Release Shop Order

Explanation

This activity is used to release a planned 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

System Effects

As a result of this activity:

Window

Shop Order
Shop Orders
MRO Shop Order
Production Line Management

Related Window Descriptions

Shop Order
Shop Orders
MRO Shop Order
Production Line Management
Production Line Management/Shop Orders

Related Visualization Chart Descriptions

Shop Order Machine Load
Shop Order Labor Load
Machine Operation Load In Standard Hours
Labor Operation Load In Standard Hours
Shop Orders Material Availability
Shop Orders Material Availability Summary

Procedure

To release shop order(s) using the data view:

  1. Select one or more shop orders that you want to release:
  2. Right-click anywhere in the header, point to Shop Order Status 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.

To release shop order(s) using using the visualization view:

  1. Open a visualizer enabled window and query for the site needed.
  2. If the Data View is displayed, click Visualization View on the title bar.
  3. Right-click and click Select Visualization. The Select Visualization dialog box is opened.
  4. Double-click Shop Order Machine Load, Shop Order Labor Load, Machine Operation Load in Standard Hours, Labor Operation Load in Standard Hours, Shop Orders Material Availability or Shop Orders Material Availability Summary.
  5. Select the bar/segment representing the shop order(s) you want to release, right-click, point to Shop Order Status and then click Release. The Release Shop Order dialog box appears.
  6. 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.
  7. Click OK. The status of the shop order changes to Released.