Batch post production consumption

If the flushing method is Manual, use a consumption journal to post the components manually.

Note

Note:
If you select the Inventory Pick/Movement option in the Prod. Consumption Whse. Handling field on the location card to indicate that the location requires inventory pick processing, you don't need to use this batch job. Business Central handles consumption when you post the inventory pick. To learn more, go to Pick for Production in Basic Warehouse Configurations.

You can also set up Business Central to automatically post (flush) components when you start or finish production orders. To learn more, go to Enable Flushing of Components According to Operation Output.

To post consumption for one or more production order lines

1. Choose the icon, enter Consumption Journal, and then choose the related link.

2. Fill in the fields with the production order data and the consumption data. Hover over a field to read a short description.

   Use the Calc. Consumption action to generate journal lines from production orders based on the actual output (the quantity of finished goods that you reported) or on the expected output (the quantity of finished goods that you expect to produce).

   Note

   Note:
   If you configured the location to require warehouse pick processing, only quantities that are already picked through a warehouse activity can be entered in the Quantity field in the Consumption Journal page. It can't be a calculated quantity. To learn more, go to Pick for Production or Assembly in Advanced Warehouse Configurations.

3. Choose the Post action to post the consumption. The related inventories are reduced.

   Tip

   Tip:
   To avoid mistakes, use the Preview Posting action to review the entries that posting will create.

Use Edit in Excel on output, consumption, and item journals

One reason the Edit in Excel feature in is so popular is that it provides a fast way to enter data. For example, you can use templates for journals, quickly do bulk edits, and so on. You can use the feature to speed up data entry on item journals to include item tracking details such as lot, serial, package number, warranty, and expiration dates. You can also edit item tracking details in consumption and output journals.

To let users enter serial, lot, and package data directly on journal lines, you must enable the capability on item journal batches. To set that up, follow these steps:

1. Open the Item Journal Templates page.
2. Select a template of the type Item, Consumption or Output.
3. Choose the Batches action to open a list of item journal batches.
4. Choose New to create a new batch, and then turn on the Item Tracking on Lines toggle.

Repeat these steps for all templates for which you want to use the capability.

After you set the feature up, you can start using it right away.

1. Depending on what you want to do, open the Item Journals, Consumption Journals, or Output Journals pages.
2. In the Batch Name field, select the batch for which you enabled the Item Tracking on Lines toggle.
3. Choose the Edit in Excel action.
4. In Excel, you can now fill in columns, including Serial No., Lot No., Package No., Expiration Date, and Warranty Date.
5. When you're done, choose Publish to send changes to Business Central.

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