---
title: How do I produce a product?
layout: default
tags:
  - Workflow
  - Manufacturing
lang: en
sequence: 20
ref: productioncompletion
---

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## Overview
metasfresh offers two possibilities to record the consumption of materials for production:
1. Produce a product without consuming material.
1. Produce a product and record the consumption of materials.
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## Requirements
1. [Create a manufacturing order](NewManufacturingOrder) for the manufacturing product and [complete it](DocumentProcessingComplete).
1. Prior to production, make sure via the [material cockpit](Material-Cockpit) that the required [manufacturing components](add_bom_components) are in stock **in sufficient quantity** for consumption. To replenish stocks, you can either:<br>
  **a)** [create a goods receipt](CreateGoodsReceipt) or<br>
  **b)** [add new handling units via physical inventory](Physical_inventory_create_HUs).

## Steps
1. Open "Manufacturing Order" from the [menu](Menu).
1. Open the entry of a [completed manufacturing order](NewManufacturingOrder).
1. [Start the action](StartAction#actions-menu) "Issue/Receipt". An overlay window, the production window "PP Order Issue/Receipt", opens up.
 >**Note:** If you have selected the manufacturing order while in [list view](ViewModes#list-view), you can also go to the [quick actions](StartAction#quick-actions) button at the top right to start the action ![](assets/Actionbutton_IssueReceipt.png).

### Record consumed manufacturing components

<!-- OBSOLETE
### b) Produce a product and record the consumption of materials
The BOM components required for the production are deducted from stock. Adding the produced quantity works as described above.
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1. In the production window, [select](RecordSelection) the BOM component <kbd><img src="assets/manufacturing_component.png" alt="Symbol manufacturing (BOM) component" style="max-width: 20px"></kbd> (**Type** *CO*) to be allocated and deducted from stock, e.g., "Carrots unwashed".

    <kbd><img src="assets/ProductionCompletion_MaterialConsumption.png" alt="Fig.: Material consumption"></kbd>

1. [Start the quick action](StartAction#quick-actions) "Open HU Selection Window".

   <kbd><img src="assets/Open_HU-Selection-Window.png" alt="Fig.: Quick-Action 'Open HU Selection Window'"></kbd>

1. An overview of the matching handling units (HU) from stock opens up on the right-hand side.

    <kbd><img src="assets/ProductionCompletion_StockOverview.png" alt="Fig.: Stock overview"></kbd>

1. [Select](RecordSelection) the HU that was consumed during production.

#### Consume entire HUs
1. Select "Issue complete HUs" via the [actions button](StartAction#quick-actions).
1. When the allocation was successful, you will find the issued HU below the component.

    <kbd><img src="assets/ProductionCompletion_Booked.png" alt="Fig.: Deduction"></kbd>

    >**Note:** If you want to undo the deduction, simply select the added HU and start the quick action "Remove HU".

<!-- NEEDS UPDATING/TRANSLATION FROM DE:
=> b) Consume selected HUs with serial numbers
=> c) Deduct HUs automatically
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### Receive the manufactured product

<!-- OBSOLETE
### a) Produce a product without consuming material
This is the easiest way to produce in metasfresh. The produced quantity is simply added into stock without deducting the required components that are on the bill of materials (BOM).

## Example 1
<kbd><img src="assets/ProductionCompletion_walkthrough.gif" alt="GIF: Production-Completion (Walkthrough 1)"></kbd>
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1. In the production window, [select](RecordSelection) the manufactured product <kbd><img src="assets/manufacturing_end_product.png" alt="Symbol manufactured product" style="max-width: 20px"></kbd> (**Type** *MP*) you want to receive, e.g., "Carrots chopped".

    <kbd><img src="assets/ProductionCompletion_ProductionWindow.png" alt="Fig.: Production window"></kbd>

1. [Start the quick action](StartAction#quick-actions) "Receive HUs".

    <kbd><img src="assets/ProductionCompletion_Receive_1.png" alt="Abb.: Quick-Action 'Receive HUs'"></kbd>

    >**Note:** If the product has packing instructions, these will appear on the quick actions button instead of "Receive HUs".
    <kbd><img src="assets/ProductionCompletion_Receive_2.png" alt="Fig.: Receive HUs"></kbd>

1. Another overlay window opens up.

    <kbd><img src="assets/ProductionCompletion_ReceiveWindow.png" alt="Fig.: Receive HUs (Overlay)"></kbd>

1. ***Optional:*** Select **TU Packing Instructions**.
 >**Note:** [More information about HU components such as LU, TU and CU](Handling_Unit_System).

1. ***Optional:*** Select **LU Packing Instructions**.
1. In the field **CU Quantity**, enter the received quantity of the product.
1. In the field **TU Quantity**, enter the number of transport units.
 >**Note 1:** The field **TU Quantity** appears only if **TU Packing Instructions** are available.<br><br>
 >**Note 2:** The TU Quantity must be ***at least 1***.

1. In the field **LU Quantity**, enter the number of loading units.
 >**Note 1:** The field **LU Quantity** appears only if **LU Packing Instructions** are available.<br><br>
 >**Note 2:** The field **LU Packing Instructions** appears only if **TU Packing Instructions** are available.<br><br>
 >**Note 3:** The LU Quantity must be ***at least 1***.

1. Click "Start" to record the received HUs and close the overlay window.
1. When the allocation was successful, the received HUs will be listed below the product to be manufactured:

    <kbd><img src="assets/ProductionCompletion_Assignment.png" alt="Fig.: Received HUs after allocation"></kbd>

    >**Note:** If you want to undo the allocation, simply [select](RecordSelection) the added HU, go to the quick actions button and click "Remove HU".

#### <a name="serial-number-manually-manufacturing">Enter serial numbers for HUs manually (optional)</a>
1. In the production window, [select](RecordSelection) the HU for which you want to enter the serial number.
1. On the right-hand side under "Selection attributes" in the field **S/N** (SerialNo), enter the serial number of the HU.
1. [metasfresh saves the progress automatically](Saveindicator).

<!-- NEEDS UPDATING/TRANSLATION FROM DE:
=> Create and link to doc about attributes (above, serial numbers manually)
=> Automatically generate HU attributes with the [component generator](...)
    => link with Add_service_product
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### Process manufacturing order and trigger stock postings
1. [Start the quick action](StartAction#quick-actions) "Process" to perform the material posting. This makes the lines read-only:

    <kbd><img src="assets/HU_booking_readonly.png" alt="Fig.: HU deduction (read-only)"></kbd>

    <!-- OBSOLETE
    <kbd><img src="assets/ProductionCompletion_PlanningComplete.png" alt="Fig.: Material posting"></kbd>
    -->

1. Click "Done" to close the production window.
1. The manufacturing order now receives the **Planning status** *Complete*.

| **Note:** |
| :--- |
| The newly created HU is now listed under the record tab "Handling Unit Assignment" at the bottom of the page of the respective manufacturing order and linked to the [Handling Unit Editor](Menu) via the column **Handling Unit** of the HU line. [Zoom into](Zoom_into_table_field) the field to open the entry.<br>In turn, in the Handling Unit entry you will find the respective manufacturing order linked under the record tab "Handling Unit Assignment" at the bottom of the page. |

## Example
<kbd><img src="assets/ProductionCompletion_Consumption.gif" alt="GIF: Production-Completion with consumption (Walkthrough 2)"></kbd>