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<Session ID="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0204m000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Release Production Orders (tisfc0204m000)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <Paragraph> Use this session to release production orders to the shop floor. The production order status
		  changes to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/osta#in.prod" role="option">Released</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
      </AimSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <Paragraph>A production order with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/osta#in.prod" role="option">Released</GUIRef> status indicates that production can start, for example, materials can be
		  issued, and spent hours can be accounted.</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListIntro> LN performs the following actions when releasing a production order:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>Warehousing orders are created in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehousing</GUIRef>.
			 Through these warehousing orders, the issue of materials and receipt into
			 inventory of end products are handled.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0100s000#tisfc000.uwwh" role="manual">Use of Sh. Fl. Wareh.</GUIRef> check box is selected and the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0100s000#tisfc000.mvsf" role="manual">Move Allocation to Shop Floor Warehouse</GUIRef> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0100s000" role="session">Shop Floor Control Parameters (tisfc0100s000)</GUIRef> session is <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/sfc.mvsf#at.release" role="option">At Release</GUIRef>, allocations of materials are moved to the shop-floor
			 warehouse.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0101s000#tisfc001.mfre" role="manual">Moment Freezing Estimates</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0501m000" role="session">Production Orders (tisfc0501m000)</GUIRef> details session is <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/sfc.mfre#at.release" role="option">During Releasing Order</GUIRef>, the estimated order costs are frozen, and the
			 estimated end-item unit costs are calculated.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>If you use <GUIRef href="/baanerp/qm" role="package">Quality</GUIRef>, inspection orders are created.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle> Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0100s000#tisfc000.mnpo" role="manual">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, you can run the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0204m000" role="session">Release Production Orders (tisfc0204m000)</GUIRef> session when the order status is <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/osta#printed" role="option">Documents Printed</GUIRef>. <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#RepetiItem_ti" role="glossary">Repetitive items</Link> can
			 be released regardless of this parameter.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
         <Paragraph>To release only the production orders for
		  which the required materials are available, select the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0204m000#check.shortages" role="formfield">
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0204m000#check.shortages" role="manual">Check Shortages</GUIRef>
            </Link> check box. For more information, refer
		  to <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000520" role="manual">Material shortage checking</Link>.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0100s000#tisfc000.cmar" role="manual">Check Material Shortages at Release</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0100s000" role="session">Shop Floor Control Parameters (tisfc0100s000)</GUIRef> session is selected, you can select the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0204m000#check.shortages" role="formfield">
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0204m000#check.shortages" role="manual">Check Shortages</GUIRef>
            </Link> check box under <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0204m000#tcgen.options" role="groupbox">Options</GUIRef> to check
		  the availability of the required materials. If that check box is selected, LN does not release the
		  production orders for which the required materials are not available in
		  time.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle> Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000096" role="manual">Releasing production orders</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000002" role="manual">Production order status</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000050" role="manual">Integrations of SFC with quality management</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000051" role="manual">Integrations of SFC with warehousing</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000520" role="manual">Material shortage checking</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldGroup>
         <Title> Selection Range</Title>
         <FieldHelp ID="pdno.f" OtherIDs="pdno.t">
            <Header>
               <Title>Production Order</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>An order to produce a specified quantity of an item on a
		specified delivery date.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="cprj.f" OtherIDs="cprj.t">
            <Header>
               <Title>Project</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>A collection of manufacturing and purchasing actions that are
		performed especially for a particular customer order. A project is initiated by
		a customer order for items having a <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/opol#on.order" role="option">To Order</GUIRef> order policy. The purpose of a project is to plan and coordinate the production
		of these items.</FuncDesc>
            <SimpleSection>
               <List>
                  <ListIntro>For a standard-to-order production, the project is only
			 used to link the item with the customer order. Otherwise, a project can
			 include:</ListIntro>
                  <ListItem>Customized item data (BOMs and routings)</ListItem>
                  <ListItem>Project planning (activity planning)</ListItem>
               </List>
               <Paragraph>A budget is a special type of project. A budget is used to
		  plan and estimate, not to carry out production.</Paragraph>
            </SimpleSection>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="prdt.f" OtherIDs="prdt.t">
            <Header>
               <Title>Production Start Date and Time</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>This field refers to the production start date and time field
			 in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0501m000" role="session">Production Orders (tisfc0501m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="pldt.f" OtherIDs="pldt.t">
            <Header>
               <Title>Planned Delivery Date</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>The date the finished items are finished according to the
		planning.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="citg.f" OtherIDs="citg.t">
            <Header>
               <Title>Item Group</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>Group of items with similar characteristics. Each item belongs
		to a particular item group. The item group is used in combination with the item
		type to set up item defaults.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="cwar.f" OtherIDs="cwar.t">
            <Header>
               <Title>Warehouse</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>A place for storing goods. For each warehouse, you can enter
		address data and data relating to its type.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="plid.f" OtherIDs="plid.t">
            <Header>
               <Title>Planner</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>The user name of the employee that is responsible for
			 planning plan items.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="sfpl.f" OtherIDs="sfpl.t">
            <Header>
               <Title>Shop Floor Planner</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>The person responsible for printing, (re)scheduling and
		releasing production orders and managing workloads.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="rgrp.f" OtherIDs="rgrp.t">
            <Header>
               <Title>Routing Group</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>A group of items with similar routing attributes, for example,
		the same work center, routing operation, BOM, and so on. A routing group is
		defined by the user as a selection criterion for production
		orders.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="cpln.f" OtherIDs="cpln.t">
            <Header>
               <Title>Product Line</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>A group of products made by the same producer, that are similar
		but differ in details such as, size, shape, color, and so on. User-definable
		item grouping data, mainly used as an item selection criterion for reporting.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="cpcl.f" OtherIDs="cpcl.t">
            <Header>
               <Title>Product Class</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>User-definable item grouping data that is used to distinguish
		between different groups of items in a product line. The product class is
		mainly used as a selection criterion for reporting.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="csel.f" OtherIDs="csel.t">
            <Header>
               <Title>Selection Code</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>User-definable item grouping data. Use selection codes to
		select items by color, diameter, product expiry date, and so on.</FuncDesc>
            <Note>
               <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
               <Paragraph>Selection codes are used for information purposes
		  only.</Paragraph>
            </Note>
         </FieldHelp>
      </FieldGroup>
      <FieldGroup>
         <Title> Item Selection</Title>
         <FieldHelp ID="item.f" OtherIDs="item.t">
            <Header>
               <Title>Item From</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>In LN,
		the raw materials, subassemblies, finished products, and tools that can be
		purchased, stored, manufactured, sold, and so on.</FuncDesc>
            <SimpleSection>
               <Paragraph>An item can also represent a set of items handled as one
		  (kit), or exist in multiple product variants.</Paragraph>
               <List>
                  <ListIntro>You can also define nonphysical items, which are not held
			 in inventory but can be used to post costs or to invoice services to customers.
			 Examples of nonphysical items:</ListIntro>
                  <ListItem>Cost items (for example, electricity)</ListItem>
                  <ListItem>Service items</ListItem>
                  <ListItem>Subcontracting services</ListItem>
                  <ListItem>List items (menus/options)</ListItem>
               </List>
            </SimpleSection>
         </FieldHelp>
      </FieldGroup>
      <FieldGroup>
         <Title> Grouping Selection</Title>
         <FieldHelp ID="grid.f">
            <Header>
               <Title>SFC Order Group</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc> If this check box is selected, all the production
			 orders in the SFC order group that you select are released.</FuncDesc>
            <SimpleSection>
               <Paragraph>If any production orders cannot be
				released (for example, the order documents are not printed and you have
				specified that they must be, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0100s000" role="session">Shop Floor Control Parameters (tisfc0100s000)</GUIRef> session), LN prints an error
				report.</Paragraph>
            </SimpleSection>
            <RelatedTopics>
               <SectionTitle> Related topics</SectionTitle>
               <RelTopic>
                  <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000309" role="manual">Order grouping</Link>
               </RelTopic>
            </RelatedTopics>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="grid.form">
            <Header>
               <Title>SFC Order Group</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>The code of the SFC order group.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
      </FieldGroup>
      <FieldGroup>
         <Title> Work Center Selection</Title>
         <FieldHelp ID="work.center.sel">
            <Header>
               <Title>Work Center Selection</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc> If this check box is selected, only the production
			 orders with their first operation in the range of work centers you enter will
			 be released.</FuncDesc>
            <Note>
               <SectionTitle> Note</SectionTitle>
               <List>
                  <ListItem>The production orders must have operations
				  defined.</ListItem>
                  <ListItem>You cannot use this selection for SFC order
				  groups.</ListItem>
               </List>
            </Note>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="cwoc.f" OtherIDs="cwoc.t">
            <Header>
               <Title>Work Center</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>Only the production orders with their first operation in the
			 range of work centers you enter here will be released.</FuncDesc>
            <AllowedValues>
               <SectionTitle> Allowed values</SectionTitle>
               <List>
                  <ListItem>The production orders must have operations
				  defined.</ListItem>
                  <ListItem>You cannot use this selection for SFC order
				  groups.</ListItem>
               </List>
            </AllowedValues>
            <SimpleSection>
               <Paragraph>You must first select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0204m000#work.center.sel" role="manual">Work Center Selection</GUIRef> check box.</Paragraph>
            </SimpleSection>
         </FieldHelp>
      </FieldGroup>
      <FieldGroup>
         <Title> Options</Title>
         <FieldHelp ID="check.shortages">
            <Header>
               <Title>Check Shortages</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc> If this check box is selected, the session checks for shortages of required
			 materials before releasing the production orders.</FuncDesc>
            <SimpleSection>
               <Paragraph>This option is available only if the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0100s000#tisfc000.cmar" role="manual">Check Material Shortages at Release</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0100s000" role="session">Shop Floor Control Parameters (tisfc0100s000)</GUIRef> session is selected.</Paragraph>
            </SimpleSection>
            <RelatedTopics>
               <SectionTitle> Related topics</SectionTitle>
               <RelTopic>
                  <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000520" role="manual">Material shortage checking</Link>
               </RelTopic>
            </RelatedTopics>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="interactive">
            <Header>
               <Title>Interactive</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc> If this check box is selected, LN displays a list of production orders with an indicator that shows
			 for which production orders a material shortage occurs. You can then select the
			 production orders to release from this list.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="k.of.check">
            <Header>
               <Title>Check</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>Determines what kind of check this session
			 performs.</FuncDesc>
            <AllowedValues>
               <SectionTitle> Allowed values</SectionTitle>
               <List>
                  <ListItemHead> 
                     <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/sfc.stck#proj" role="option">On Hand</GUIRef>
                  </ListItemHead>
                  <ListItem>
                     <Paragraph> LN checks the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000330" role="glossary">inventory on hand</Link>.</Paragraph>
                     <Paragraph>Scheduled receipts from purchase
					 orders are ignored.</Paragraph>
                     <List>
                        <ListIntro>Scheduled receipts from production orders are taken
						into account only in the following cases:</ListIntro>
                        <ListItem>The production order has already been
						released.</ListItem>
                        <ListItem>The production order is contained in the selection
						ranges you specified under <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0419m000#tcgen.sel.range" role="groupbox">Selection Range</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
                     </List>
                  </ListItem>
                  <ListItemHead> 
                     <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/sfc.stck#plav" role="option">Planned Available</GUIRef>
                  </ListItemHead>
                  <ListItem>
                     <Paragraph> LN checks the projected
					 available quantity, based on all <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000012" role="glossary">planned inventory transactions</Link>, including scheduled receipts from all purchase
					 orders and production orders. This check is not multilevel. That is, LN does not check
					 whether materials supplied by other production orders are delayed because of
					 material shortages for <Emphasis>those</Emphasis> production
					 orders.</Paragraph>
                  </ListItem>
                  <ListItemHead> 
                     <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/sfc.stck#mult" role="option">Multilevel</GUIRef>
                  </ListItemHead>
                  <ListItem> LN checks the projected available quantity. If a material must be
				  supplied by a production order, LN also checks whether the materials for <Emphasis>that</Emphasis> production order will be available in time. LN recursively checks
				  the availability of lower-level materials. For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/000521" role="manual">Multilevel material shortage check</Link>.</ListItem>
               </List>
            </AllowedValues>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="scope.inv">
            <Header>
               <Title>Scope</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>Determines from which warehouses LN takes the available
			 inventory into account.</FuncDesc>
            <AllowedValues>
               <SectionTitle> Allowed values</SectionTitle>
               <List>
                  <ListItemHead> 
                     <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/sfc.scin#curr" role="option">Current Warehouse Only</GUIRef>
                  </ListItemHead>
                  <ListItem>Take only the inventory in the warehouse of the material
				  into account. The material's warehouse is displayed in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000#tibom010.cwar" role="manual">Warehouse</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/bom/tibom1110m000" role="session">Bill of Material (tibom1110m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
                  <ListItemHead> 
                     <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/sfc.scin#plcl" role="option">Planned Warehouses in Cluster</GUIRef>
                  </ListItemHead>
                  <ListItem>Take the inventory into account in all warehouses in the
				  same <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000315" role="glossary">cluster</Link> as the material's warehouse. In general, nearby
				  warehouses belong to the same cluster. However, LN excludes the
				  warehouses for which the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0103s000#tcmcs003.inep" role="formfield">Include in Enterprise Planning</Link> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0503m000" role="session">Warehouses (tcmcs0503m000)</GUIRef> session is cleared.</ListItem>
                  <ListItemHead> 
                     <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/sfc.scin#alcl" role="option">All Warehouses in Cluster</GUIRef>
                  </ListItemHead>
                  <ListItem>Take the inventory into account in all warehouses in the
				  same <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000315" role="glossary">cluster</Link> as the material's warehouse, regardless of the
				  setting of the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0103s000#tcmcs003.inep" role="formfield">Include in Enterprise Planning</Link> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/mcs/tcmcs0503m000" role="session">Warehouses (tcmcs0503m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
               </List>
            </AllowedValues>
            <SimpleSection>
               <Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0419m000#k.of.check" role="manual">Check</GUIRef> field is <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/sfc.stck#mult" role="option">Multilevel</GUIRef>, this field is <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/sfc.scin#plcl" role="option">Planned Warehouses in Cluster</GUIRef> and cannot be changed.</Paragraph>
            </SimpleSection>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="skip.blocked.inv">
            <Header>
               <Title>Skip Blocked Inventory</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc> If this check box is selected, LN does not take the inventory that is <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000313" role="glossary">blocked</Link> into account for analyzing the production
			 orders' material supply. Inventory can be blocked for inspection or for other
			 reasons. Select this check box if you expect the material quality to be
			 poor.</FuncDesc>
            <SimpleSection>
               <Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0419m000#k.of.check" role="manual">Check</GUIRef> field is <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/domains/sfc.stck#mult" role="option">Multilevel</GUIRef>, this check box is automatically set the same
				as the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh0100m000#whinh000.birp" role="formfield">Inspection Blocks Enterprise Planning</Link> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh0100m000" role="session">Inventory Handling Parameters (whinh0100m000)</GUIRef> session and cannot be changed.</Paragraph>
            </SimpleSection>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="critical.only">
            <Header>
               <Title>Critical Items Only</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc> If this check box is selected, LN checks only the materials for which the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/ipd/tiipd0101m000#tiipd001.cick" role="formfield">Critical for Inventory Check</Link> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/ipd/tiipd0101m000" role="session">Items - Production (tiipd0101m000)</GUIRef> session is selected.</FuncDesc>
            <Note>
               <SectionTitle> Note</SectionTitle>
               <Paragraph>If you check multilevel, and a material
				that is not critical has lower-level materials that are critical, LN will check these
				lower-level materials.</Paragraph>
            </Note>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="shortage.report">
            <Header>
               <Title>Shortage Report</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc> If this check box is selected, this session prints a shortage report
			 identical to the one printed by the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/sfc/tisfc0419m000" role="session">Print Material Shortages by Production Order (tisfc0419m000)</Link> session.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="shortage.only">
            <Header>
               <Title>Print Shortages Only</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc> If this check box is selected, the material lines for which sufficient
			 inventory will be available are omitted from the report.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="print.process">
            <Header>
               <Title>Process Report</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, LN prints the process report.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="print.error">
            <Header>
               <Title>Error Report</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, LN prints the error report.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
      </FieldGroup>
   </Fields>
   <FormCommands>
      <CommandHelp ID="exec.cont.process">
         <Header>
            <Title>Release</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Releases the production order.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
   </FormCommands>
</Session>