Production Confirmation (MCE250) field descriptions

How to

Use these fields to confirming a production ticket.

1. Ticket

Specify the number of the production ticket to be confirmed. If the ticket has not been printed, enter No or Yes to confirm it anyway. If N is entered, the program returns to this field so you can enter another ticket number. Specifying YES proceeds with the program. Press F2 to search for tickets or formulas.

The header portion of the production ticket is displayed. You can modify the following fields:

2. Entered

The date the formulation production ticket was entered in Production Entry (MCE240) displays in this field. You can modify this date.

3. Planned

The planned production date, i.e., date production is scheduled to take place that was entered in Production Entry (MCE240) displays in this field. You can modify this date.

4. Formula to Produce

Specify the quantity of the formula that was actually produced. Press Enter to default to the number of units entered originally to be produced.

5. Date

Specify the date of actual production (i.e., when the formula was produced). Press Enter to default to the scheduled production date entered when the ticket was entered originally in the Production Entry program.

This concludes the header portion of the Production Confirmation program. The program automatically displays the finished items. The units required of the finished items are calculated based on the quantity produced of the formula entered in the header.

The line-item portion of the program allows entry of up to 999 finished line-items and memo lines to complete the ticket.

Line numbers are assigned automatically beginning with 001 and incrementing by one for each additional line-item up to 999.

6. Serial/Lot # Entry (MC030)

If an ingredient, finished or packaging item is a serial/lot number, FACTS displays the Serial/Lot # Entry (MC030) screen. Specify the serial/lot number of the ingredient, finished or packaging item (where applicable). Refer to the Serial/Lot # Entry (MC030) topic for details.

You can select from the following to perform the listed functions:

Change a line-item. Line-items can be changed or deleted by entering the line number to be changed. During this change routine, F1 allows the currently displayed value to remain the same. After changing a finished item, the prompts asks Display packaging lines for this item? Specify N or Y to indicate whether to display packaging items used to produce the finished item.

Add line-items

Insert line-items

Delete line-items

Stops line-item entry

I- Accesses Note Entry (SME710) for the item highlighted in BOM line item browser.

D- Accesses Note Entry (SME710) for the BOM document line record highlighted in the line item browser.

Stop   Stops confirmation.Confirmation can be stopped prior to completion. Changes to the production ticket will remain changed, except for the units produced and the serial/lot numbers. These will be reset when the ticket is entered again for confirmation.

Ingredients   Accesses Production Entry-Ingredients (MCE241.1), where you can add item ingredients to the formula production ticket.

Packaging  Accesses Production Entry-Packaging (MCE241.P), where you can add item ingredients to the formula production ticket.

To add, edit or insert a line finished item complete the following:

7. Item

Specify the finished item number. The entry must be a valid formulation finished item. Valid entries display the item description and stocking unit of measure. 

8. Units

Specify the number of units needed of finished item for the formula being produced.

9. Memo

Specify the memo to appear on the Production Register (up to 20 characters).

The system displays a message asking: Display packaging lines for this item? Specify N or Y to indicate whether to display packaging items of the finished item.