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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Blocking operations</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Operations</Level1>
			<Level2>blocking</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Introduction</SectionTitle>
			<List><ListIntro>Sometimes a problem occurs that must be solved before an operation proceeds. Examples of such situations are:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>The quality of an intermediate product must first be inspected.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>A machine is in repair.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>A supplier cannot deliver an essential component in time.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>A customer is late with its payments.</ListItem>
			</List>
			<Paragraph>In these situations the operation can get the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000058" role="glossary">operation status</Link>
				<GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/sfc.opst#blocked" role="enum">Blocked</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
			<List><ListIntro>An operation can be blocked:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>Manually.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Automatically by <GUIRef href="/baanerp/qm" role="package">Quality Management</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			</List>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Blocking reasons</SectionTitle>
			<List><ListIntro>Every blocked operation must have a <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000047" role="glossary">blocking reason</Link>. The blocking reason of a blocked operation has two purposes:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>To indicate why the operation is blocked.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>To determine which actions you can no longer perform on the operation.</ListItem>
			</List>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Types of blocking</SectionTitle>
			<List><ListIntro>The following actions can be blocked by means of a blocking reason:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>Reporting a quantity completed.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Reporting a quantity rejected.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Reporting a quantity to be inspected.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Reporting an operation completed.</ListItem>
			</List>
			<Paragraph>You normally carry out these actions in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0130m000" role="session">Report Operations Completed (tisfc0130m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>You can define blocking reasons in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc2500m000" role="session">Blocking Reasons (tisfc2500m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Manual blocking</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0130m000" role="session">Report Operations Completed (tisfc0130m000)</GUIRef> session to block an operation. When you block an operation, you must also enter a blocking reason. If <GUIRef href="/baanerp/qm" role="package">Quality Management</GUIRef> has already blocked the operation, you can only enter a blocking reason, which is more restrictive than the blocking reason of <GUIRef href="/baanerp/qm" role="package">Quality Management</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Blocking by Quality Management</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph><GUIRef href="/baanerp/qm" role="package">Quality Management</GUIRef> uses the blocking reasons specified in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/qm/ptc/qmptc0100m000" role="session">Quality Management Parameters (qmptc0100m000)</GUIRef> session, to block operations. For details, see the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000170" role="manual">Using QM for manufacturing operations</Link> topic.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0540m000" role="session">Blocked Operations (tisfc0540m000)</GUIRef> session displays the blocked operations.</Paragraph>
		</Note>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000170" role="manual">Using QM for manufacturing operations</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000061" role="manual">Operation status</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000086" role="manual">Defining blocking reasons for QM</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
