order Details the base BOM is taken as a basis and there it is possible to insert the same item as in the head. The MRP then calculates the demand based on the production orders and sales orders. In the Acumatica help it says this.But I don't understand why it is possible in the production details but not in the basic BOM.Could someone explain this to me? 

If fixed manufacturing time is used for production then will it be always the same even if the quantity on the production order differs?for example, a production order for item A has qty of 500 and another production order for item A has qty of 1000, and fixed manufacturing time is set to 1 week. Will it be 1 week for both orders?For change of Qty system is not increasing the dates.

Is it possible to add a total (Summary) at the Bottom or the Top of a Generic Inquiry in an area as highlighted on the screen shot below.   We want to get a Total for all the orders in the list. 

Hello--We are looking for the best approach to externally feed data and selections into the manufacturing product configurator.For instance, if a certain combo box option is selected on the sales order, data from another field or table is automatically fed into the product configurator.  Looking for information on any of the following:How to use import scenarios with product configurator How to use API with product configurator And endpoint extension you can send me? Business events or push notifications with product configurator How product configurator keys work and if these keys can be externally generated and fed into the SOThank you!! 

Good day On the MRP display it show that i need to order stock from a production order.However when we create the purchase order it does not link the purchase order back to the production order and the lines on the purchase order are created as goods for IN instead of goods for MFG.This causes confusion as you cannot see if the order has been placed or what the order is generated for.Build version is 22.209.0029Does the MRP always order for stock instead of for production?Thank you 

Hi All, My client is running production in 1 warehouse but materials are stored in multiple locations. they don’t use backflushing and material will be issued using the material wizard. However, the material lines on the Production could be stored in any location in that warehouse. when we run the Wizard if we don’t have enough on hand on that location the line is not brought over to the material screen. so my suggestions were 1:we have to make sure either to transfer the material beforehand (they don’t like this idea as this is adding extra step compared to what they do now) or 2: change the location on the production order detail looking trough the magnifier (they don’t like this either as it is manual) . They use WMS and they say when they create a production ticket that system aslo gives them a picking list for material issue. if I don’t chage the Location and leave it to be the main here is what happens: the Lines which we don’t have enough on hand will not come over and we cannot

 I have a question about controlling in manufacturing. Do you know if and how a cost allocation / distribution to an order can be done. Our customer determines overheads based on statistical value when creating a production order. But these are theoretical costs and a kind of pre-calculation.Is it possible to assign actual costs after post-calculation/ after completed Production Order ? Thank you in advance. 

Looking for a way to highlight/show the Production Orders in the system where there is enough material on-hand/available to make the order.Short of having to look at Critical Material for each Production Order, does anyone have any recommendations on a way to get this information? 

We’re working through our implementation of the Advanced Planning and Scheduling module. We’ve successfully setup a few BoMs, Machines, Calendars, etc AND have managed to schedule test orders with predictable results. several wins all around BUT there’s something we might be missing… Threaded Scheduling ( I made that name up )When scheduling a large order where individual Operations span multiple days we’ve noticed that it’s all scheduled logically as one long plan, not ideal for our environment. Let’s try this scenario...Assumptions : Operation 1 references a Work Center that resides in Warehouse A. Operation 2 references a Work Center that resides in Warehouse A, though we may opt to move Operation 2 into a different Warehouse within the same building.Scenario : We need to make 100 widgets and the BoM has two Operations. Operation 1 takes five days to complete and each day it completes 20 widgets. Operation 2 takes five days to complete and each day it completes 20 widgets.Observatio

 How can I get the Phantom Inventory ID to show up on the Production Ticket Details?I can pull in the Phantom BOM ID but how do I link the Phantom BOM ID to pull in the Inventory ID/Item Description? What joins do I need to make this happen? Attached is screen shot of what my production ticket looks like and the tables from the report.     

Hi, We are currently piloting the Acumatica production order system. We are planning on using Advanced Planning to schedule production orders. When we run scheduling from rough cut planning screen , most of the production orders schedule just fine. We however, have a few that will not schedule. I suspect that this is due to some material constraints. These are lower level production orders generated from the ‘generate sub assemply’ feature on production orders.For the production order type, we are not checking for material availabilityFor each of the detail items on the production order on the material tab - we have set to do not check material availability.Our issue, is that the system gives us no clue or message as to why the production order will not schedule. There are no error messages or warnings, so it is very difficult to figure out why it will not schedule.Does anyone have any tips on how I might figure out why a production order will not schedule given the limitations on feed

Hi All,I am pretty sure I am just missing something but does anyone know how I can add a second lot number to Production maintenance? When I add a second line and save, it moves all the qty to the first lot number.  

Is there a way to allow more than 2 decimals for Qty Required? This makes it extremely difficult to accurately plan and create raw material orders especially when dealing in pounds.