Release Shop Order

Explanation

This activity is used to release a planned or parked shop order. Once the order is released, you can begin processing it. If the shop order is created from a shop order requisition, where the shop order requisition type is Material Requirements Planning (MRP), a check should be performed. If alternate components are used, then you should modify shop order components to avoid shortage problems. 

When releasing a shop order, you can perform an availability check on that order. It is not possible to release a shop order connected to a project activity in IFS/Project, if the activity is not released.

Prerequisites

• This activity requires the existence of a shop order with a status of either Planned or Parked. To perform an availability check, the value of Auto avail check of shop order must be either Yes or Allowed on the Parameters for Distribution and Manufacturing window.
  
  • If the value is Allowed, then the check box Availability Check is editable.
  • If the value is Yes, then the check box Availability Check is non-editable but selected.
  • If the value is No, then the check box Availability Check is non-editable and not selected
     
• The check box Availability Check must be selected on the Misc Part Info tab of the Inventory Part window for the materials in the shop order, in order to perform the availability check.
• Finally, the Expected Lead Time must be defined for the part on the Acquisition tab of the Inventory Part window.

System Effects

• As a result of this activity, the status of the shop order changes to Released. If an outside operation is included, the system releases the purchase order requisition, if this was not already done during the planning of the shop order. However outside operations are not handled for component repair orders (CRO). An external service order (ESO) is created for any outside work. If the shop order is connected to an activity that is not released, a message appears when you attempt to release the shop order.
• If you perform Next Level Demand planning, a single level material plan will be created. The part planned will be sourced using make/buy splits and supplier part information to determine the order proposals. If the net requirement is for a part that is sourced from a multi-site planned internal supplier, then a distribution order will be created. If the part is sourced from a make/buy split with supplier splits this process would result in the creation of a combination of outputs in the form of shop requisitions, distribution orders, and purchase requisitions. Otherwise, the inventory part type and the inventory part supply type will determine the type of requisition or order to create.  
• If planning alerts exist, the Planning Alerts check box in the Shop Orders window will be selected. If MRP has used alternate components, the Alternate Component Used check box in the Shop Orders window will also be selected.
• Note that if the shop order is connected to a project activity, the shop order will begin to report Committed Cost and Hours to the project, once it has been released. Committed Cost and Hours will be reported through the project cost element that is based on the posting control type for Work-in-Progress.

Window

Shop Order
Shop Orders
MRO Shop Order

Related Window Descriptions

Shop Order
Shop Orders
MRO Shop Order

Procedure

1. Select one or more shop orders that you want to release:
   • In the Shop Order, MRO Shop Order, Disposition Shop order - Complex Assembly Repair and Disposition Shop Order windows, select a single shop order from the Order No list.
   • In the Shop Orders window, select one or more shop orders in the table.
2. Right-click anywhere in the header and then click Release. The Release Shop Order dialog box appears.
3. If required, select the check box Automatic Availability Check. This tells the system to perform an availability check on the selected shop order. (Note that the availability check will occur only if you have met the conditions outlined in the Prerequisites section above.) If you do not want to perform the availability check, leave the check box cleared.
4. Click OK. The status of the shop order changes to Released.
   Note: To view the planning alerts, right-click in the Shop Orders window and then click Planning Alerts. The Planning Alerts - Shop order window will open.