Material Issues
Record materials taken from stock into production.
Early access. Manufacturing can be installed from the App Store, but it is still being proven in real use, so this screen may change.
Overview
A material issue moves components from the warehouse to work in progress. Issuing, returning unused material and backflushing are all material moves that go through Inventory, so stock balances are always updated by Inventory, never directly by Manufacturing. Issuing more than the order needs requires over-issue approval, and a substitute component can be used where the BOM allows it. A document can be reversed.
Each issue and return appears on the order’s Materials tab and in WIP movements.
When to use material issues
- You move picked materials onto the floor.
- You return what was not used.
Step by step
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What you see on the screen
- The screen says: “Every movement of components to and from production orders. Each one is a stock document in Inventory.”
- Columns: DOCUMENT, TYPE, ORDER, LINES, STOCK DOCUMENT, STATUS.
Permissions
These permission keys control access (granted to roles in Administration → Roles & Permissions):
- manufacturing.material.issue
- manufacturing.material.over_issue_approve
- manufacturing.material.read
- manufacturing.material.reserve
- manufacturing.material.return
Automation
- Each issue or return is requested from Inventory by an explicit request; if Inventory refuses (for example not enough stock) the reason is shown instead of a half-finished posting.