Production order overview
A production order is document that reflects an order issued within a company to produce a specific quantity of products within a certain timeframe.
A production order can be used in the following processes:
Process | Document purpose |
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Assembly | Record assembly of a product from components. To do this, create a production order with the Assembly process type. |
Disassembly | Record disassembly of a product into components. To do this, create a production order with the Disassembly process type. |
Production | Record production of goods. To do this, create a production order with the Production process type. |
Subcontracting services provided | Record production of goods ordered by a subcontracting customer. To do this, create a production order with the Production process type. |
Typically, production orders arise from sales orders. It happens when a customer requests goods that your company produces but currently does not have in stock.
1C:Drive stores all production orders in the Production orders list. To open it:
- Go to Production.
- Under Production, click Production orders.
In this list, you can:
- View production orders
- Create production orders
- Schedule production orders
- Unschedule production orders
- Monitor and change production order statuses
- View production order transaction records
- Edit production orders
- Close production orders
For the detailed description of production order fields, see Production order fields.
To help you schedule production orders, 1C:Drive offers the Production planning and control workplace. In the workplace, you can quickly view or rearrange the queue of production orders scheduled for completion.
To open the workplace:
- Go to Production.
- Under Planning, click Production planning and control.
To analyze production orders, use the following reports:
Report | Description | How to open |
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Production orders statement | Shows the quantities of ordered and produced goods, as well as the quantities remaining to be produced as of the beginning and the end of the reporting period. | 1. Go to Production. 2. Under Reports, click More reports... 3. Under Production, click Production orders statement. 4. Click and select Production orders statement. |
Production orders balance | Shows the quantities of goods remaining to be produced as of the reporting date. | 1. Go to Production. 2. Under Reports, click More reports... 3. Under Production, click Production orders statement. 4. Click and select Production orders balance. |