Products (Manufacturing, Products, Engineering)

When using the APB, it appears to be ignoring the “Queue Time” field on Shop Order Operations when performing a reschedule. Is it true that this field is not considered when the APB schedules operations?The APB will determine and insert a “CBS Queue Time” when it [re]schedules based on resource/labor constraints. However, we are seeing this CBS Queue Time does not appear to consider the [manually entered] “Queue Time” field on the shop order operation at all. We would like to use “Queue Time” in conjunction with the APB but are so far unsuccessful. If this field is not used/considered by the APB we may need another way to manually add queue time while also doing CBS via the APB. (It may be possible to use Transport Time as a possible alternative to Queue Time if the APB considers Transport Time…)  

Hello everyone, I would like see what your thoughts are out there for Product Structures vs Recipe Structures in pertaining to Food Manufacturing. As a former customer and in consulting I have I’ve seen that companies start with recipes and then decide to use product structures instead. I see product structures as a simpler way to manage structures and better stream line IFS processes avoiding managing structures in two different places. Also, consider integrations to IFS (ex., Optiva).Let me know Pros and Cons.Thanks team! 

Hi,A user noticed on the Material Requisition Header the total amount/base is showing zero on some MR and some show the actual amount when in a Closed state.What is causing to show the zero on the material requisition header?I tried a few transactions and what I noticed is the amount will show in a released state but as soon as you issue it sets it back to zero.Not sure how some still keep the amount after the MR has been issued and in a state of Closed and some will reset to zero after its been issued and in a closed state We just recently upgraded to cloud 24r2 from APPS 10. Any help would be great :) 

How are the order based lot numbers created/assigned for items produced on a production schedule????  It appears to be just using a counter somewhere!  But where is this set?

Community,how to understand below error message? what action is the user doing?this part has Availability Check checked at Inventory Part level.Thank you.

I have a Shop Order where one of the materials is Inventory Part with type Remanufactured. Will MRP create requisition for such a part?Thanks in advance.

Hello, I am using IFS Apps 10 and we have enabled Control Plan Mandatory and Create Analysis Mandatory in the QA controls. This has been working as expected, however, we have to disable the controls when a Rework Shop Order is opened. As an example we need to Rework PN 123456. So a SO is opened for it and the Rework flag is checked. The Operations are modified to suit the rework (deburr, sanding, etc.). All original operations are removed and the rework operation(s) are added. All original materials are removed and the top level part number is added (for rework) to the material. The connected control plan still has all the checks for the original steps, which I mark as not included. However, when you attempt to receive the Shop Order, the system errors out stating that is expecting you to complete checks for operations that you have removed and checks you have not included. I have found no way around this other than to disable the QA controls, report the rework Shop Order and turn them

Hi Folks We have three Strength Factors set up in IFS10 (0, 1 & 2) but nobody can tell me what they are used for, could anyone shed some light on this filed or point me in the direction of some documentation to help explain its use? It does change the Duty/Excise payable amount but I can’t work out the calculation.Any help would be appreciated

Hi All, In IFSAPPS10 and previous versions we have the “Display All Structure Types” functionality that allows us to see or not the different types of structures in Multi Level Structure tab, in Product Structure window.I didn't find the same functionality in IFS Cloud, does it exist? Thanks in Advance!

I am looking for a way to automatically manage multi-source manufacturing.For the various cases below, I haven't found any functionalities that meet our customer needs.Can you tell us if any solutions exist? Or if some functionalities could be available in the future IFS roadmap. Case 1: distribution between different alternatives routings.Expected functionality: to be able to distribute (in %) between 2 (or more) alternatives the quantities to be produced in a period without having to split the batch size of the shop order requests generated by the MRP.Existing functionality we've found: distribution between different alternatives according to the quantity to be produced => doesn't meet customer needs. Case 2: distribution between purchased and manufactured.Expected functionality: to be able to distribute (in %) between manufacturing on routing and purchasing from supplier the quantities to be produced in a period, without having to split the batch size taken into account by MRP.Ex

Hello all,I created a shop order from a project “Create Project supply Request” . From the shop order workbench I could not find the shop order. I verified I don’t have any filter blocking.With the same filter on shop order workbench, I created a shop order and then I connected the shop order to the project and it worked. Does this mean that it is not possible to display SO on “shop order workbench” for all SO generated from the project? Does any one have an idea about this?

How can I trigger the production schedule report to automatically start and quality analysis for that reporting?

Currently evaluating upgrading to utilize Lidar laser equipment to measure raw materials in silos.  Was wondering if anyone is currently using this type of solution or another solution that works well.  Would love any feedback.  

Brazeway will send lot controlled materials to an outside supplier that are then cut or machined into a different part that is also lot controlled.  However, there is no way to know what lot number of raw material went into the lot number of the machined part.  This is similar to an “As Built” Structure available on manufactured items.  Oh, by the way, the supplier may not tell us what goes into what.Has anyone encountered this situation and if so, how did you resolve it?  Thanks!! 

Is it possible to turn off forecast consumption entirely in Master Schedule?We have parts with forecast consumption of 0 (backwards and forward). If actual demand and forecast of the part lands on the same day, the forecast is still consumed. We forecast in monthly buckets and manually delete forecast as actual orders are entered. For this reason both the forecast and actual demand need to be counted towards generating supplies. Regards!Eric

We are trying install Delivery Deployment using below command(silent delivery)./installer.sh /opt/ifs/Patch/UPD19/_d/T2.12.0/InstallationFiles . true true APP_OWNER_PWDApplication installed partly and below error is coming consistently "Configuration starting ...", "-------------------------------------------------- ", "2025-04-11 11:19:36 Deploying install.tem IFS Base Functionality 7.0.0", "2025-04-11 11:37:44 Reconfiguring Instance POCMOBILITY", "2025-04-11 11:37:44 Configuring Installer 7.0.0", "2025-04-11 11:37:45 Configuring Server (mandatory) ", "2025-04-11 11:37:45 Configuring IFS PSO Integration 1.0", "2025-04-11 11:37:45 Configuring IFS Document Management 7.0.0", "2025-04-11 11:37:45 Configuring Constraint Based Scheduling 4.0.0", "2025-04-11 11:37:45 Configuring IFS Middleware Server 10.20.23.0", "Error in Ant-script: server/install_fndmws.xml", "Reported error is: The following error occurred while executing this line:", "/opt/ifs/IFS

Hello,I would like to reserve parts link to several operations of one Shop Order using Shop Floor Workbench . But not all the parts of the SO.It seems I can reserve all components or the components of only one operation. 

Hello, I want to create new workflow, but in main page i cannot find workflow designer, I must add some permissions after which i will see “Workflow Designer”?  Thanks

My company recently migrated to IFS Cloud 23R1 (from 7.5, quite a leap).As part of this process, we identified a need to restrict access to some of our product data, so that only a select number of individuals have access to it.We have reviewed the options of populating by Site /by Company but it seems the tables we use Engineering Part/Master Part/Inventory Part would still be visible regardless of which of these we use.Do any of your users segregate Design Data access by product line (or similar)? Is it managed via a property/via site etc? Thank you for any help you can offer.

We are running IFS cloud. I want to run an IFS Workflow when a ShopOrder Status changes to RELEASED. I spent way too much time trying to set this up and getting lots of unintuitive errors messages from the workflow designer and IFS when trying to test, deploy, etc. Anybody ever done this and have some pointers? Thanks,-Chris

Community,below shop order work center R2 got 2  machines. each machine can produce 8 PCS per day (8hrs/day). I have below shop order is 16 PCS. We expect APB could assign 2 resources so that this SO can be completed in one day. But APB failed to do so, this SO is to be completed in 2 days, and only one resource is assigned. Where we missed in settings? Work Center R2 is Finite Capacity, capacity is 16hrs/day. 

I have been on the search for a while to create a SQL query that will re-produce the same data as the Engineering Part Navigator >> Multilevel tab screen.I think I am close:SELECT PART_NO     , SUB_PART_NO     , POS     , QTY     , LEVELFROM ENG_PART_STRUCTURE_TAB EPSSTART WITH PART_NO = '<<YOUR TOP LEVEL PART NUMBER>>' CONNECT BY PRIORSUB_PART_NO = PART_NOORDER BY LEVEL, PART_NO, SUB_PART_NO One interesting thing is the record count from the above query doesn’t match the record count from exporting the data from the Multilevel tab exactly.  I am going to do some compares to see what might be causing this.If anyone has done this and has input it would be greatly apricated.

I am trying MSO simulation scenario functionality to demonstrate how the schedule changes according to capacity adjustments.I increased work center capacity in scenario 8 and the results shows below values  I am unable to explain why there is a difference in total orders. I see makespan is different from production to simulation scenario, but this is what system takes automatically. Further, the total orders doesn’t match with sum of schedule and unscheduled orders. Has anybody got any insights here. Thank you. 

Hello!The problem we are experiencing is that the system adds Level 0 forecast lines behind DTF when the forecast should be dropped. We cannot interpret why the system behaves this way. Some facts that might be relevant: Forecasts are exported from Demand Planner Forecasts are imported into MS every night within the (long) PTF. (not recommended, we know 🙂) Forecasts are distributed weekly in MS forecast 0 Forecast consumption is set to DROP but still these lines end up in Forecast 0 when DTF is passed Some Parts have long Picking Lead times that result in an Actual demand appearing when the DTF is passed. If we have understood the MS logic correctly, the system will keep consuming forecast as long as the goods haven’t been shipped. The consumed forecast lines behind DTF doesn’t completely add upp with the Actual Demand though, although it’s close. In this example there was no unconsumed forecast left to consume for March so if left unhandled, the system will add these 10 503 pcs as an

We are running into some issues with our Work Time Calendar and how it translates to Shop Order dates. We currently run two production shifts, 4 days per work (Mon-Thurs) and scheduling to infinite capacity. Our shift hours as as followed: 1st shift = 5:00am to 3:00pm and 2nd = 3:15pm to 1:15am. We are tying to find a way where transaction dates fall within the start date of the shift, as our 2nd shift hours technically roll into the next day (want midnight - 1:15am hours to count towards the day prior). Since we are scheduling to infinite capacity, it also allows for Friday, from Midnight to 1:15a to be overloaded, from a Shop Order perspective….when we really want Friday as a non-working day and those last hours to count as Thursday. Are there any systematic options for this, other than adjusting the calendar/schedule to drive what we want but have incorrect data (i.e. remove all hours from Friday)?