1. Scheduled Processes for SCM
  2. Pick Materials for Work Orders

Pick Materials for Work Orders

You can use the Pick Materials for Work Orders process to pick materials for maintenance work orders that are in a Released status.

This task initiates the movement of those materials from a common stock inventory to a shop floor supply sub inventory to make them available to the work orders scheduled for maintenance work.

You can initiate the picking of materials for timely availability of materials during maintenance work from the following pages:

Location Description

Manage Maintenance Work Orders Page

You can generate the report for one or more work order rows returned in the results table by selecting the row level action button labeled Release and Pick Materials.

You will be presented a dialogue box where you select a pick slip grouping rule and other picking options.

Note: If you select rows that are not in a Released status, then they will be set to Released and get picked.
Manage Material Availability Assignments

You can generate the report for one or more work order or item rows returned in the results table by selecting the Mass Action drop down, then selecting the Release and Pick Materials action.

You will be presented a dialogue box where you select a pick slip grouping rule and other picking options.

Note: If you select rows that aren't in a Released status, then they will be set to Released and get picked.

Maintenance Management work area task panel

You can generate the report for a range of work orders for a selected maintenance organization. You can only select organizations for which you have access.

In the dialogue box, you can define the parameters to identify a range of work orders, select a pick slip grouping rule, and other picking options.

Note: If you choose a range that includes work orders that aren't in Released status, then they will be set to Released and get picked.

Scheduled Processes page

You can schedule the Print Materials for Work Orders process from this page. You can only select organizations for which you have access.

In the dialogue box, you can define the parameters to identify a range of work orders, select a pick slip grouping rule, and other picking options.

Note: If you choose a range that includes Work Orders that are not in Released status, then they will be set to Released and get picked.

When to Use

As a maintenance manager, you can schedule or submit the materials picking to control and move the materials to the shop floor for use in maintenance work more effectively.

Privileges Required

  • Privilege: WIP_MANAGE_WORK_ORDER_COMPONENT_PICKING_PRIV

Specifications

Use these specifications when you run the scheduled process.

Specification Description
Job Type

On an adhoc basis, you can run at any time to generate the picks

On a scheduled basis, if there is a need to routinely create picks for a selected import process.
Frequency Running the report adhoc for a specific range of work orders is recommended.
Time of Day It can be run at any time.
Duration Typically, it will take several minutes, depending on the volume of data being created or updated.
Compatibility This process should generally not be run at the same time as the Print Movement Request Pick Slip report.

Parameters

You must define only these parameters if used from the Manage Maintenance Work Orders and Manage Material Availability Assignments pages.

Parameter Optional or Required Description Parameter Value Special Combinations Required
Pick Slip Grouping Rule Required The grouping rule enforces on what basis your pick slips can be grouped together. The list of values is defaulted from what's specified in plant parameters. None
Hours Ahead Required Represents the number of hours ahead of current time until which you want materials to be picked. Numerical field. The default value is 8. You can specify any value up to 500. None
Hours Behind Optional Represents the number of hours behind the current time within which you want materials to be picked. Numerical field. You can specify any value up to 500. None
From Operation Sequence Optional The beginning number of a range of the Work Order Operations. Work Order Operation Sequence Number using an LOV. Yes, From and To should be used together to define a range.
To Operation Sequence Optional The ending number of a range of the Work Order Operations. Work Order Operation Sequence Number using an LOV. Yes, From and To should be used together to define a range.
Print Pick Slips Optional Option to print the pick slips. Checkbox option, defaulted to N. None
Pick a work order only if all eligible materials are available Optional Option to control the pick based on material availability. Checkbox option, defaulted to N. None

You must define these parameters if running the process from the task menu or scheduled processes page.

Parameter Optional or Required Description Parameter Value Special Combinations Required
Organization Required Specify the organization where you're executing maintenance work. The Organization LOV displays all the Organizations that you have access to. The default value is All.
Work Method Required

The Work Methods available include Discrete Manufacturing and Maintenance Management.

This value is populated based on the organization you select.

The LOV option is defaulted to All. If an Organization is selected, the LOV will be updated. If you have selected a maintenance-enabled organization, which has more than one work method, then the work method is defaulted as All.
Work Order Type Required The type(s) of Work Order to be considered.

The LOV is used to select the Work Order Type.

Select one of the following values:

  • All
  • Standard
  • Nonstandard
  • Rework
  • Transform

The default value is All.

If the work method is discrete manufacturing, you can choose the type of work order from this list of values.

If the work method is maintenance, you can choose the type of work order from the list of values:

  • All
  • Preventive
  • Corrective
Pick Materials For Required Option that controls which work orders are considered.

The LOV is used to select the option.

Select one of the following values to pick materials for multiple work order operations:

  • All Work Orders
  • Partially Picked Work Orders
  • Work Orders Not Picked

The default value is All Work Orders.

If you have selected a partially picked work orders, the materials are picked up for work orders that have been partially picked.
From Work Order Optional The beginning number of a range of the Work Orders. Work Order Number using an LOV Yes, From and To should be used together to define a range
To Work Order Optional The ending number of a range of the Work Orders. are included. Work Order Number using an LOV Yes, From and To should be used together to define a range
From Operation Sequence Optional The beginning number of a range of the Work Order Operations. Work Order Operation Sequence Number using an LOV Yes, From and To should be used together to define a range
To Operation Sequence Optional The ending number of a range of the Work Order Operations. Work Order Operation Sequence Number using an LOV Yes, From and To should be used together to define a range
Hours Ahead Required Represents the number of hours ahead of current time until which you want materials to be picked. Numerical field. The default value is 8. You can specify any value up to 500. None
Hours Behind Optional Represents the number of hours behind the current time within which you want materials to be picked. Numerical field. You can specify any value up to 500. None
Pick Slip Grouping Rule Required The grouping rule enforces on what basis your pick slips can be grouped together. The list of values is defaulted from what's specified in plant parameters. None
Print Pick Slips Optional Option to print the pick slips. Checkbox option, defaulted to N. None
Pick a work order only if all eligible materials are available Optional Option to control the pick based on material availability. Checkbox option, defaulted to N. None
Enable Parallel processing Optional Controls a parallel process that is used by the process. Checkbox option, defaulted to Y. None

Troubleshooting Information

  • Once submitted, you can view the status of the process on the Scheduled Processes UI. A successfully completed process, as well as any child processes, will end in Succeeded status.
  • If issues are encountered, the process or any of its subprocesses may be Warning or Error. The specific validation errors and warning messages that prevented the process from completing successfully are displayed in the error log(s).
  • Any interactive warning validations are NOT performed.
  • When the process is submitted, you can Resubmit, Put on Hold, Cancel Process, Release Process as provided by the Scheduled Processes UI.

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