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   <Header>
      <Title>Blocking operations</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2403846">
         <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="option">Blocked</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>An operation can be blocked:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>Manually.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Automatically by <GUIRef href="/baanerp/qm" role="package">Quality</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/tisfc2100m000" role="session">Blocking Reasons (tisfc2100m000)</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</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</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Blocking by Quality Management</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph> 
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/qm" role="package">Quality</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>