Receive and Backflush Operations

Explanation

Use this activity to receive manufactured parts into inventory and to automatically report the operations performed.

Prerequisites

This activity requires that:

System Effects

Window

Shop Order
Shop Orders
Receive Shop Order
Shop Floor Workbench

Related Window Descriptions

Shop Order
Shop Orders
Receive Shop Order
Shop Floor Workbench
Approve Operation

Procedure

Shop Order or Shop Orders:

  1. Right-click and then click Manual Receive.
  2. Select the Auto Report of Operations check box in the Material And Operations area to automatically report machine and labor operations.
  3. Select an inventory location for the part, then type the quantity you want to receive into this inventory location in the Quantity Received field. You can receive into more than one inventory location. If the part is catch unit enabled, you have to enter the catch quantity as well.
  4. If you do not want to receive into one of the specified inventory locations, create a new record and type a new inventory location in the Location No field. Type the quantity of parts you want to receive in the Quantity Received field. Use the List of Values to select from available locations.
  5. Save.

Receive Shop Order:

  1. Select the shop order for which you want to receive the completed parts in the Order No list.
  2. Select the Auto Report of Operations check box in the Material And Operations area to automatically report machine and labor operations.
  3. Select an inventory location for the part, then enter the quantity you want to receive into this inventory location in the Quantity Received field. You can receive into more than one inventory location. If the part is catch unit enabled, you have to enter the catch quantity as well.
  4. If you do not want to receive into one of the specified inventory locations, create a new record and type a new inventory location in the Location No field. Type the quantity of parts you want to receive in the Quantity Received field. Use the List of Values to select from available locations.
  5. Save.

Approve operation

  1. In the Shop Floor Workbench window, select the last operation on the shop order on which you want to receive the completed parts and click Approve Operation.
  2. In Approve operation dialog box, make sure the Receive Into Inventory and the Report Previous Operation check boxes are selected.
  3. Enter the quantity to receive in the Qty to Receive field.
  4. Select an inventory location which the parts should be received to by entering a value in the Receive Into Location field or use the List of Values.
  5. Click OK.

Note: It is not possible to use the report previous operation functionality if clocking records exists for any operations in Open status on the shop order. (The start / stop feature has been used.)