QAD 2017 Enterprise Edition > User Guides > Service/Support Management > Material Orders > Material Order Maintenance
  
Material Order Maintenance
This section includes a detailed field-by-field reference of Material Order Maintenance (11.11.1). It takes several steps to create an MO, some of which are optional, depending on various settings.

Material Order Maintenance Frames
 
Frame
Req
Purpose
Header
Y
Define the kind of MO and defaults for line item entry.
Allocation Pop-Up
N
If Allocations is Yes, define allocation parameters for line-item entry.
Comments
N
If the header Comments field is Yes, specify comments for entire MO.
Auto-Create MO Lines
N
If Auto Create MO Lines is Yes, use the Materials List to record details of MO lines and create new BOM
Line-Item Entry
Y
Enter item number and allocation information.
Allocation Detail
N
If Detail Alloc is Yes, enter detailed allocation data.
Comments
N
If the line-item Comments field is Yes, specify comments for this line.
Material Order Shipments
N
If Ship Immed is Yes, begin shipment process (see Material Order Shipments).
The material order does not have a trailer for pricing and taxing information. This differs from similar ordering functions because items on MOs are not sold like other items. MOs transfer inventory from one site and location to another site and location within the same enterprise.