Firming Planned Orders

You can convert planned orders to purchase orders, purchase requisitions, job orders, production schedules, or transfer orders. The system converts the planned order depending on the value in the Source field on the Items form , General tab and the Production Type field on the Items form , Planning tab.

For purchased items, the system also bases the conversion on the value in the Create PO Reqs from PLN field on the Planning Parameters form.

The table below lists the situations in which the system converts planned orders. For details about how to perform each conversion process, see the Related Topics.

Source	Production Type	Create PO Req enabled?	Converts To
Purchased	_	No	Purchase Order
Purchased	_	Yes	Purchase Requisition
Manufactured	Job	_	Job Order
Manufactured	Prod Sched	_	Production Schedule
Manufactured	KANBAN/JIT	_	Prevents you from firming order (Firm button is grayed-out and not available)
Transferred	_	_	Transfer Order

During the firming process, the system checks the Material Planner Workbench form for any duplicate records. If any exist, you are asked to delete the duplicate records from the Material Planner Workbench form. If you click OK, firming can continue. If you click Cancel, firming is stopped.