Input Production

The Input Production process allows users to finish materials on active production Jobs and print Job labels, if necessary, for the material being finished. When using this form for finishing, default "Location Type" and "Location" values will most likely populate. To populate these fields, the system checks the following items in order, unless the Part being finished has the "Finish Job to WIP Materials Location" flag checked on its Item Master > Properties tab:

Default Finishing Location Type and Location specified on the Edit Item Facility form, accessible via the Item Master > Facilities tab of the Part being finished.
Default Location Type and Location specified on the Edit Item Facility form, accessible via the Item Master > Facilities tab of the Part being finished.
Default Finishing Location Type and Location specified on the Part's Item Master > General 1 tab, assuming the Location Type is linked to the Facility selected on the Job being finished.
Default Location Type and Location specified on the Part's Item Master > General 1 tab, assuming the Location Type is linked to the Facility selected on the Job being finished.
If the Location Type is not linked to the Job's Facility, the Job Facility's default Location/Location Type, if specified.

If the Part being finished does have the "Finish Job to WIP Materials Location" flag checked, the inventory for this Part will:

Default to the same Location where the Raw Materials used in the production of this item have been issued, provided all Raw Materials have been issued to the same Location.
If all the Raw Materials for the production of the item have not been issued to the same Location, the default Location will be provided by the Item Master record, if present.

If no defaults are specified anywhere in the system and the Part's "Finish Job to WIP Materials Location" flag is not checked, the "Location Type" and "Location" fields on the Input Production form will be blank and must be manually selected by the user to complete the finish.

Below are a few additional notes regarding system defaults and available options for this form:

A Default Finish Quantity for a Part may be specified via:
- The "Default Finish Quantity" field on the Item Master > General 2 tab.
- The "Default Finish Quantity" field on the General tab of facility part cross references.
- The "Default Finish Quantity" field on the Production > Options > Finishing tab.
The default value for the "Lot" field will be the Deacom Job Number, unless an expression has been entered in the "Lot # Expression" field in Inventory Options.
The default setting for the "Relieve Labor Costs / Job Finish" flag is controlled via the same flag in Production Options.
The default setting for the "Relieve All Issued Materials" flag is controlled via the "Relieve All Issued / Job Finish" flag in Production Options.
The Item Master > Properties tab contains a "Require Expiration Date" flag and if checked, the system will prevent inventory adjustments, production, or receipts if the Part's Expiration Date is blank. If this occurs, the user will be prompted with the following message: "This item requires an expiration date".
Job Labels are printed according to the Inventory Options or Item Master setup for the Part being finished. If the "Label Print Quantity" (on the Part Forms tab of either form) is set to "By Quantity" or "User Expression", labels will be sent to the printer in a single batch rather than individually using the other pick list options.
The "Input Production Clear" field in Production > Options > Finishing tab determines how the Input Production form will be cleared/reset after the "Finish" button is clicked.
Once a quantity is finished, users will not be able to edit the previously finished Job line unless the security setting "Production -- edit previously finished job line" is set to Yes for that user.
Using this form for a Job that contains multiple lines, users can check the "Close Job" flag during the final finish transaction to mark the Job as closed.
Work Flow Sequences can be flagged as "Required to Close Job". If this flag is marked as true on a Sequence, that Sequence must be marked as complete before a Job can be closed. This does not prevent material form being produced or relieved.
If a job that is input possesses a higher variance than allowed, a prompt will appear detailing the calculated variance percentage. The user may then decide to continue or cancel.

System Navigation

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Input Production form

Button/Field/Flag	Description
Finish	If clicked, saves line/lot/quantity information and marks the specified quantities as finished on the selected Job.
View Job	If clicked, opens the selected Job in view mode.
Date	Displays the date the transaction will be booked.
Shift	Search field used to select the Shift for the selected Work Crew. Shifts allow the grouping of Crews and supports the ability to generate a Shift Efficiency report. Shifts are linked to Crews via the "Shift" field on the Work Crew record. Additional information is available via Managing Workers.
Work Crew	Search field used to select a Crew, which are used to define which group of Workers are involved in the production processes. Various reports in the Production and Payroll sections of Deacom have the ability to filter on Crews to track production progress and hours.
Facility	Search field used to select a Facility where the finished item will be placed once the finish process is complete.
Job Number	Search field used to select an open Job. By default, only open Jobs with quantity remaining to be finished are available to select. However, if the flag "Show Lines With Zero Left to Finish in Input Production" is checked in Production Options, Jobs with zero quantity remaining to finish will be selectable.
Part Number	Search field used to select a Part from the selected Job to issue.
Remaining	Displays the quantity left to finish on the selected Job.
Gross Weight	Allows the user to enter a Gross Weight for the material and is used in conjunction with the "Tare Weight" field to calculate the value in the "Completing" field. Only available when the "Type" (dmunit.un_type) of the Unit of Measure assigned to the selected Part is set to "Weight".
Tare Weight	Allows the user to enter a Tare Weight for the material and is used in conjunction with the "Gross Weight" field to calculate the value in the "Completing" field. Only available when the "Type" (dmunit.un_type) of the Unit of Measure assigned to the selected Part is set to "Weight".
Completed	Display only. Indicates the amount that has been completed on the selected job line.
Completing	Used to display or enter the amount to be finished.
Finish Unit	Searchbox using Unit of Measure. Note: The Finish Unit and Completing quantity functions the same as the purchase unit and receive quantity in the Receive PO form.
Container Number	Search field used to select a Container that was issued to the job. Containers are issued to jobs by issuing lots stored in Containers. Used in situations where materials are meant to be finished into Containers. Issuing upon finishing is driven by the "Input Production When Issuing" flag on the Job Category. If this flag is checked on the job category specified on the job, then finishing must occur in order for materials to be issued.
Container Unit	Search field used to select a Unit of Measure to indicate the total number of units that can be placed in a full container of this item. More information on this field may be found on the Item Master Encyclopedia page.
Location Type	Search field used to select a Location Type where the finished item will be placed once the finish process is complete. The default value for this field is based on the hierarchy listed in the opening section of this page.
Location	Search field used to select a Location where the finished item will be placed once the finish process is complete. The default value for this field is based on the hierarchy listed in the opening section of this page.
Master Lot	Search field used to select an existing Master Lot to which inventory will be finished. For more information on Master Lots, refer to the Creating and Using Master Lots page.
Lot	Displays the Lot Number to which inventory will be finished.
Expires	Option to define the expiration date for the selected part number. The expiration date will be calculated if there is no user-entered date specified here when the lot is finished. The hierarchy that will be applied is: IF the Expires field is not empty Expiration Date = Input Production Expires field ELSE IF the Lot Expires Calc. field in Inventory > Options is not empty (The Inventory > Options link provides details on how to configure the calculation) Expiration Date = The calculated expression value of the lot expires calc. ELSE IF one of the relieved lots parts have the BOM setting of 'Propagate Expiration Date' = TRUE Expiration Date = the oldest relieved lot’s fi_expires date for that part. ELSE IF the produced part’s shelf life days > 0 Expiration Date = the calculated expiration date based on the items' shelf life days.
Attribute 1-3	Displays the company-defined lot descriptors, the names of which are defined via the "Attribute Name 1-3" fields in System > Options > Inventory tab.
Density	Used in conjunction with the “Measured Density” flag on the Part's Item Master > Properties tab to display the actual density of the materials being finished.
Relieve Labor Costs - Job Finish	If checked, the system relieves costs for all time that has been entered against the selected Job.
Relieve All Issued Materials	If checked, the system relieves all issued materials from WIP. The option selected in the "Job Relieve Test Type" field within the Production > Options > Finishing tab effects how issued materials are handled.
Close Job	If checked, the system automatically checks the "Relieve Labor Costs - Job Finish" and "Relieve All Issued Materials" flags (and prevents the user from un-checking them) and marks the Job as closed after the finish is performed. Security exists to control access to this flag.
Print Job Labels After Finish	If checked, the Print Quantity form will be displayed and the Job label for the Lot(s) being finished will be printed after the "Finish" button is clicked. The Print Quantity form contains a "Remember Settings" flag which, if checked, will save the entered values and apply them to all finishes on that Job line until the user leaves the Job.
Print Master Lot Labels After Finish	If checked, the Print Quantity form will be displayed and the Master Lot label for the Lot(s) being finished will be printed after the "Finish" button is clicked.
Make Master Lot	If checked, a new Master Lot will be created after the "Finish" button is clicked and this new Master Lot will be visible via the "Master Lots" report in Inventory > Inventory Reporting. If an item has the "Make Master Lot At Job Finish" property flag checked, this field will be checked and disabled. For more information on Master Lots, refer to the Creating and Using Master Lots page.
Close On Finish	If checked, closes the input production form after finishing. This box is checked by default. Note: This checkbox will only display when inputting production during the issue transaction. Inputting production during issuing is enabled if the job category on the job has the "Input Production After Issuing" flag checked. Users have the option to un-check this flag if they will be continuing to finish materials, for example the continuation process of containers.