Products (Manufacturing, Products, Engineering)

The use case is like this.In a factory the customer has an area for assembly. The area is a Work Center and have 10 separate places wher assembly of a product can be executed. Each place is defined as a Resource in the Work Center. The Routing is set-up with multiple Opearation but use that same Work Center. The Product to be assemble, is in reality started and completed in one of the places inside the Work Center, all Opeartions are done in the place and should use one Resource only for all Opeartions done in the Work Center. The standard logic shedule the Operations to use different Resources.   How can you use the standard logic to pick available Resource for first Operation+Work Center and use same Resource for all Operations in that Shop Order per Work Center? 

Is there a good way to prevent Auto Reporting of Outside Operations by someone in the Shop Order?  We recently found out an employee had closed and received a Shop Order using the “Auto Report Operations” toggle when doing the SO receipt (we always have a few Rework Ops that have to be closed at SO closure).  They had missed that there was an Operation for an Outside Service that was still open (no Ship WIP or PO receipt).  But, by using the Auto Report Operations toggle, the system closed the PO and Outside Operation automatically too.   I see that I can turn on the Milestone Operation toggle for the Outside Op, but this would also prevent other subsequent Operational reporting in the SO until that Outside Op is reported. This isn’t operationally functional for us as it is very common to have an Outside Op for one part of the SO and subsequent Ops for other sections of the assembly which are unrelated (e.g. Op 20 is a Laser, Op 30 is a Saw, Op 40 is a Plasma, Op 50 is an Outside Op to

When an additional outside operation is added directly to a Shop Order and is not part of the standard routing, the operation cost can be recorded, but the associated overhead costs are not allocated. Overhead costs appear to be applied only to operations that are defined in the routing structure.This can occur in scenarios such as one-time rework that needs to be performed by an external supplier, where creating and maintaining a separate routing is not practical. In these cases, only the direct outside operation cost is captured, while the related overhead costs are excluded from the cost calculation.Has anyone encountered a similar requirement?Are there any recommended approaches in IFS Cloud to ensure overhead costs are also captured for additional outside operations added directly to a Shop Order? How are such "adjusted" Shop Orders typically handled to achieve accurate cost reporting?

I have lots of migration jobs that are run every night, for example, a re-schedule job to update shop order need data from MRP calculated dateThese run perfectly well and quickly in Apps 10 but run extremely slowly (I mean like they take hours instead of minutes) in Cloud 25R1.There's doesn't appear to be any reason for their slow running in Cloud. They eventually complete without errors or warnings, which is even more frustrating because if there was an error or warning that might give me a clue!Has anyone else experienced this behaviour and what steps did you take if you were able to resolve it?Grateful for any comments, advice or experiences. They are run by a service account (on a fast queue) that has access to the jobs and pretty wide ranging permissions. As I said, no errors or warnings, just e x t r e m e l y slow to complete.Thanks in advance!

During execution of the IFS Master Schedule (MS) process, we observed that past-due MS By Part records and their related Shop Order Requisitions (SORs) are automatically deleted by the system. This creates planning and supply chain risks, as the linkage between the Master Schedule and generated SORs is lost.All affected parts are configured as buildable, plannable, and MS Level 1. However, the system only allows future dates for MS By Part lines, and when “Run MS – One Part” is executed, past-due records are removed together with the dependent SORs.Although SORs can be recreated manually, this breaks the traceability between the MS record and the generated requisitions.Has anyone experienced similar behavior?Is there any recommended approach, configuration, or workaround to retain past-due Master Schedule records and prevent the related SORs from being deleted or re-planned?

Dear community,  I have a shop order with 5 components. One of them is linked to the outside operation by the procedure step in the tab materials on the shop order.  Then, I put “ship WIP to outside operation” function for each shop order created. But this does not make any sense from time-wise point of view.  However, the purchase order is then created by marking all the lines at once and this creates just one purchase order all together. I was hoping to use the functionality ship supplier material but this works only for components and not non-inventory parts. Is there any chance to do this “in general” for all the shop orders under one DOP? At least for one operation block at once? So they can use just the waddacco process to send it out?  Do you have any solution that does not involve custom-made solution?  

Hello,Is the option to duplicate a line on the Outside Operation Cost screen not available?If so, is there any way to enable this functionality?We have a user requesting this feature. I have tested using an account with full access rights, but the option still does not appear to be available. 

Hello everyone,I am currently working on a customer case where we are evaluating the use of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) in an environment based on Make-to-Order (MTO) and MS Level 1 parts.The customer is using Demand Planner, and the forecast is transferred directly to MS Level 1, which is then used for production and procurement planning. They do not use MS Level 0 parts in their current process, as all planning is based on real, sellable items.When analyzing S&OP, we see that it can technically work with MS Level 1 data (forecast and supply). However, setup screens such as Product Family Master still do not take an MS Level 1 part.The customer’s goal is to use S&OP mainly to compare unconstrained demand vs constrained operations plan and to support capacity evaluation (RRP), without modifying the original forecast.Could you please clarify:What is the recommended approach for using S&OP in an MTO setup based on MS Level 1? Is the MS Level 0 part still required

Problematic:In APB, we have the ability to remove the setup time for 2 consecutive shop orders of the same PART_NO.APB > Settings > Setup Optimization > Use part number only In Cloud, we now have the ability to schedule from the Shop Order Operations window. But when scheduling 2 consecutive Shop Orders of the same Part_No, IFS doesn’t allow us to do any Setup Optimization without using the Setup Matrix. Proposed Solution:Like in APB, we would like to have the ability to select a Setup Optimization option to remove setup time for consecutive shop orders of the same Part_no. 

Problematic:In Shop Order Operations, we have the ability to create Operation Blocks.  Each Blocks could be scheduled individually. At some point the first operation attached to an Operation Block will be in production and will get fully produced.  Therefore the first operation(s) and Shop Order of an Operation Block will get closed and the following operations of the Operation Block are still to be produced. The issue we are facing is that IFS will not let you schedule an Operation Block having a Closed Shop Order.  We have to manually disconnect the closed operations of the Operation Block and then Schedule the Operation Block. Proposed Solution:We would like to be able to Schedule an Operation Block even if closed operations or closed Shop Orders are attached to an Operation Block. In this instance, only the non closed or cancelled Shop Orders/Operations would be Scheduled within that Operation Block.

Does anyone have experience or an explanation of how to utilize and use the Manufacturing Tool/Equipment function? We are considering whether this is something we can use in connection with a production where we use forming tools. The idea is that we need to register which forming tools we use in a Shop Order.Cloud, 25R1SU08

HiWhen we do an Engineering Revision Transfer our manufacturing site complain that data in the product structure is being overwritten.They have entered data in column “Consumption Item”. Some parts they have set as “Consumed” and some parts in the same structure have been set as “Not Consumed”.However, when we do the transfer, all parts are changed to “Consumed” which is quite annoying.Also data as Scrap factor and Reserve/Issue from Loc are being overwritten.Can anybody tell me how we can prevent this overwriting of data?Best regardsTove Virkelyst

Hi,I know that we can use , Labor time machine time ( which ever the higher) to schdule operations ( start finish time) using APB or CBS. For “labor only” operations with dummy work center( because  shop order operaiton can not be saved without work center) with 0 machine run factor can be a work around. Reason dummy work center will not be shown as loaded in visual planning graphs and operators do not need to report time for dummy machine.But, the drawback is if you do not put “corresponding dummy run factor for dummy work center” , the shop order operation start finish time will be same. Above post 4 years ago about this  behaviour. Has anything done about this in core solution? Are there any future plans? Any better work around for labor only operations ( need to consider the labor time only for scheduling in shop order infinite scheduler )Thanks 

Hi All,How to extract the daily production out put against the shop order which are issued to production.We have multi workcenter  ( one Shop order could have various  1-6 various operations) manufacturing production.I would like to know how much has been completed against Work centre /shop order every day.Do we have any report or query which can provide such info daily basis? Thanks,

Hi everyone.I’m looking for a way to exclude workstation configuration costs when calculating product costs. In my company, production involves a high degree of batch variation. In my case, the standard batch size always generates deviations that I would prefer not to analyse every time. For the calculation, I use the following cost elements: 300, 321, 322 Thanks in advance for your suggestions on how to solve this :)

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!

Hi all,I have an issue with a part revision in IFS Cloud.There is only 1 part revision The Phase In date is 01-01-2025 (in the past) The product structure has the status buildable The status still remains “Not In Effect”When releasing a shop order, I also receive the warning:“The default structure revision [1] for shop order [...] is not effective on the start date 20-05-2026 16:03. Do you want to continue?”Questions:Why does the revision not automatically switch to “In Effect”? What conditions could block this, even when there is only one revision and the Phase In date is in the past?Thanks in advance!Kind regards, Willem

 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 items after each operation How to associate WIP items with locations or work centers to reflect their physical position on the shop floor Recommended best practices in IFS to demarcate and control WIP between operationsOur goal is to achieve clear visibility, traceabil

Hi All, I’m trying to make a workflow that changes values on an new shop order. Currently shoporder has defaults of * for Release and Sequence numbers and I want to make those something else, for example, lets say X. I set up the workflow, with call in the projection actions:  and then set the workflow design in the same way as the IFS example:    Then I deployed it, and switched on the action. However, I get no change on the new shop order - defaults are still *I have tried changing the timing: before, after, async, nothing helps. I do see this in the network → response in devtools:                "origin": "MT",                "time": "1764932228185",                "category": "WORKFLOW",                "level": "TRACE",                "type": "Workflow",                "text": " ProcessKey: SetShopOrderDefaults, ProcessType: PROCESS_AUGMENT, ProcessTiming: AFTER, Action Type: CALL, Projection Name: ShopOrderHandling, CALL: ShopOrd_Default():ShopOrd",                "statistic": "Tr

Hi all,Does anyone know if there is a standard solution in IFS Cloud for the following scenario?We are working with a Make-to-Order shop order where, for example, 11 main products are produced on one shop order. When the shop order is received, these 11 products are physically packed onto 10 pallets.Each pallet contains a part of the total quantity of the 11 main products. The requirement is that the receipt should result in 10 handling units, representing the 10 physical pallets. These handling units then need to be reserved to the customer order.Has anyone handled a similar process in IFS Cloud?The main questions are:Can the produced quantity be split across multiple handling units during shop order receipt? Is it possible to reserve these handling units directly to the related customer order that contains 11 main products? Is there a recommended standard process for this, or would this require a customization/workaround?Any advice, experience, or suggested setup would be appreciated

Does MSO consider labor from work tasks that aren’t connected to a work center/machine as part of the labor capacity? 

Hi, IFS Cloud version 25R2 The inventory part has been set for Planning Method “G” and the Order Cover time is “10”.  Demands for the part are coming from two separate projects A single PNG created for both the projects (part transfer within PNG has been disabled) Execute the PMRP for the PNG Background job has been completed  Now, in the results the PMRP has created a supply that is only satisfying the demand of one project. The problem why the demand from the other project was not considered in the supply planning.

Hello, IFS Heroes… I have found in IFS official documentation this description: ‘If using the PM Grouping Rule on PM actions, the PM actions with same values for grouping rule parameters defined and that fall due at same time will be generated into one work order. This will result in all work list lines planned on the PM actions becoming work tasks on the generated work order. “ Key words of these statement  “fall due at same time will be generated into same work order”  I  consider this as if works should be done at a same day it will be grouped to one work order. But, unfortunately, all works grouped in one work order from start of a month and to a end of the month. Is it feature or bug? What do you think?

When printing report Shop order work instruction with “print attached documents” selected.  The report prints fine, the documents dialog pops up allowing the user to select which connected documents to print.  However this seems to bypass the configured macro functionality for the document classes.   Is this by design?  Or is there a workaround or a way to extend the print attached documents function to ensure configured print document macros are run.   The business has a number of essential functions which the macros run and this seems to skip them.   The client is using 25 R1.   

Hello Together,We went live with a customer and currently face an issue:That costs does not appear on cost bucket detail after running the calculation for all articles (all part calculation) but you can see all results in the overview “part cost variances”: The Question is can rely on the results listed in this overview and just copy them to cost bucket 1?  If you run the calculation for all levels the cost appears in the cost bucket details again.Anyone has an idea on this one?Kind regards