Manufactured items move through the production process in specific sequential steps. The sequence starts when a production order is created and ends when the final product is ready for shipment to the customer. In Microsoft Dynamics AX, each step is associated with a specific status. The status always reflects where the item is in the production life cycle.

You can monitor the activities in each step of the production and move it to the next status when you are ready. If you omit intervening steps when you change the status, the system automatically runs the necessary missed steps for you.

Quick overview of production order status

  1. – Status of the production order when it is first created.

  2. – Status of the production order after running a material and cost estimation.

  3. Schedule– Status after running operation or job scheduling.

  4. – Status when production order is scheduled and has been released to production.

  5. – Status of the production order when production starts.

  6. – Status of the production order when production is finished and ready for final action.

  7. - Status of the production order after final costs have been applied, the item is complete, and the order is no longer active.

    Note Note

    You can change information on production orders up to and including those with and status. However, if the changes affect cost estimates or scheduling, you must run , or or (or both) again to update the information.

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