Accessing and Modifying Joint Order Sets

Joint orders for co-products and by-products can be added or deleted from a joint set when the status of the set is Exploded, Allocated, or Released. Status codes determine when and how joint work orders can be modified relative to each other. Status codes are always the same for all orders in a joint set. The processing and restrictions applied are similar to those applied to work order bills.


Code	Status	Description
P	Planned	MRP creates an imploded joint order set reflecting the base product structure as of the order release date.
B	Batch	An order is created for a single co-product or base process item. Orders are not imploded.
F	Firm	Orders are imploded to reflect the base product structure as of the order release date. You can modify co-product/by-product quantities and the base process quantity. All quantities are automatically rescaled. When an MRP-planned order in a joint order set is approved, all joint orders in the set are changed to status Firm.
E	Exploded	The same as Firm, except you can modify quantities for co-product or by-product orders without automatically rescaling other orders. You can add or delete orders from a joint order set. Delete is not allowed if quantities or costs have been received for an item on that order.
A	Allocated	Same as exploded.
R	Released	Same as exploded.
C	Closed	When the status of a joint order set is changed to Closed, and average cost method is used, updates are made to current AVG, current LAST, and GL average costs.

Joint order sets can be created for regular work orders (where Type is blank), but not for work order types such as Expense, Rework, Scheduled, Cumulative, and Final Assembly. Joint orders can be added to or deleted from a joint set when the status is Exploded, Allocated, or Released.

Optionally, enter an alternate base process item number. To enter this field, the work order must be for a co-product, and the base process must be set up as an alternate product structure in Alternate Structure Maintenance (13.15).

If the order quantity changes, entering Yes automatically rescales all order quantities in the joint order set. The work order status must be E, A, R, or C to optionally rescale quantities. Joint order quantities are recalculated automatically when:

The system calculates the quantities for joint orders from quantities entered in Co/By-Product Maintenance (15.12.1). Order quantities for a joint order set can be recalculated automatically or maintained manually, depending on the work order status.

Enter Yes or No. This prompt does not appear on base process work orders. If the order, release, or due date changes, entering Yes resynchronizes the dates for all orders in the joint order set. The work order status must be E, A, R, or C to optionally adjust dates. Firm status orders always resynchronize the dates for all orders in the set.

Enter the account number for Mix Variance. Account defaults from the product line of the item and may be different for work orders within a joint order set. If this field is blank, you should define a default account in Product Line Maintenance (1.2.1). See Setting Up Mix Variance Accounts.