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  • April 9, 2025
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Is it possible to hard allocate a part that is listed as a material requirement and marked for production on a parent production order? When the child production order is completed, we’ve had problems with a sales order getting shipped when the part was needed for the production order first (hence the link production order).

 

 

If we have a 3 production orders for 3 machines and each one requires part 123 so we create the production orders that will then be linked to parent machine jobs. We can also sell part 123 on sales orders too, so when a production order that is linked to a parent order is moved into inventory, why does does Acumatica allow a shipment for the part that was made and linked to a machine production order?

Best answer by angierowley75

To make sure the parent production order gets parts from another production order - it is best to create the child production order as a subassembly.

But since you have a production order that is just creating part 123 to stock, then when the production is complete you can hard allocate it to the parent using the Line Details.

If you want to hard allocate part 123 when the production is complete to a sales order line, you can use Manage Sales Allocations.

You can’t allocate inventory that is not in stock.  So you must complete the Production Order for part 123 and receive it into inventory before hard allocating.

 

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    angierowley75
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    • angierowley75
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    • April 9, 2025

    You can allocate the material to the Production order by choosing the “Line Details” button on Production Order Details for the material - then checking the box to mark the material as allocated.

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    • jhutchinson
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    • April 9, 2025

    I get an error message that says the Inventory Quantity will go negative. Why does a linked production order on the material requirements not “allocate” the parts being made on the job? Someone has to watch the linked job so that when it’s complete, they can go into the job with the demand and allocate it (even when it was made from the parent order).

     

    angierowley75
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    • angierowley75
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    • April 9, 2025

    Ahh… in your example it looked like part 123 was raw material, not a subassembly.

    In 2024R2 we introduced the concept of a hard link of Parent/Child production orders which does the allocation automatically.

    What version are you running?

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    • jhutchinson
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    • April 9, 2025

    Sorry for the confusion. We are in version 2024R2. We have already been working on part 123 for a machine, but now we have 2 separate sales orders requiring the part too. Part 123 was originally being made for stock reorder point/qty replenishment - the job was not cut from the parent order but linked using the “Link Prod Order” button on the parent order.

    angierowley75
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    • angierowley75
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    • April 9, 2025

    To make sure the parent production order gets parts from another production order - it is best to create the child production order as a subassembly.

    But since you have a production order that is just creating part 123 to stock, then when the production is complete you can hard allocate it to the parent using the Line Details.

    If you want to hard allocate part 123 when the production is complete to a sales order line, you can use Manage Sales Allocations.

    You can’t allocate inventory that is not in stock.  So you must complete the Production Order for part 123 and receive it into inventory before hard allocating.

     

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    Chris Hackett
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    • jhutchinson
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    • April 10, 2025

    Yes, we are aware of that. It just seemed that if you can still “link prod order” after the fact, it would be allocating what’s built on the production order to that job, but clearly not the case. Hopefully in a future release.Thank you anyways.

    Chris Hackett
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