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Stock Recommended Levels - Suggested Quantities

Stock Recommended Levels - Suggested Quantities

This is the fifth window of the Works Order Creation Wizard when the Stock Recommended Levels method has been selected. See New Works Order.

On this window you can view the production quantities suggested by the system.

You can untick Stock items to prevent them progressing to the Works Order generation.

Review the suggested quantities and press Next.

See also: Search Criteria, Suggestion Rules, Supplementary Information, Suggested Works Orders, Action Report

Suggested Quantities

The quantity detail is displayed in tabular format and includes the following information.

Requirement

This is the quantity entered as the requirement when the stock items were selected.

In Stock

The quantity displayed here will Physical or Free stock, depending on the 'Show Quantity as' setting selected in Stock Options.

Free WIP

This is the quantity of the stock item that is available on other Works Orders that could be utilised to fulfil the requirement.

Suggested

This is the build quantity, suggested by the wizard, that will fulfil the requirement. This quantity takes into account the rules you have selected and the information you have provided.

Min Stock / Max Stock

These quantities are for information only, to show the minimum and maximum stock levels set on the Stock records.

Min Build / Batch Qty

These quantities are taken from the BoM on the Stock record and are for information only.

Over Build

This is the quantity by which the suggested quantity exceeds the requirement. The suggested quantity may result in an over build if you have specified production rules that have to be met.

Command buttons

The Next and Back buttons, at the foot of the windows, are used to move through the wizard.

If you use the Back button and then return to this window, the list will be rebuilt and any changes you had made to the selections will be lost.

This is based on the assumption that you moved back through the wizard to amend the rules or add supplementary information.

The Cancel button can be used to cancel the process and close the wizard.

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