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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Release material</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Issue material</Level1>
			<Level2>procedure</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Direct Initiate Inventory Issue check box</Level1>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>Unblock or release material in the warehouse is part of the material issue procedure. If material is released, the warehouse employees are notified to start the warehouse outbound procedure.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>You can use the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/cst/ticst0101m000#ticst001.drin" role="fieldhelp">Direct Initiate Invy Issue</Link> check box to specify wether the material must be released manually or automatically:</ListIntro>
			<ListItemHead>Automatically</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>If you select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/ipd/tiipd0101m000#tiipd001.drin" role="formfield">Direct Initiate Inventory Issue</GUIRef> check box, SSA ERP automatically unblocks the warehouse order line for the material during production order release.</ListItem>
			<ListItemHead>Manually</ListItemHead>
			<ListItem>If you clear the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/ipd/tiipd0101m000#tiipd001.drin" role="formfield">Direct Initiate Inventory Issue</GUIRef> check box, you must release the material manually. To unblock the material's warehouse order line, you must either use the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0207m000" role="session">Initiate Inventory Issue (tisfc0207m000)</Link> session, or click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0501m000#tisfc0207m000" role="formcommand">Initiate Inventory Issue</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cst/ticst1501m000" role="session">Material to Issue for Production Orders (ticst1501m000)</GUIRef> session. SSA ERP now moves the material quantity from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cst/ticst0101s000#ticst001.issu" role="formfield">To Issue</GUIRef> field to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cst/ticst0101s000#ticst001.iswh" role="formfield">To Issue by Warehousing</GUIRef> field.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<List><ListIntro>The activated warehousing order line does the following:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Issues the requested quantity.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Increases the value in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cst/ticst0101s000#ticst001.qucs" role="formfield">Actual Quantity</GUIRef> field by the issued quantity.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Subtracts the issued quantity from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cst/ticst0101s000#ticst001.iswh" role="formfield">To Issue by Warehousing</GUIRef> field.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Set the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/ipd/tiipd0101m000#tiipd001.drin" role="formfield">Direct Initiate Inventory Issue</GUIRef> check box</SectionTitle>
			<List><ListIntro>You can set the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/ipd/tiipd0101m000#tiipd001.drin" role="formfield">Direct Initiate Inventory Issue</GUIRef> check box on three levels to determine whether the material must be unblocked manually or automatically:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/ipd/tiipd0101m000" role="session">Items - Production (tiipd0101m000)</GUIRef> session, where you can set the default value for a specific item, or in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/ipd/tiipd0102m000" role="session">Items - Production Defaults (tiipd0102m000)</GUIRef> session, where you can set the default value for a specific item group.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cst/ticst0101m000" role="session">Estimated Materials (ticst0101m000)</GUIRef> session, where a production planner can determine whether the material must be unblocked manually or automatically.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cst/ticst1501m000" role="session">Material to Issue for Production Orders (ticst1501m000)</GUIRef> session, where a person on the shop floor can determine whether the material must be unblocked manually or automatically.</ListItem>
			</List>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000044" role="manual">Overview of material issue</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
