Release Multiple Work Orders

Use the Release Work Order by Planner [S1282] screen to release multiple work orders to production.

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To release work orders:

Navigate to the Release Work Order by Planner [S1282] screen.
On the Person Planner and Planner menus, select the desired planner.
Set the Working Days Forward and click Refresh From Days Fwd.
In the Select column, toggle the field to Yes to mark the work orders for release.

Tip: To release all listed parts, click Select All.
If required, click Edit to modify the Due Date and Release Quantity.
Click:
- Release and Print to release and print the selected work orders.
- Release - No Print to release the work order without printing the work order form.

Result

You have released the selected part work orders to production.

Notes

The Refresh From Days Fwd button refreshes the grid to reflect the number of days forward you have selected. This also reviews all MRP Material requirements planning (MRP) is a production planning, scheduling, and inventory control system used to manage manufacturing processes. suggestions from all sources, like Kanban Kanban is a scheduling system for lean manufacturing and just-in-time manufacturing (JIT). release or Finite Scheduling.
The MRP Last Run field displays a time stamp of the last run MRP.
Run MRP before releasing work orders.
After selecting the planner information, the grid displays all the work orders that have yet to be released.
The Suggested Schedule frame displays a suggested schedule for the selected work order.
The second grid in this frame displays MRP detail for the selected work order including: date, demand quantity, supply quantity, and projected quantity.
Once the work order is released, it will no longer display on this screen. For more information, see View Released Work Orders.
If you attempt to release a work order and it is not released, navigate to Work Order Release Errors [S2073] for information on why the work order could not be released.