| Process Material Shortages (tisfc0221m000) |  |
| Use this session to deal with shortages of low cost materials. Low cost materials are usually materials that are backflushed, or issued manually while the Direct Process Warehouse Order Line check box is selected. In both cases, ERP LN carries out the warehouse order procedure automatically, without user intervention. If shortages exist during backflushing or direct processing, and later new material has arrived in inventory, you can use this session to process the remaining material quantity without extensive, manual warehouse handling. You can use this session also to determine whether material shortages exist for a specific SFC production order. Process shortages If shortages exist after backflushing and direct processing, you can use this session to post the remaining material to the SFC production order. In case of a shortage, the warehouse order for the material is already unblocked. With this session, you can finish material processing without a labor-intensive warehouse order procedure. You can choose to process low cost material for one or more production orders, or for an SFC order group. You can also process the material by operation or material line. For information about restrictions and further details, refer to Direct processing of material shortages. Note To process shortages, clear the Simulate Only check box. Find shortages To find shortages for one or more SFC production orders, you must specify selection ranges, select the Simulate Only check box, and then click Process. A report is printed that displays the current shortages by production order and material. Related topics Direct processing of material shortages To avoid shortages on production orders
Fields | Description
Production Order | The range of SFC production orders for which you want to display or process material shortages.
Project | The range of PCS projects for which you want to display or process material shortages.
Warehouse | The range of warehouses for which you want to display or process material shortages.
Item | The material for which you want to resolve material shortages.
Allocation Date | Material shortages are only displayed or processed for material with an allocation date and time that is before the date and time in this field.
Simulate Only | The results of this session are printed in a report: If this check box is cleared, the report displays the production orders for which shortages are resolved. The material quantities that are processed as well as the quantities for which still shortages exist are displayed. If this check box is selected, the report displays the current shortages by production order and material, but the processing of shortages is not carried out.
Selection Method | The operations for which material shortages must be displayed and/or processed: One Operation Up to Operation All Operations Allowed values Possible values
Operation | The operation for which material shortages must be displayed or processed. Whether you can enter an operation in this field depends on the setting of the Selection Method field.
Backflush Materials Only | If this check box is selected, only shortages for materials that are backflushed are displayed in the report or processed. If this check box is cleared, material shortages are displayed in the report or processed if the Direct Process Warehouse Order line check box is selected. This includes backflush materials.
Issue Date | The date and time that you want to issue the material that is short. You cannot enter a future date.
Issue Sequence | The sequence in which ERP LN issues the shortages. The sequence can be one of the following: Based on the production orders' start dates. Based on the production orders' numbers.
Grouping Selection | If this check box is selected, you can process or display material shortages by SFC order group.
SFC Order Group | If the Grouping Selection check box is selected, you can enter the SFC order group for which you want to process or display material shortages. All SFC orders in the order group are checked for shortages.