Production file codes are assigned automatically, and cannot be assigned or changed by the user. The code format is defined on the Codes form in the General Settings module.

If the Production order field does not contain a code, the production file has not yet been checked and approved for production. If it has, use the Assign production order code process to assign a production order code. The process uses the next available production order code (see the Codes form in the General Settings module). It is also possible to manually enter a production order code, in which case you can determine the code yourself.

Note:

- Parts can be produced only under a production order.

- Only costs can be posted to production orders.

The Revision field shows the revision of the part specified on the selected line. If revisions are not used in your company, the value of this field is always '000'. If you are using part revisions, the current revision is displayed and the date is initially equal to the start date of the revision. The setting of the Part revision management check box affects the contents of the Revision and Date fields:

• The Part revision management check box is empty: If you change the date, Isah will check which part revision is valid on that date. This revision will then be filled in automatically in the Revision field.
• The Part revision management check box is selected: If you change the revision, the start date of that revision will be filled in automatically in the Date field.

If this check box has been selected, a routing must be specified in the Routingfield. If the Routing field already contains a routing, this routing may be deleted only if the Routing required check box has not been selected.

If the Routing required check box has not been selected, the Routing field may be left empty. If a routing has been filled in, this routing may be deleted.

A routing contains the route a file has to follow in Isah. If a routing has been specified in this field, a status from that routing must be used in the Status field. If the Routing field is empty, any status can be entered in the Status field. Provided you have the appropriate rights, you can also specify a routing at this stage.

Note: You can change a routing only if the appropriate rights have been assigned to your user name.

If this field contains a routing, you can click the Routing details button to display the status flow for this routing.

The status indicates the phase the sales line is in, for example the 'Offer', 'Order', 'Production', or 'Purchase' phase. Statuses may be linked to a routing. If in the Routing field a routing has been filled in, the status filled in here must be linked to that routing. The status determines the actions permitted for the file.

Note: If an internal production order is assigned a status of type 'History', the costs are calculated and added to the Financial analysis form. In principle, the costs do not change anymore after that. You can easily change the status to another type, however, in order to be able to post more costs to the internal production file. The costs will simply be recalculated as soon as the status is changed to a 'History' type status.

The plan type determines what needs to be done with an operation in the planning stage. You can choose from the following options:

No planning:	The operation will not be included in the Perform lead time planning process, and it is not possible to plan (or re-plan) the operation manually.
Planning allowed:	The operation will be included in the Perform lead time planning process, and it can be planned (or re-planned) manually.
Planning via processing only:	The operation will be included in the Perform lead time planning process, but it is not possible to plan (or re-plan) the operation manually.
Only manual planning:	The operation will not be included in the Perform lead time planning process, but it is possible to plan (or re-plan) the operation manually.

If this check box is selected, the production is complete. It can be selected manually (provided that the status permits you to do so), or automatically when the production receipt(s) for this file has (have) been processed, and the Complete check box was selected on the receipt line(s).

If the Complete check box is selected, any stock reservations have been canceled, and no more load has been planned for the production file.

When the production file is confirmed as complete on receipt of the part produced, the date can be specified. This date is displayed here.

This field contains the quantity of the parts to be produced in stock units. The quantity is automatically copied from the sales line for which the production file was created. If the order on the sales line uses different units (for example, sales units), the quantity is automatically converted to stock units.

Note: If you change the quantity, the change will not be applied to the sales line. The reason is that the quantity you produce does not have to be equal to the quantity ordered. For example, you could choose to produce a greater number than was ordered, and stock the surplus. Similarly, you might produce a smaller quantity because you want to take some of the parts ordered from stock. The production quantity is therefore independent of the quantity ordered.

Specify the length, width, and/or height per piece. Whether or not you can fill in one or more of these fields depends on the setting of the Unit code field on the General tab of the Parts form:

Unit code	Can a length be filled in?	Can a width be filled in?	Can a height be filled in?
Quantity	No	No	No
Quantity * Length	Yes	No	No
Quantity * Length * Width	Yes	Yes	No
Quantity * Length * Width * Height	Yes	Yes	Yes

The number in this field is calculated automatically by multiplying the quantity, the length, the width, and the height. The value of this informational field cannot be modified directly.

This is the start date of the operations that can be used for forward scheduling.

The end date will automatically be set to the date specified in the Desired shipping date field on the General tab of the sales line. This date can be used for backward scheduling.

Note: The end date can also be determined by the date on which a parent production file is required.

This percentage indicates the progress of the production order. The percentage is calculated by adding up the times of the underlying operation lines. The calculation is as follows:

Progress = (Total Actual Time / (Total Planned Time + Actual Time)) * 100%

The progress percentage will not be greater than '0' until hours have been posted against the order. The percentage is updated automatically during the execution of the Process hour lines or Backflush process.