Using the Create Job and Auto Job Functions

The "Create Job" and "Auto Job" functions are used to enter Production Jobs from within DEACOM MRP Reports and are used to fulfill production and sales requirements based on suggestions within the MRP Report. In this situation, job quantities and scheduling dates will be populated automatically by the system. Users with the correct permission may override these values.

Configuration

Please reference the Entering Production Jobs page for an overview of the configuration steps required prior to entering jobs.

Process

  1. Navigate to Inventory > MRP.
  2. Fill in the MRP pre-filter with the appropriate selection criteria then click the "View" button to display the MRP report.
  3. Determine which items will need to be produced. Information on how to analyze MRP reports in DEACOM is available via the link in Step 1.
  4. On the MRP report double click the word "No" in the "Suggested" row to change to "Yes" for all the items that will be need to be included on production jobs.
  5. Click the "Create Job" or "Auto Job" button.
  6. The system will display the Select a Facility form for users to make a selection. Note that if the MRP report was filtered by Facility, steps 7-8 will not be applicable as the system will create the job(s) in the Facility specified on the pre-filter.
  7. Select the appropriate Facility.
  8. If using web-based versions of DEACOM, the system will present the Auto Job Setup form allowing user to select different BOM revisions and change the job quantity if necessary. If running in DEACOM classic versions, proceed to the next step.
  9. The system will display each job individually or a list containing all the jobs that have been created, depending if the "Create Job" or "Auto Job" button was used.
  10. At this point, users can make any additional changes to the job as required. If changes are made, be sure to click the "Save" button.
  11. If changes are not required, users may click the "Exit" button on the job or list of jobs to complete the process.

Notes:

  • Beginning in version 17.04.003, aShop Area is no longer a requirement for job creation within MRP.
  • When using the "Create Job" or "Auto Job" buttons in MRP, the system will now allow users to select and modify the job(s) to change the Bill of Material revision and quantity. Users will not be able to change the "Planned Start" or "Planned Finish" dates. This feature was added for customers who have multiple revisions for the same item and need to the ability to specifically choose what revision will be used on jobs created within MRP. As indicated in Step 8 above, this option is only available in web-based versions of DEACOM.
  • The system will display the "MRP QC Planning" form if Items Master records are set to use this feature.
  • When users attempt to create a job via MRP, they are notified which (if any) of the parts are missing a default BOM revision.
  • Jobs must be saved before users can modify the Routings on the job.
  • In situations where an item has more than one default routing, the system will use the first one it encounters in the list when using the Auto Job feature.
  • If Job Header User Fields are marked as required, users will be prompted with a list of the User Fields when creating jobs via MRP. Users can then enter the appropriate values. Once complete, the system will continue with job creation.
  • The "Job Maximum" field on the MRP tab of the item master record and the "Split MRP Jobs by Job Quantity" flag on the Properties tab of the item master may be used to determine the maximum quantity of an item that may be placed on an individual job created in MRP. Once the maximum quantity has been reached, additional jobs will be created to fulfill the demand. Note that the "Job Maximum" field is also present on the item master Facilities tab. If this field is populated, the "Use reorder Points" flag is checked, and MRP is filtered by facility, the system will use this quantity when jobs are created in MRP.
  • When creating multi-line jobs in MRP, the system will group co-products with the same part number and co-product revision into one line on the job. The quantity on the job line will be the sum of each co-product quantity. Additional information is available via the Handling Co-Products and By-Products page.
  • Version 16.05.026 added the "Automatically Link MRP Jobs" fieldto the item master record. This field is used to link jobs by storing the next job in sequence based on the BOM (for example: one sub-assembly goes into the next until the FG) in the "Subsequent Job" field (jo_seqjob) on the Job Order Entry form. This is in situations where jobs are created in MRP together for an item that has the 'Include Sub-Assemblies In MRP Jobs' field checked, or the items are using the same MRP Group.
  • Beginning in version 17.00.004, the system has been enhanced so that changes made to linked jobs on sales orders will now propagate down to lower level jobs with sub assembly parts, and users can modify the quantities on these lower level jobs if necessary. The new quantities are modified via the Linked Job Adjustment form on the Edit Sales Order form.