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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Releasing production orders</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Production orders</Level1>
			<Level2>releasing</Level2>
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	<GeneralSection><GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Releasing production orders</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>When you release a production order, the production order gets the order status <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/osta#in.prod" role="enum">Released</GUIRef>. This means that the production can start: materials can be issued and spent hours can be accounted.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>When you release a production order, SSA ERP performs the following actions:</Paragraph>
			<List><ListItem>Warehousing orders are created in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehouse Management</GUIRef>. Through these warehousing orders, the issue of materials and receipt into inventory of end products are handled.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Allocations of materials are moved to the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#WIPWareho.ti" role="glossary">shop-floor</Link> warehouse.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Inspection orders are created in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/qm" role="package">Quality Management</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0101s000#tisfc001.mfre" role="formfield">Moment Freezing Estimates</GUIRef> field has the value <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/sfc.mfre#at.release" role="enum">During Releasing Order</GUIRef>, the estimated order costs are frozen, and the estimated end-item unit costs are calculated.</ListItem>
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		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>How to release production orders</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>You can release production orders by means of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0204m000" role="session">Release Production Orders (tisfc0204m000)</GUIRef> session. Production orders for <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#RepetiItem.ti" role="glossary">repetitive items</Link> can be released in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/rpt" role="module">Repetitive Manufacturing</GUIRef> module.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0100s000#tisfc000.mnpo" role="formfield">Printing Order Doc. Mandatory</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0100s000" role="session">Shop Floor Control Parameters (tisfc0100s000)</GUIRef> session is selected, the order status of a production order must be <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/osta#printed" role="enum">Documents Printed</GUIRef> before you can release it. <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#RepetiItem.ti" role="glossary">Repetitive items</Link> can be released regardless of this parameter.</Paragraph>
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		</RelTopic>
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		</RelTopic>
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		</RelTopic>
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