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Subject: Material Allocation & Nesting Approach – Feedback Request IFS Version: 25R2Industry: Metal fabrication for façades (curtain walls) Business ContextLarge curtain wall manufacturing projects are initiated using architectural drawings, which do not contain finalized manufacturing details.This creates a challenge, as metal extrusions must be procured well in advance, before detailed engineering drawings are completed.However, based on architectural drawings, the customer can estimate material requirements and proceed with initial purchasing, for example:  1000AL201H-5M – Aluminum Bar (H type, powder coated, 5m) – 60 pcs 1000AL201H-6M – Aluminum Bar (H type, powder coated, 7m) – 70 pcs 1000AL201U-10M – Aluminum Bar (U type, powde

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

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

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 ? 

Hello all, We have set up a Reorder Point Kanban circuit for a manufactured part in IFS Cloud.The Kanban size is equal to the MIn-Max Lot Size defined in the Inventory Part Planning Data. However, when shop orders are created from Kanban and the demand at Kanban start-up exceeds one Kanban, the resulting shop orders contain a quantity larger than the defined Max Lot Size. This behavior occurs specifically during the initial use of the Reorder Point Kanban.Questions:Is there a setting or configuration in IFS Cloud that ensures shop orders created from Kanban always respect the Min / Max / Multiple lot size settings from the Inventory Part Planning Data? Is it possible to have shop orders created by Kanban be created directly in status Released instead of Planned? Kind regards,  Willem

Hi There,Does anyone know how MRP_HORIZON_IN_DAYS is calculated?or which date is used as the reference point for this calculation? I am following up the case below.CS0503047I found that there is a comment from IFS side on April 9th, but they would like to know more detail because they need to verify if this parameter changes will not impact on their business operation or not. Hence they were requesting us to provide the technical document and Shiromal-san is communicating to R&D team. I am not sure if we can get the document and able to share it but at least, they would like to know which date (the exact date) is utilized for the calculation. Since our customer is planning to have Golive on May 11th and the judgement meeting is next week (April 21th) hence. This MRP slow response is one oof the bottleneck of passing criteria even though it is customer matter.  I would appreciate it if we can g

Hello,We are getting an error message about a cost bucket that we have set up, but have never really used in the past.  We have it set up on one site but the error message says we need that same cost bucket set up on another site because inventory is being transferred between the two.  When I try add cost bucket 111 (the one suddenly being used) I am getting an error ‘’Ids in the range of 0-999 for cost elements and Cost Buckets are reserved for future use’’. I am trying to figure out how to tell what is calling for cost bucket 111. Nothing on the part seems to be pulling to that cost bucket and I’m stuck in the error messages.  Does anyone happen to know where I should look to see why cost bucket 111 is suddenly being used? Thanks!

We are working on cleaning up our costing process and one thing we have noticed is that when a shop order is created with a standard cost, and then the standard cost is changed (due to routing changes/corrections, year end cost rolls, etc.) the standard cost on the shop order can’t be updated. Then when the shop order is ran and there are actual costs, we are seeing large variances between the original standard cost and the actuals with the new standard cost. I tried the “Calculate Order Cost” button in the Shop Order Costs screen, and that seems to update the estimated cost, but not the planned standard cost. Has anyone run into this and found a way around it?   

So I am trying to setup the system to auto calculate a Wanted Delivery Date for Saturday deliveries. I was trying to do it through a Delivery Route but I am not sure if that the right way to do it. I tried to create a new calendar that includes Saturdays as a working day and attach it (External Transport Calendar) to a Saturday delivery service Ship Via code, but I still can’t get the Wanted Delivery Date to auto calculated if I pick a Saturday Delivery Ship Via.Other than manually changing the date on the customer order, does anyone know of way to setup IFS to auto calculate a Saturday Wanted Delivery Date based on the Ship Via and Delivery Route you indicated.   

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 all, On the Shop Floor Workbench, parts are received for which an SSCC code must be created. The Create SSCC option is available in the Approve Operation screen, but it is currently turned off by default. I would like to know how this can be set to default as enabled.Kind regards, Willem

Hi Together,In Case we have tardy shop orders (need date in the past).Is there a way for those shop orders to be automatically scheduled forward from the earliest possible start date?What is the standard behavior here?Kind regards 

Hi, I’m trying to add a technical drawing to a released part. Im in Master part > Part and trying to add a previously created technical drawing. When i try to save i get the following error “Not allowed to change an obsolete part revision”. im unable to determine why this is occurring. The part is no obsolete and is marked as released. There is a previous revision that IS obsolete.   

Hi, We’re trying to set up a material overhead with a fixed cost per part in the structure - the idea is that each issue shall generate a posting with that cost, and that there should be a fixed cost per part rolled up to the next level. E g if the overhead is 100, and there are two parts in the structure of the manufactured part, the cost would be 200. Our overhead generates correctly when the material is issued on the shop order. But we cannot get it to show in the Part Cost. The documentation seems to indicate that it should be possible, but we have tried several combinations with no success so far. Is this possible, and how should the overhead be set up in such a case? Tested in 25.2.3/ Kenneth

Hello,We are manufacturing continuously a mesh.To produce this I am using a wire (part set up with kg), from which I am cutting it into pieces and further welding those pieces together to obtain a final product.Current BOM:Wire [kg] → assigned to cutting operation   At this level we are providing at the custom field number of pieces that shall be cutted from the wire Current Routing:Cutting WeldingWe would like to display on the Shop Order Work Instruction Report an assignment of the materials to the operation so the operators know how many pieces of the wire go into the welding operation. So ideally:Cutting - display of wire  Welding - display of wire (but no consumption and no costs, as the same wire was already processed in the operation above).As currently wire is assigned to the cutting operation, I am not able to reassign

We have a part which is usually purchased, but occasionally has to be manufactured. How do we set the Cost Template so it picks up both manufacturing and purchase order info. 

I have watch a couple of videos and read some articles of how IFS ECO-foot print can be used to perform analysis on the presence of substances in a product bill of materials, but i have not come across reporting on this. Can anyone share an example of a report for REACH / RoHS etc? 

When I try to re-open a closed shop order, I am receiving this error message: The orders existing reserved parent tracked structures are complete or none of the tracked components needed are reserved.Does anyone know what this means or how to fix it?Received in IFS Cloud 24R2

Hi all,I came across a statement in the documentation for the Catch Unit feature which says that enabling “Negative On-Hand Allowed” on the inventory part is mandatory.However, in my testing:I enabled Catch Unit on the part Did not enable “Negative On-Hand Allowed” Completed the full Order-to-Cash flow (Customer order→ Shop Order  → CO delivery → invoicing)I did not receive any validation or error, and the process worked fine.Is the “Negative On-Hand Allowed” setting truly mandatory? Or is it only required for specific scenarios (e.g., shortages, partial picking, or certain transactions)? Has anyone experienced a situation where not enabling it causes issues?Would appreciate any clarification or real-use examples.Thanks in advance!

We have recently upgraded to Cloud version 25R1 - previously we used version 22R2… my planning colleagues say that if they manually amend the materials requirements on the shop order (to remove or replace or add a component for example), then if they subsequently change the lot size, the material components requirement revert to the effective revision structure and so undoes the previous component changes, reinstating the components before the earlier change but relative to the new lot size.  Effectively, there is a re-explosion of the effective structure based on the new lot sizeHowever, I am not convinced that this did not also prevail in the older version 22R2 - Co-pilot cannot find any reference to a change in this regard.  I cannot prove that it existed in our old version.Anyone know if this feature did exist in 22R2 and/or if it is indeed standard functionality?

Hi,window “Standard Operation”, Register “Standard Operation Work Guidelines” field “Guideline Text”.In this field it is not possible to open the Detail text as for example in the “Routing Operation Work Guidelines”.Example:If I need to do a change it is really hard to find the correct postion or if I need a paragraph it is not possible to create it. For example on window “Routing Operation Work Guidelines” it is much easier to do that.Is there a setup for that to have the same solution as in window “Routing Operat

Hi, I want to hide the Corrective and Preventive Actions section only for some users. I could not find any permission set that can be used to hide this.  

Hello all, When a Shop Floor Employee logs in, the user is automatically identified and logged in as that employee. Is there an option to log in as the employee’s default team instead of the individual employee in the Shop Floor Workbench?  Kind regards, Willem 

We have come across a difference in how RoHS-related information is presented between IFS Cloud versions 24R2 and 25R2.In 24R2, RoHS information was available under the RoHS Directive section. However, in 25R2, this information appears to have been moved under Compliance Information, and there seem to be structural or functional changes.We are observing the following: Some RoHS-related data available in 24R2 is not directly visible or matching in 25R2 For Example: Data that was in the RoHS Directive in 24R2: 2011/65/EU+2015 - 2011/65/EU + 2015/863/EU amending Annex II was previously available but cannot be located in the same way It is unclear whether this data needs to be reconfigured, activated, or accessed differently in 25R2

We have a scenario where employees will work on two operations which are on the same Shop Order, at the same time.  We would like the time split either in half or split based on operations run time Units/Hr of each operation.It does not matter if they Select both Operations, then Start Prod and when completed, Select both Operations, then Stop Production/Approve, it still reports the same amount of time on both Operations, doubling the time.  Example:  Employee works 2 hours to do both operations, simultaneously.  The results are each operations shows 2 hours of labor time for both operations, but it should be 1 hour labor time for each.Is there somehow that we can set up the Operation, Work Center, etc to make this happen?We are on 24R1TYIA,Joy