How to: Release Production Orders by Status Change

You can release both a planned production order and a firm planned production order by changing its status.

To release a production order by changing status

  1. In the Search box, enter Firm Planned Prod. Order, and then choose the related link.

  2. Select the production order to be released.

  3. On the Actions tab, in the Functions group, choose Change Status.

  4. In the New Status field, select Released.

  5. Fill in the other fields as follows.

    Posting Date

    Enter the posting date to be used for any automatic posting.

    Update Unit Cost

    Select the field to update the unit cost of the produced item and any production orders or sales orders related to this item.

  6. Choose the Yes button. The production order is now released.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Release Production Orders Automatically
How to: Finish Production Orders

Concepts

About Production Orders