Inventory can only be issued or received against a released work order.
• Release orders one at a time using Work Order Release/Print (16.6; 16.30 for enhanced .NET UI version).
• Release multiple orders at the same time using Multiple Work Order Release/Print (16.7).
• Release orders in Work Order Maintenance (16.1) by changing their status to Released. This method does not let you print a picklist or routing, but it still explodes phantom components and creates work orders for routable components.
Releasing a work order has the following effects:
• Items not previously allocated are detail allocated. The system uses the default picking logic defined in Inventory Control (3.24).
• The picklist is printed, showing the location and quantity of the material in Picked status for this order.
• The first operation is moved to the queue status if Move First Operation is Yes in Work Order Control (16.24). See here.
It is possible to prevent work orders for specified items from being released to the shop floor. For example, you might want to restrict from release any items that are going to be phased out or obsoleted in the near future.
To use this feature, use Item Status Code Maintenance (1.1.5) to identify one or more status codes that you want to associate with items that cannot have work orders released. Assign REL-WO to these codes as a restricted transaction, then enter one of these codes in the Status field in Item Master Maintenance (1.4.1) or Item Data Maintenance (1.4.3) for any item you want to prevent from being released on a work order.
If you attempt to release an order for such an item in Work Order Maintenance (16.1), Work Order Release/Print (16.6; 16.30 for enhanced .NET UI version), or Multiple WO Release/Print (16.7), the system displays an error message.