You allocate components to a work order after you release it, but before you kit components or record operations that use those components.

If you've selected Allocate on Receipt for a component on an item specification, when you run MRP Kenandy orders the component automatically. Then when you receive the component, Kenandy automatically allocates it to the work order that needs it.

• An item specification with at least one component that has Allocation Required selected
• A released work order for that item specification

1. From the Work Order Detail page, click Allocate. The Manage Allocations page is displayed.
2. Click Populate Quantities to populate the Quantity Required amounts into the Quantity to Allocate field for every Material Tracking listed on the page.
   Or
   Enter a Quantity to Allocate for each Material Tracking (for the component) you want to allocate to the work order.
   
3. Enter item attributes to help identify the components you're allocating, such as Lot Number, Color, and any other relevant attributes for this component.

   Note: If you don't see attributes you expect or want to see, check the allocation profiles. The profile may exclude that attribute. To learn more, see Allocation Profiles.

4. (Optional) If this component is serial-tracked, click Serials and enter the serial numbers for the components you're allocating.
   You don't have to allocate serials unless it's important that components with specific serials be allocated to specific work orders.
5. Click Save.

Kenandy updates the Material Tracking record for each component you allocated to include the Quantity Allocated you specified.

Kenandy does the following:

• Creates a SKID of type Allocated for each component you allocated

What Comes Next

If your assembly item includes kitted components, Work Order Kitting now.

If your assembly item has only backflush components, start working on the work order and record operations when you complete them.

The following table lists the fields that Kenandy provides. Your system administrator selects the fields that are displayed on your user interface.

Field	Description
Action	Click the Serials button to enter the serial numbers of the components you're allocating to this work order.
Bin	The bin where this component is stored.
Custom item attributes, such as color, size, shape	Item attributes you can use to identify the component you're allocating to this work order.
Date Received	The date your company received the components available for allocation.
Expiration Date	The date this component will expire (and no longer be usable for this work order).
Item	The component item you need to allocate. This value comes from the item specification.
Location	The Location where you'll pick the allocated components. The Location value comes from the Item record for this component.
Lot Number	The lot number of this component, if this component is tracked by lot.
Material Tracking	The number generated by Kenandy to identify the material tracking record. This number is generated when you release a work order and material trackings are created for each component.
Quantity Allocated	The amount of this component that you previously allocated to this work order. The Quantity Allocated comes from the material tracking.
Quantity Allocated	The amount of this component that's already been allocated to this work order.
Quantity Available	The amount of this component that are available for allocation. The Quantity Available is the on-hand inventory minus the quantity allocated elsewhere.
Quantity Issued	The amount of this component that you've issued by kitting the work order or recording backflush components as part of an operation.
Quantity Required	The amount of this component needed to complete this work order. The Quantity Required equals the number of components required by the item specification times the order quantity of the work order.
Quantity Scrapped	The amount of this component that you've recorded as scrapped for this work order. For backflush components, the Quantity Scrapped comes from the Component Issue tab of the Record Operations page. For kitted components, the Quantity Scrapped comes from the Dekit/Scrap page.
Quantity Short	The amount of this component that needs to be issued to complete this work order. The Quantity Short is equal to the Quantity Required minus Quantity Issued.
Quantity to Allocate	Enter the Quantity to Allocate, or click Populate Quantities to auto-populate this field with the Quantity Required for this work order.
Quantity Used	The amount of this component that you've recorded as used by an operation. Backflush components are automatically recorded as used. You record kitted components as used on the Issue From WIP tab when you record operations.
Rental	Tells you whether or not this component is rented.
Used	Tells you whether or not this component is used.