Manufacturing Mobile Administrator's Workflow

NetSuite Administrators work within the Manufacturing Mobile SuiteApp workflow to enable operators to work in real-time, without lot or serial number, with lots or serial numbers, and WIP with routing.

The participants that play a role within each workflow can be the NetSuite administrator, production operator, and the production manager.

The following video describes the Manufacturing Mobile Administrator workflow:

Real Time

Your NetSuite Administrator needs to set up your instance of the Manufacturing Mobile SuiteApp to run in real-time.

Create a Static Group

To learn more, see Creating a Static Group

To create a static group:

1. Go to Lists > Relationships > Groups > New.

2. In the Create Group window, select Static.

3. From the What Kind of Members Would you like to Include list, select Employee, and then click Continue.

4. In the Create Static Employee Group window, enter a group Name.

5. Complete any of the other fields on this page that you might need:

   • If the owner of the group is someone else, select that person’s name from the Owner field.

   • If this group shares an email, enter that Email address.

   • Enter any notes or Comments about the group.

   • The Manufacturing Work Center boxes are not required for non-wip work orders.

     Check this box to use this group as a work center for WIP work orders routing records.

6. To define where components will be consumed, in the Manufacturing Mobile subtab, select:

   • a Location

   • an Assembly Bin

   • an Assembly Inventory Status

   • a Staging Bin

7. Click Save.

Set a Location

To set a location:

1. Go to Setup > Company > Locations.

2. Select an existing location.

   To create a new location, click New Location.

   To learn more, see Creating Locations.

3. In the Subsidiary field, select Manufacturing.

4. To designate a default work center to use when to create a work order, select the work center from the Default Work for Work Order Location field.

5. To ensure that the location that is updated doesn’t use routing, and then check the Default Work Order Location.

6. Click Save.

Set Preferences

To learn more, see .

To set manufacturing mobile preference

1. Go to Customization > Lists, Records, & Fields > Record Types.

2. In the Record Types window, click Mfg. Mobile –preferences.

3. Beside the Mfg Mobile - Preferences List, click Edit.

4. To add the All Balance Quantity button to the Manufacturing Mobile App screen, check the Enable the All Balance Quantity Button box.

   You can then click this button when you want to select the balance quantity as the default when you enter a quantity during consumption and production reporting.

5. To enable automatic backflush, check the Automated Backflush for Lot Controlled Items box.

   All lot-controlled items will be automatically consumed.

6. To enable default real-time build when you create work orders, check the Default Real-Time Build for Work Orders box.

   Reporting data is processed automatically in the background.

   When not selected, you must manually submit reported data.

7. Click Save.

Create a Work Order

You can use the Manufacturing Mobile interface to report on all work orders.

To learn more, see Create a Work Order.

To create a work order:

1. Go to Transactions > Manufacturing > Enter Work Orders.

2. In the Work Order window, Custom Form field, select the Mfg Mobile – Work Order Form.

   If you select the Standard WO form, MMobile subtab not displayed.

3. In the Manufacturing Mobile subtab, check the Backflush and Real Time boxes.

   Location and work center are automatically populated based on the initial settings created by the administrator.

WIP with Routing

When you report production and consumption, data is processed in NetSuite.

Real time builds for WIP work orders with routing consider component per operation (CPO) setup.

To learn more, see WIP with Routing.

To create WIP with routing:

1. Go to Transactions > Manufacturing > Enter Work Orders.

2. In the Custom Form field, select the Mfg Mobile – Work Order form.

3. In Subsidiary field, select Manufacturing.

4. Select an Assembly.

   The related Bill of Materials and Bill of Materials Revision fields are automatically populated.

5. Check the WIP box.

6. Enter a Quantity.

7. Click Save.

   The Manufacturing Routing field is automatically populated.

8. Open the Work Order.

9. To view multiple operations in different work centers, click the Operations subtab.

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