Plan an order

Only an order with the status IDLE can be planned.
An order which was automatically created to ship inputs to an external work center (order type EXTERNAL PRODUCTION), is created in the status PLANNED (or ALLOCATED, if the parent production order was already allocated). See also External work centers.
  1. Choose Outbound Management > Orders in the Navigation Pane.
  2. Select one or more orders with the status IDLE.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • Click Plan Order in the toolbar.
    • Right-click the selection and choose Plan Order in the shortcut menu.
    The dialog box Wizard Plan Order will appear.
  4. Do one of the following in the option group Marshaling Locations Info:
    • In the field Marshaling Locations, enter the name of the marshaling location and press ENTER. Repeat to add multiple marshaling locations.
    • Click Select Marshaling Location / Area , select the marshaling location(s) and click Finish.
    • Press ALT + L, select the marshaling location(s) and click Finish.
    In the dialog box Wizard Marshaling Locations / Areas Selection, you can click the locations one by one and view whether the icon appears in the tab Open Orders or Inventory. The icon indicates for example that there are still open orders in the selected marshaling location(s). Click the relevant tab to view the open orders.
    • Use the arrows to set the sequence of the marshaling locations.
    • To remove a marshaling location, select the marshaling location and click Remove Marshaling Location / Area .
  5. Click Finish.