You can add, modify, and delete material tracking and operation tracking any time after you release the work order but before you close it.

Material tracking records are generated when you release a work order. They're updated whenever you issue, return, or scrap components of a work order. Usually you'll do these things when you kit or dekit a work order, and when you record and unrecord operations.

Operations are generated when you release a work order. If you use routings as part of your item specifications, Kenandy generates an operation for each routing in the item specification for the work order. If you don't use routings, Kenandy generates one operation for the whole work order.

You record completion of operations as you process the work order. When you record the full quantity in the final operation of a work order, Kenandy marks that work order as Complete.

To manage materials and operations for a work order, you must have the following:

• A released work order
• An item specification that includes routings (the routings are optional)

If you want to add material to a work order that's not on the item specification, you can add material tracking record manually.

For example, you can add material trackings manually when you've got a repair work order that needs unusual components or a make-to-order work order that's outside your usual item specifications.

Or if you've got an outside processing (subcontracted) work order and you need to add a supplier to an operation, you can add a new material tracking record and choose a different supplier, then tie it to the same operation.

Note: You cannot add or modify material trackings after a work order has a completed or scrapped quantity recorded against it.

To add a material tracking, follow these steps: 

1. On the Work Order Detail page, click Manage Operations/Material.
   The Manage Operations/Material page is displayed.
2. Under Material, click Add New.
3. Enter the following required information into the table:
   • Item
   • Quantity Required

   The other fields on the table are optional. To learn more, read Material Table Field Descriptions.

4. Click Save Changes.

The material tracking record is created. If you entered an operation, Kenandy ties the material tracking record to that operation. If you chose Kit as the Type for this component and there's no routing associated with this component, the component is now available for kitting on the Kit page.

If you need to change an outside processing supplier unexpectedly, you can do that here after you've cancelled the purchase order generated for the outside processing. To learn more about suppliers of outside processing, see Subcontracting

Note: If you manually change the Quantity Required on a material tracking record, then change the Quantity Required on the work order, Kenandy overwrites your manual change when you re-release the work order.

To change a material tracking record, follow these steps: 

1. On the Work Order Detail page, click Manage Operations/Material.
   The Manage Operations/Material page is displayed.
2. Change the information you need to change.
3. Click Save Changes.

What Comes Next

If you've changed the supplier for an outside processing component, re-release the work order.

If you don't need a component to complete this work order, you can delete its material tracking record here.

Note: You can't delete a material tracking record if the Quantity Issued value is more than 0.

To delete a material tracking record, follow these steps: 

1. On the Work Order Detail page, click Manage Operations/Material.
   The Manage Operations/Material page is displayed.
2. Select the checkbox to the left of the component you want to delete.
3. Click Delete.

The material tracking record is removed from the work order.

To add the components from a template item specification as material tracking records, follow these steps: 

1. On the Work Order Detail page, click Manage Operations/Material.
   The Manage Operations/Material page is displayed.
2. Under Material, click Add Standard Components.
   The Add Standard Components window opens.
3. Select the Template Item Specification you want to add components from.
4. Click Search.
5. Select the checkboxes to the left of each component you want to add a material tracking record for.
6. Click Add Selected.

Kenandy generates a material tracking record for each component you selected.

You can create operations manually. Here's why you might need to do this:

• An unusual order requires extra manufacturing steps
• Something went wrong in manufacturing an in process work order and extra manufacturing steps are required to correct the problem

To manually create an operation for a work order, follow these steps:

1. On the Work Order Detail page, click Manage Operations/Material.
   The Manage Operations/Material page is displayed.
2. Under Operations, click Add New.
3. Enter the following information into the new line of the table: 
   • Sequence
     If you need to enter this operation into the middle of the current sequence and your sequence doesn't have unused numbers between operations, you must manually change the Sequence number for every operation. To learn more, see Item Specifications.
   • Description (optional)
   • Work Center
   • Work Center Resource
   • Resource Quantity
   • Standard Hours
   • Backflush Resource (optional)
   • Fixed Hours (optional)
   • Start Date (optional)
   • End Date (optional)

   To learn more about these fields and how to fill them out, go to Manage Operations/Material Field Descriptions.

4. Click Save Changes.

The new operation is tied to the work order.

The new operation is added to the sequence of an In Process work order.

To add standard routings from an template item specification to a work order, follow these steps: 

To add the routings from a template item specification as operations, follow these steps: 

1. On the Work Order Detail page, click Manage Operations/Material.
   The Manage Operations/Material page is displayed.
2. Under Operations, click Add Standard Routings.
   The Add Standard Operations window opens.
3. Select the Template Item Specification you want to add routings from.
4. Click Search.
5. Select the checkboxes to the left of each routing you want to add an operation for.
6. Click Add Selected.

Kenandy generates operations for each standard routing you selected.

If one of your work center resources becomes temporarily unavailable (a machine breaks down, a worker gets sick), you can make changes to the operation. For example, you can change the sequence of operations. Or you can assign an operation to a different Work Center or Work Center Resource.

Note: You can't make changes to an operation that's had anything recorded against it.

To make changes to an operation, follow these steps: 

1. On the Work Order Detail page, click Manage Operations/Material.
   The Manage Operations/Material page is displayed.
2. Under Operations, change information on the operation line.
3. Click Save Changes.

The changes to the operation are updated in the work order.

If you changed the Work Center and/or Work Center Resources, the capacities available for them change.

If you changed the sequence of the operations in a way that changes the last operation, you must now complete all the other operations in the work order before you complete the last operation you designated.

Note: You can't delete an operation that's been recorded. You must unrecord the operation, then delete it.

To delete an operation, follow these steps:

1. On the Work Order Detail page, click Manage Operations/Material.
   The Manage Operations/Material page is displayed.
2. Select the checkbox next to the operation you want to delete.
3. Click Delete.

The operation is deleted from the work order.

If you deleted the last operation in the work order, the next-to-last operation in the sequence becomes the last operation in the work order.

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

Operations Field Descriptions

Field	Description
Backflush Resource	If selected, the standard hours for this operation auto-populate when you record this operation. The value of the standard hours comes from the operation record.
Description	A brief description of this operation. This information comes from the routing on the item specification. You can change the description of an operation on this page, but it won't update the description on the item specification.
End Date	The day you're scheduled to complete this operation. This date is calculated by taking the start date and adding the standard hours for the operation, taking your manufacturing calendar into account. You can change the End Date here. If you change the End Date for this operation, the system will change the Start Dates and End Dates for subsequent operations in the sequence.
Fixed Hours	If selected, this operation will take the same amount of time to complete no matter what Order Quantity the work order specifies.
Operation Tracking	The number assigned to this operation when you release the work order.
Resource Quantity	The number of resources you need to complete this operation. This information comes from the item specification. You can change the Resource Quantity here.
Sequence	Where this operation falls in the manufacturing order. The last operation in the sequence is different—all the other operations in the sequence must be recorded before you record the last operation. When you record the full quantity for the last operation in the sequence, the work order Status changes to Complete.
Standard Hours	The number of hours it usually takes to complete this operation. This value equals the number of hours in the item specification multiplied by the Quantity Required in the work order. You can change the Standard Hours here.
Start Date	The day you're scheduled to start working on this operation. This date is calculated by taking the start date on the work order, adding the standard hours for any previous operations in the sequence, and taking your manufacturing calendar into account. You can change the Start Date here. If you change the Start Date for this operation, the system will change the start dates for all subsequent operations in the sequence.
Work Center	The Work Center in your manufacturing organization where this operation will be completed. This information comes from the item specification. You can change the Work Center here.
Work Center Resource	The Work Center Resource (person or machine) that will complete this operation. This information comes from the item specification. You can change the Work Center Resource here.

Material Table Field Descriptions

Field	Description
Allocate on Receipt	Tells you whether this component is set to be allocated to this work order as soon as it is received. This information comes from the component's information on the item specification.
Allocation Required	Tells you whether you must allocate this component to this work order. If Allocation Required is selected, you must go to the Work Order Detail page and click Allocate to allocate this component.
Component Sequence	The sequence number for this material tracking record. Use this number if you need to find a component in a long list of material tracking records.
Item	A component needed for this work order. This information comes from the item specification.
Operation Tracking	The Operation Tracking number of the operation this component is tied to. This information comes from the Operation Tracking record.
Quantity Issued	The amount of this component that's been issued to this work order. For components of Type Kit, this value changes when you kit this component to the work order. For components of Type Backflush, this value changes when you record the Quantity Issued in the Component Issue tab of the Record Operations page.
Quantity Required	The number of this component required to complete this work order. This value equals the number of components required to complete one assembly (from the item specification) multiplied by the Order Quantity in the work order header.
Quantity Scrapped	The amount of this component that you didn't use because it was spoiled, damaged, or otherwise unusable. For components of Type Kit, this value changes when you scrap this component from the Dekit/Scrap page. For components of Type Backflush, this value changes when you record the Quantity Scrapped in the Component Issue tab of the Record Operations page.
Quantity Short	The amount of this component that you need to complete this work order but haven't issued yet.
Quantity Used	The amount of this component that you used when completing this work order. For Backflush it's always the same as Qty Issued. For Kit it's the amount you recorded on the Issue from WIP tab on Record Operation page.
Required Date	The date you'll need this component for this work order. This date is used by MRP to determine when you need to order components to complete work orders.
Supplier	The supplier you buy this component from. This information comes from the component's item record.
Type	Tells you whether this is a kit component or a backflush component or a byproduct component. This information comes from the item specification.