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Processing a Production Order with Subcontracting

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Hi:

As a part of testing Subcontracting, I entered a Sales Order and successfully generated and processed its Production Order.

But, this process worked without any messages received saying that I needed to create a Purchase Order for Subcontracting.

So, I next entered a Sales Order and generated a Production Order for that same product.  When I went into the Subcontracting Worksheet, it indeed generated a Purchase Order.

When you process a Production Order containing a Subcontracting step, do you have to use the Subcontracting Worksheet to produce the Purchase Order before being alerted about the need to create the Purchase Order?

What I'm trying to say is that I should not have been allowed to process the first Sales Order and Production Order without being alerted as to the need for the Subcontracting Worksheet.

John

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  • KasparsSemjonovs Profile Picture
    4,832 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Hi,

    it depends how You use the system. 
    Subcontracting is assigned to Work Center, so it means by Your production workflow, You would reach the point where subcontracting is needed, and responsible employee would know that he needs to create the Subcontracting worksheet and generate purchase orders for those tasks. 

    But You have to register the output quantities for each Routing line, so You know how many items have finished the routing steps until Subcontracting part is needed.

    If You enter Output quantity on the last Routing line, then system will treat item as finished, and You will be able to Post the Sales Order for <= finished quantity.


    It might be possible with "Field Monitoring" or with customization - to give a notification or send an e-mail to user when some your specified requirements are met.

    Might give more details - if You share what is being produced and what Routings You have (and which is subcontracting)

  • john.ellis Profile Picture
    3,530 on at

    My concern is more toward why did I not get an alert in this one instance.  

    If I had produced the Production Order from the Planning Worksheet or if I had created the Production Order from scratch without a Sales Order or the Planning Worksheet, I would have been alerted in an error message upon trying to change the Status of the Production Order to "Finished".

    So, why did I not get an alert in just this one case?

  • KasparsSemjonovs Profile Picture
    4,832 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Only way from standard You would get an error, is if You don't have enough materials that You consume during production. 
    If You have them, or change that consumed quantity was 0 for You subcontracting tasks - system can let You Post Production order as finished. 

    Also Do You mean Finished status of Production order? Or Finished Quantities? Because a production order can be in Status finished, even if not everything that was planned was produced. 

    You are asking quite an abstract question, so without details - cannot tell You more.

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