Understanding Inventory Issue
You do not have to generate an issue transaction at the same time that inventory is physically moved. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Shop Floor Management system enables you to select the point in the production process during which you generate issue transactions. In other words, you can select when you want the inventory records to reflect the issue of materials to the work order or rate schedule.
For example, for a short production cycle, you might want to simultaneously deduct the issued inventory and receive the completed product into inventory when you report full completions for the work order or rate schedule. For longer production cycles, you might need to generate issue transactions at various operations within the routing instructions to minimize the discrepancies between materials that are actually on the shop floor and materials that the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Inventory Management system lists as being on the shop floor.
You can select any of these methods to issue inventory:
Method |
Description |
|---|---|
Manual issues |
The system deducts materials from inventory when you enter the issue transactions on the Inventory Issue Revisions form. |
Preflush |
The system automatically deducts materials from inventory when you run the Order Processing program (R31410). |
Backflush |
The system deducts materials from inventory when you report items on the work order or rate schedule as complete. Backflush can occur when you report partial completions throughout the production process or when you report full completions at the last operation of the routing instructions. When the parts list includes lot-controlled items, the system first issues the parts list lines with lot numbers because those quantities are already hard-committed. When these quantities are not sufficient, the system searches for additional lots at the work center location and issues material from those lots based on the commitment method. |
Super Backflush |
The system automatically deducts materials from inventory during operations that are defined as pay points throughout the routing instructions. Super backflush enables you to simultaneously backflush materials and labor hours and to report items as complete. |
Some issue methods enable you to issue materials without displaying the Inventory Issue Revisions form. Other methods display the issue transaction for review before the system records it.
You can perform partial issues by setting up the work order or rate schedule and issuing a backflush daily. For example, if the rate for the week is 10,000, and the daily backflush is 2,000, you can perform a partial issue of 2,000 for five days. On the fifth day, the rate schedule is completed.
The default transaction date for issue transactions is the current system date. You can enter a different date. If you issue too much of one item, the system displays a warning message. You can either adjust the issue quantity or accept the issue.
Inventory is issued from the location at which it is committed. You can change the commitment location for an item. The Inventory Issues program (P31113) correctly relieves these commitments. If you are issuing a grade- or potency-controlled item from a lot, and the lot grade or potency rating is not within the desired range, the system displays a warning message.
When you issue inventory, the system performs these updates:
Relieves inventory
Updates the Item Location File table (F41021)
Writes records to the Item Ledger File table (F4111)
Updates the Production Cost table (F3102)
Note: (Release 9.2 Update) The system converts the parts list quantity to the component unit of measure set up in the Work with Item Master program (P4101) before storing the quantity in F3102.Updates unaccounted units in the Work Order Parts List table (F3111)
Writes general ledger transaction in the Account Ledger table (F0911)
You can issue materials without recording a completion to a work order. You can also record component quantities that are scrapped and the reason for the scrap.
If you have repeated items in the bill of material, verify that the operation sequence numbers for those lines are unique for the bill of material.
If you are using the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Warehouse Management system and issuing materials to a work order, the system does not issue any part that has a status of In Warehouse. Before the system can issue the part, you need to update its status to Out of Warehouse by pick confirmation through a pick list. A pick list is a document that specifies to warehouse personnel what inventory to pick up per work order and where the inventory is located. The system generates the pick list when you run the Order Processing program.