A Work Order is a document given to the manufacturing shop floor by the Production Planner as a signal to manufacture a certain quantity of a certain Item.

The Work Order also helps generate the material requirements (Stock Entry) for the Item to be produced from its Bill of Materials.

The Work Order can be generated from the Production Plan based on Sales Orders.

To access the Work Order list, go to:

Home > Manufacturing > Production > Work Order

1. Prerequisites

Before creating and using a Work Order, it is advised that you create the following first:

• Bill Of Materials
• Operation
• Workstation

2. How to Create a Work Order

1. Go to the Work Order list, click on New.
2. Select the Item to be manufactured.
3. The default BOM for that item will be fetched by the system. You can also change the BOM.
4. Enter the quantity to manufacture. Raw material Items will be fetched only when this is set.
5. If the sele