Enter a Rework or Repair Manufacturing Order

Use the Manufacturing Order Maintenance (MIM) program to enter, change or close regular manufacturing and rework and repair orders. See Overview: Rework and Repair Manufacturing Orders, Background and Road Map for more information.

Click NEW or enter NEW or # if you want the system to assign the next available number. Use the Numbering System Setup (XOC) program to set up a manufacturing order number scheme.

Enter a unique identifier for the manufacturing order you want to create. You can do this only if the Allow override? option is selected for Manufacturing Order in Numbering System Setup.

Enter the number of the parent item or click the Lookup icon and use the standard lookup options to select the item from a list.
Enter data in these fields:

Field Name	Type / Max Length	Action / Description
Qty ordered	Required 11 numeric	Enter a quantity of the parent item you want to rework or repair. Note You cannot change the quantity after you release this rework order.
ECL	Required 4 alphanumeric	Accept the Engineering Change Level entered in the Current ECL field of this item's record in the Branch Item Maintenance (IMB) program or enter a different ECL. You cannot change the ECL after you release the order.
Routing rev lvl	Required 4 alphanumeric	Accept the routing revision level entered in the Current RRL field of this item's record in the Branch Item Maintenance (IMB) program or enter a different RRL. You cannot change the routing revision level after you release the order.
Mfg order firm	Optional 1 alphanumeric	For rework, select F if the due date for this order is a firm or leave blank if you want the planning system to be able to reschedule or cancel the order. For a repair order, leave blank.
Mgmt priority	Optional alphanumeric	Accept the displayed priority set in the demand order, enter a different priority, or leave blank. You cannot change the priority after you release this order. If you leave blank, the Manufacturing Order Picking Selection (MSS) program displays 999. See Background for more information.
Inspection?	Optional	Accept the inspection selection or change it as required. For repair orders, the inspection flag is set to N. You can choose to inspect repair orders during the receiving process (i.e., in Receiver Maintenance - IRC).
Order type	Required 1 alphanumeric	Select W for the rework order or P for a repair order.
Due date	Required 10 date	Accept the displayed date, select a different date that this order is due to be completed, or enter a date shortcut. The date you select must be on the shop calendar.
Reason dt chgd	Conditional 5 alphanumeric	Select a code that explains why you changed the Due date for an existing manufacturing order.

Click OK. The program displays the message Mfg order no [number] has been created.
Click OK.

The program displays the operations for this parent item:

Field Name	Displays
Sel	Selected: This operation sequence is selected for this rework or repair order Blank: It is not selected for this order
Oper seq	The operation sequence number
ST	The operation sequence type: S: Standard A: Alternate
Oper cd	The operation code
Oper type	The operation type: B: Batch I: Indirect P: Purchased service R: Regular U: Unattended
Wrk ctr	The work center number
Machine	The number of the machine used for this operation
Description	The description of the process performed in this operation

Click Sel to the left of the operation sequences you want to use for the rework or repair order.
Click Exit to continue.

The program displays the components for this parent item:

Field Name	Displays
Sel	Selected: This component is selected for this rework or repair order Blank: It is not selected for this order
Comp item no	The number of the component
Part des	The identifier your company uses to distinguish multiple occurrences of a component in the same bill of material
Qty per assy	The quantity of this component required to make one parent item
Qty selected	The quantity selected for this rework or repair order

Click Sel to the left of the components you want to use for this manufacturing order.

Click a component (not Sel) to highlight it, click Modify, and enter the quantity you want to replace if it is less than the manufacturing order quantity.

Click All to select all components for this order.

Click Exit to pick the selected components if they are uncontrolled.

If a component you selected and/or the parent is controlled, the program displays these fields:

Field Name	Displays
Sel	Selected: This control number or location is selected for this rework or repair order Blank: It is not selected for this order
Control no	The serial or lot control number
WH	The warehouse location
Location	The bin location
Available	The quantity available for selection
Selected	The quantity selected

(Conditional) Click Sel to the left of the control number or location you want to use for this rework or repair manufacturing order.

Click a lot control number or location (not Sel) to highlight it, click Modify, and enter the quantity you want to use if it is less than the quantity required.

Click Exit to pick the selected control numbers or from the selected location.
When you click Exit, enter another order or exit the program.