The firm release looks like it only stops the picking process from happening at a release level VS the order level and sets a flag to be shown in reports. Simply all we need is a hold checkbox that stops/removes a demand link from being created for that part.
--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "cooner_55421" <cooner_55421@...> wrote:
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> Have you tried the settings on the release tab?
> I think unchecking "firm release" might do what you are looking for.
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> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "jgiese1988" <jgiese@> wrote:
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> > I will answer each paragraph separately:
> >
> > That is exactly it. PO comes it we want to start the chain, but before all of the custom art and such is settled we do not want it to go to MFG
> >
> > I guess I could make a BPM for that. Not sure how to go about it. We really just need the orderHeld checkbox to stop MRP from creating the job or letting someone create it manually. These will all be Make Direct jobs.
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> > Customer service decides when the job is ready to be created at the time that any of the 'customer related decisions' are finalized.
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> > We actually would not need to stop purchasing from obtaining material as we have some hefty lead times on obtaining paper it needs to be ordered at almost the same time the PO is entered into SO Entry.
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> >
> > --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "c.krusen1" <ckrusen1@> wrote:
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> > > So in a nut shell...
> > >
> > > You accept an PO from a customer and enter an Order. The Order contains a manufactured part, that you don't want to actually manufacture until "someone" inside says it's OK to.
> > >
> > > Could you make a BPM that prevented jobs from being created for orders that are on hold?
> > >
> > > And who eventually decides (and why) that it's OK to engineer and manufacture the item?
> > >
> > > Do you need to prevent Purchasing from ordering material for the eventual Job that would be created?
> > >
> > > Calvin
> > >
> > > --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "jgiese1988" <jgiese@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The problem with that would be our customer service department would then be creating jobs would they not?
> > > >
> > > > --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Len Hartka" <len.hartka@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Good Day jgeise:
> > > > >
> > > > > If you Open the Job but do not shcedule it, it then lists at the
> > > > > bottom of the Time-Phase-Iquiry screen without a Due-Date".
> > > > >
> > > > > I THINK, it also cuases MRP to not plan its parts, but I am not sure
> > > > > of that.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sun is on 9.05.601B SQL-Unidata since 11/29/10
> > > > > Testing 9.05.605 Scheduled about 8/13/11
> > > > > Sun was previously on M2K (Manage-2000) 7.0 SP 5 (Informix)
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> > > > > len.hartka@
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> > > > > From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> > > > > Of jgiese1988
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 4:31 PM
> > > > > To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > Subject: [Vantage] Hold part from mfg
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> > > > > We create a lot of custom products and are looking for an effective way
> > > > > to hold parts custom parts from being manufactured while yet being able
> > > > > to attach them to an order. We can put an order on hold and that stops a
> > > > > part from shipping but would not stop production from engineering it and
> > > > > producing it before it is ready. We can put the part on hold at the item
> > > > > master but then cannot attach it to a sales order. Any thoughts on how
> > > > > we might be able to put an order on full hold from releasing to any
> > > > > other area?
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