Considerations for Picking Materials

When you initiate the scheduled process Pick Materials for Work Orders in the Work Execution work area, you're creating a movement request in inventory. This creates movement lines for materials to be either directly issued to the work order which is in released status and must be started on the shop floor, or to be moved to a destination subinventory from where materials are available during production. There are a few points that must be considered.

They're as follows:

Work Order Status Changes

When the work order status is changed from released to canceled, closed, or unreleased, the following points must be considered:

• If there is any open movement request, the movement request lines are canceled.

• If the movement request line is pick confirmed, the allocated and picked quantity can't be reversed.

If Oracle Manufacturing is integrated with warehouse management system, you can't change the status of a work order to canceled, closed and unreleased when open movement requests exist in warehouse management system.

Work Order Quantity Changes

When the work order quantity is changed, the following points must be considered:

• If the work order quantity is increased, the work order is updated and the increase in materials is considered for the next pick release action.

• If the work order quantity is decreased, there is no impact on the material quantity because the decreased work order quantity can't be less than the issued material quantity. You're notified about the open movement request for the work order.

If Oracle Manufacturing is integrated with warehouse management system, you can't reduce the work order quantity when open movement requests exist in the warehouse management system.

Work Order Material Quantity Changes

When the material quantity for a work order is changed, the following points must be considered:

• If the work order material quantity is increased, the increase in material quantity will be considered for the next pick release action.

• If the work order material quantity is decreased, there is no impact on the material quantity because the decreased work order material quantity can't be less than the issued material quantity. You're notified about the open movement request for the work order material.

• If the work order material is deleted, the quantity is updated to zero or negative and if there are any open movement request lines, they're canceled.

  Note: The material quantity is updated to negative only in case of rework and transform work orders.

If Oracle Manufacturing is integrated with warehouse management system, you can't reduce the work order material quantity, or change the supply type when open movement requests exist in warehouse management system.

Movement Request Status Changes

When the status of a movement request is changed, the following points must be considered:

• If the move order is canceled, the quantity to be moved is updated.

• If the move order is closed, the quantity to be moved is updated.

• If the move order is partially picked, the quantity to be moved is updated.

Note: The work order materials corresponding to the movement request lines would be eligible for pick release.

Movement Request Quantity Changes

When the movement request quantity is changed, the following points must be considered:

• There can't be an increase in the movement request quantity because overpicking isn't allowed.

• If the picked quantity is decreased, the work order material is allocated with the lesser quantity and the balance quantity of the material will be considered for the next pick release action.