Products (Manufacturing, Products, Engineering)

Hi all,we are currently facing a situation in IFS Cloud where operations (especially in assembly) are defined with labor time only (labor run time), without any machine time.We observe that in such cases, the system sets start time equal to end time, meaning no actual duration is considered for scheduling → Which is standardFrom our understanding, scheduling in IFS is based on the work center/resource occupation, which is driven by machine time.This raises the question:Is it mandatory to maintain machine time (machine factor) for proper scheduling, even if the operation is purely labor-based (e.g., manual assembly)?And in addition, in the context of MSO.Will missing machine time prevent MSO from correctly scheduling and considering capacity, since no resource load is generated?We did a few testing without machine run factor no scheduling

Hi,  When using IFS Cloud 25R1, I have Shop Orders setup with documents either directly connected to operation work guidelines or transformed to them, yet when I try to create Work Instruction report, I do not get the option to “Print attached documents”.  I have checked release notes and can’t see that it has been deprecated and the help guides still say that this function is there (with no prereqs).  Is this something anybody has seen?   Also, logged in as ifsapp, so not a permissions thing.   

Hi all,When using Mass Update Shop Order Structures to update shop orders, I would like to know where I can see exactly which changes were made to the shop orders by this mass update.Is there any specific log or history that shows the old and new values for the updated material lines? These updates cannot be found in the shop order history, I can only find the manual changed materials/ routings. Also I dont see the changes records in the background job information.  Kind regards, Willem

Hello IFS Community, hope somebody has an answer for this, i’ve been searching with no solution just yet, i got the Media Objected connected to my Activity Scope and Schedule page, but when i try to go in it, as soon as i click the “Media” tab under the attachments, i get the “No Access” Message below, i added a few Media related projections i got it to where i can upload media items, but everytime i click the “Media” tab, i get the message below. i added the “MEDIA_LIBRARY” Permission set added and i algo added the “MediaHandling” projection, along with a few other related. what permission am i missing here? im in 24R2. thank you in advance for all your help!  

Hi,Is there a way to mass close shop orders that are still open in IFS Cloud? Specifically, there are older shop orders in Started or Parked status that are already completed in terms of quantity, or cannot be closed due to issues such as control plan errors.These shop orders need to be closed without generating additional system transactions, as that could impact financial records.If mass closing is not possible, deleting the shop orders would also be acceptable.I have already checked the “Mass Delete Shop Orders and Clockings” option; however, it requires the shop orders to be either Cancelled or Closed before they can be processed.Thank You.

25.1.2Using the same output type for each:I have document text connected to a product structure header. This carries through to the shop order, and it is visible on the Shop Order Report and Work Instruction Report (the standard, out-of-the-box reports). I have document text connected to a product structure component line. This carries through to the shop order, and it is visible on the Shop Order Report and Work Instruction Report. I have document text connected to a product structure alternate. This does not carry through to the shop order, it is not visible on the Shop Order Report, but it is visible on the Work Instruction Report.Why is document text on a product structure alternate not visible at the shop order or on the shop order report?

Hello all, I’ve been testing the Skip Lot on Purchasing Control Plans, and it does appear to be working, but the help is unclear about how some of the setup is applied and what the registration of some results means. I have entered three Purchase Orders of 100 each and I’m attempting to test the Attribute Skip Lot. I believe I have it setup as I’ve been attempting to enter nonconformitites and the sample qty has gone from 13 to 20 on the third PO. However, I’m unsure on the analysis result what the two mandatory fields are actually asking for. The help isn’t clear. I have the following acceptance sampling setup on the Purch Control Plan and Trigger:

Hello IFS community,  we are wondering (during the training of end users), how come that different people see different views on DOP Structure. What is it caused by? Here is the view of one person: And here is another one  And here another one: And yet the same DOP over and over again… ideas? 

HII have same raw material has two separate demands coming from different activities (for example, 10 units from Activity A and 12 units from Activity B). As a result, two separate purchase requisitions are created for each activity (10 and 12 respectively) by PMRP. However, when reviewing the MRP Part Information in the bottom-up view, I notice what appears to be duplicate records. When I drill down from each activity, I can see two bottom-up MRP records. At the next level under each of these records, both demands (10 and 12) are shown together. Is this behavior correct? Shouldn’t each activity node display only its respective demand instead of combining both? MRP bottom up planning records seems to be showing, the respective demand record + all the other demands coming from the other activities for the part. How can we correctly interpret and explain the business value to the customer? One

Hi All, ​@Björn Hultgren (would greatly appreaciate your oppinion on below matter). IFS Cloud 24.2.3 We’ve noticed that after reporting scrap on a Shop Order Operation, when Increase Lot on Scrap is enabled, once the lot-batch qty is incresed, the shop order is rescheduled and Start Date is changed to match the Earliest Start Date (Forwards Scheduling).Since the SO is started, I see no point in updating the Start Date of the Shop Order. Is this a bug that should be addressed to R&D? Or is there any setup that could prevent rescheduling SO when lot-batch is increased?Before reporting scrap - Start Date - 22nd of May After scrap was reported - Start Date changed to 21st of May.

This is related to Cloud 25.1.  Have a scenario where many records on the Engineering Transfer Actions screen had the “Assign” command selected.  This pushed the records to the Engineering Revision Transfer Status screen but have the wrong Provide Code and also the wrong Part Type (Purchased Raw, should be Manufactured).   I have not found a way to make the desired changes on the records to switch them to manufactured, have also not found a way to undo the “Assign” and put the records back on Engineering Transfer Actions screens.  Looking for any input on ways to do this.Thanks!

Is it possible in IFS to lock down a specific location to a particular customer

Hi All,We have an issue where in the forecasts we see zero demands generated for the parts on weekends. This is seen on 25R1 environment but not in the PROD which is 23R1.You will see although the quantity is zero it is picking this up on weekends especially in the July months and behaving strange. Any idea regarding the demand behavior and why is it happening here?In 25R1 UAT:In Live:  

If a Sales Part exist for this Characteristic Combination it will helps during Customer Order entry. Every time to search for existing Combinations is not comfortable and faulty.

We use a setup with standard cost for manufactured parts and FIFO for purchased parts.We have two questions related to this.Is there a way to use current FIFO value for purchase components in std cost calculation for manufactured parts? Part numbers sometimes shift from purchased to manufactured and the other way around. You cannot change method unless you empty stock. Is there a way to change method without empty stock and lose original receipt date and last activity date?

 WIP Tracking and Labeling Across Operations in IFSWe have a manufacturing process consisting of multiple operations: Milling, Drilling, and Welding.The material transformation flow is as follows:Raw Material: Steel After Milling → Milled Steel (WIP) After Drilling → Milled & Drilled Steel (WIP) After Welding → Finished ProductWe would like to understand how to effectively trace and manage Work-in-Progress (WIP) at each stage of this process within IFS.Specifically, we are looking for guidance on:How to track WIP quantities and status after each operation (Milling, Drilling, Welding) Whether it is possible to physically identify and differentiate WIP items at each stage How to print barcode labels or stickers for WIP

I used “Phantom Consume” in a Product Structure. The Component with “Phantom Consume” is planned with Planning Method “A” and has no stock and no supply. If I created A Shop Order for the Top Part, the component is still in the BOM and can also not be backflushed.IF I change the component to Planning Method “P” everything works like expected. Online Help Text: A component defined as a phantom in this way behaves just as a planning method P part. If parts are available, they are backflushed; if not, the backflush process explodes to the next level in the structure.What is missing?     

Hi All,We need to add some custom fields to Control Plan Template and have those fields copied to the created Control Plans when a template is applied (either by copy or by reference).We have already added several custom fields to QmanCtrlPlanTemplate and are using a workflow with the ControlPlanPurchasingHandling API – Update QmanControlPlanPurchs to copy these values to QmanControlPlanPurch during template application. This workflow is working fine.However, we also need to add a custom field to QmanCtrlPlanTempLine.When we use the ControlPlanPurchasingHandling API – Update QmanControlPlanPurchs with the nested entity ControlPlanLine to copy this custom field, the Template ID and Template Revision No are removed from the created Control Plan.It seems this happens

Hello.We have documents attached to shop order operations, routing operations and on standard operations.Those documents are actually outdated and we would need to change its revision to the last one.Is there an easy way for that?ThanksIFS APPS 10 UPD 5

Hi All, Is there a way to directly link or associate costs with an NCR in IFS?When a non-conformance is raised, can the cost related to that NCR be captured directly against it?For example, if the NCR results in scrap, would the cost be captured only through the inventory scrap transaction or related shop order, rather than being directly tied to the NCR itself?Appreciate your guidance on this.Thanks

Community,Just borrow your mind, try to understand the APB Overload Time. See below screenshot, this WC resource actually is overload 8 Hours, why it is showing “37:12:00”? Where is the settings ? 

I’m looking to speak to anybody who based in UK who currently using IFS MES IoT Controller with Crosser or another solution who using it’s in a manufactoring area? 

Why wouldn’t the “Refresh Data” action have been granted as part of the PartCostHandling projection? I have users that get a No access error when accessing the Part Cost page.However, they can click “Close” and access the page.I beleive that this is due to not having the “RefreshData” action granted in the PartCostHandling projeciton.I am not sure why it was set up this way and before I make I change, I’m trying to determine why this would have been revoked in the first place. What are some of the reasons this action shouldn’t be granted to indivdiuals that have acess to part cost handling?Why wouldn’t this action be granted as part of the projection?

Hello,I am working with Configure‑to‑Order (CTO) in IFS Cloud and I am trying to dynamically calculate the quantity of a by‑product in the shop order, based on the quantity of the main product.The number of by‑products should depend on the produced quantity of the main product.For example:Main product quantity By‑product quantity 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 2 6 2 7 3 8 3 9 3 10 3 This logic is implemented using a CTO Configuration Structure Rule, where: A configuration formula is used to set the Quantity per Assembly Test formula gives the expected (positive) result 

Hi all, We are trying to model parallel production within a single shop order operation in IFS Cloud, and I would like to understand whether there is a standard solution for this.Example (calculation will not be perfect, its just an example) :1 product 1 shop order operation shop order quantity = 26 pieces all 26 pieces can be produced within 1 day throughput time through the work center for 1 piece is 3 hours the work center is staffed by multiple operators, all working in parallel on the same operation currently, machine time is set to 3 hours and 1 labor resource is set to 3 hoursThe issue is that IFS calculates the operation start and finish as if the full quantity is processed sequentially, which does not reflect the real situation.I also tried increasing the work center efficiency to 1000% because there are 10 workplaces/operators available, but this did not change the oper