Supply Chain

When a Shop Order is Infinite Scheduled (unscheduled by MSO) the Operation Start and Stop Times are consecutive. Each operation step is to begin when the one prior completes.When I run MSO, the last operation step is not scheduled to begin right after the one prior. The first 2 operation steps are “Set Up” and “Test Piece” and have machine set up times. The last operation step (COA) is the actual production run and uses machine run factor.Each operation uses the same work center, resource and labor class. Each shop order is backward scheduled. The only interesting thing I have found is that the first 2 operations, when scheduled by MSO, are scheduled to run at the Start Date and leaves the 3rd operation step for a day before or day of the shop order finish date. What am I missing here? 

An aerospace and defence Customers Quality department have raised an issue as below  -1) When an Item gets expired IFS displays the expiry date in inventory part in stock screen as well as the item can be visible as expired from the Inventory part lobby. This is perfectly fine.2) However this item according to Aerospace Defense industry global standards should be immediately triggered for disposition . In IFS system such items are only flagged and there is no automatic creation of an MRB case.Is there an out of the box standard solution for this without any configurations or event actions ?

We sell product quite frequently to cash customers. IFS does not seem to support One Time Only Customers with Customer Orders, and from what I can see Instant Invoices do not work with inventory parts. What are others doing to get round this issue?

Dear IFS Support Team,We have the following question regarding an intercompany scenario in IFS Cloud and would like to clarify whether this represents standard behavior or an unexpected system issue.Initial situation:An external customer order is created at site 160, this triggers the following objects:Internal purchase order at site 160 Internal customer order at site 100 (including DOP)Scenario:When changes are made to the internal customer order or the DOP (e.g. price or delivery date) at the supplying site (100), an Incoming Purchase Order Confirmation is correctly generated.This confirmation can then be accepted at the ordering site (160).Issue:After confirming the Incoming Purchase Order Confirmation, the internal purchase order is not updated accordingly (e.g. delivery date or price).Comparison:If the same change is made directly on the external customer order (site 160), the internal purchase order is updated automatically as expected.Question:Is this behavior intended in stand

I’m trying to use Supplier Schedule/Customer Schedule for internal communication between sites. It’s unclear to me on how to handle already delivered lines on the supplying site that haven’t been received bij the demanding site. 

Good afternoon,we updated our IFS to 25R2 since 2 weeks now and I realized a sudden change, that customer orders are falling more frequently into Blocked status due to credit limit being exceeded. The Credit limit is not new to us, but I am surprised how customer orders that have been shipped will still fall on blocked status.I noticed this because the Incoming Delivery Notifications go into status Stopped.In my opinion, if an order is released and free to be shipped, the credit check should not be applied to those orders anymore. The check should only happen at the Release stage. Anybody else having this experience with 25R2? I couldn’t find anything in the release notes, so I am not sure if it’s a bug or intended by IFS.

Hello IFS Community, we have multiple fields in IFS that have a Date and Time like the one in this picture, but when we try to search i can’t see the option to filter the time, only the date.. is there an option that we might be missing?  we are in version 24R2  

Hi All,I wanted to check if anyone here has implemented a third-party Sales Configurator, specifically Tacton, integrated with IFS Cloud.We’re looking to better understand: How the Tacton integration with IFS was designed and implemented Key considerations during setup (e.g., CTO vs non-CTO approaches) Challenges faced during the implementation Lessons learned or best practices from your experienceAny insights, recommendations, or examples you can share would be greatly appreciated and will help us evaluate the best approach for our requirements.

Dear Community,  we are facing the problem that in the production (service company), they often should send a sealing, glue or whatever based on the pick-list. But know knowing the face of the product, even though they chip the correct label, they can grab the wrong one next to it.  Therefore, it happens that one glue is +1 and one glue is -1. They are very similar value but different code. Is there any way to correct this (they work with material requirements mainly) without the listed inventory difference? Something like exchange done in the warehouse? Switch parts?  Thank you,PetaKu

Hello people, I’d like to ask a question in regards to automating a feature Forward authorization available in my purchase order authorizations. My team and i don’t want to go for a development project for this but would like to know if it could be done somehow via Workflows or event action or via some ways in IFS.The requirement is to be able to move into a defined authorizer if the current authorizer go into vacation or does not approve in a define time period say 5days or whatever. Currently we use Substitue each and every time, but ideally if there’s a possibility to automate that, it would be awesome.  Thanks for your help.   

A. What is your idea?1) ClassificationOpportunity for improvement2) Brief descriptionThe event NEXT_AUTH_PUR_REQ_LINE has an event action PurchReqLineApproval (Email), which sends an email notification to authorisers for purchase requisition lines that need approval.In the email body, details such as Requisition No, Line No, Part No, and Step No are included. However, when authorisers receive this email, they must manually open the relevant page, apply filters, and locate the exact record. This process is time consuming and requires additional manual effort.Therefore, customers are seeking a solution to include a hyperlink in the email body, allowing users to directly open the relevant record in IFS Cloud. This would significantly improve efficiency and reduce manual work.B. Context and scope1) Who is affected?​​​Customers2) Frequency​​​FrequentlyC. Value and impact1) What is the business outcome?Improves productivity or efficiency Reduces cost or manual effort Enhances user experience

On the Inv Part in Stock line it shows a Reserved Qty of 5. However when drilling down to the Reservation Details there are none.  Is there a way to trigger a fresh calculation of the Reserved Qty? We are running 25R1Thank you!Catherine

Hello all, Has IFS added the ability to utilize the customer consignment sales process with configured to order manufactured parts? 10 and prior, it was not possible. Thanks,Rich 

Hi all,I was little surprised  that we dont have any screen in IFS which can tell me to historic inventory transaction and inventory on hand at that time….  I was looking the “ inventory Transaction History ”I am able to see the inventory transaction but it does not have any field which will tell the running total ??? Can any one tell me if such functionality is exist  but i am not just aware of it? 

Dear IFS TeamWhile testing the  Warehouse Route Order on Bin level, I’ve noticed that the Pick List for the Shipment will not be sorted according to the Route Order logic when the Source Ref Type is “Shipment Order”.For the other common objects like Customer Order, Shop Order or Material Requisition it works fine.I guess this is due to the fact that Shipment Order is a “new” function in IFS Cloud.Can someone from the IFS Team verify whether this is an official gap?BR Nikola  

Hello, I have a setup with a customer where company A can take out material from Company B´s warehouse  via internal trade setup. As company A might pick up more material than needed they often get back and return material to Company B´s warehouse.  How do we make this by best practice? RMA? But as the invoice is already matched automatically with the PO at Company B we cannot change the received amount and match the credit invoice automatically. OR what am I missing here? :) If you do RMA you register arrival for the RMA but the PO is not adjusted? Thanks for any input!

I have a sales charge type that must be calculated based on the quantities shipped on a shipment.  The customer order may have multiple shipments but the charges must be calculated per shipment and added to the shipment invoice. I see that the charge is calculated for the entire order and added to the first shipment invoice.  I can calculate it manually and add on the customer order after every shingle shipment, but I want to know if it can be configured to do what I need… calculated based on quantities shipped and add to shipment invoice.  Thanks in advance !

 We operate multiple legal entities within the same IFS database and have a business requirement that users of one company should not be able to access or view data belonging to another company unless specifically authorized. While this segregation is supported in many areas of IFS, we have identified concerns regarding Supplier management.To avoid duplicate supplier records, we have implemented a validation that prevents the creation of suppliers with the same Tax Registration Number. As a result, a single supplier record may be connected to multiple companies.We would like clarification on the following limitations and whether they are expected standard behavior:Company-Specific Supplier RestrictionsWe have scenarios where a supplier should be available for procurement in one company but blocked from procurement activities in another company. Currently, we do not see a standard way to restrict supplier visibility or usage for procurement on a company-specific basis.Finance-Only Suppl

Hi,Is there a method to update Customer Order Lines in bulk on the Customer Order Lines? For example, can I update the first three Customer Order Lines to a Single Address at the same time?  

Hi All,Is there any possibility that we can exclude the Shipment Order from MRP Planning.My business scenario is where, my customer maintain their demands inside the project as project demands. Supplies are generated based on the project demand and then I need to move this stock to a off site location (Cross borders). But when I create a shipment order and add the part to a shipment order, that relect in “Inventory part availability planning” page.And when I run the PMRP and MRP supplies are created for both project demand and shipment order. Ideally its an inventory movement. Is there a way that I can exclude the shipment orders from MRP planning?Thanks,Chamath

25.1.7I have a  part with two Part Revisions, 1 and 2.This is an Export Controlled Part. When I want to assign a Primary Classification, Classification Scheme, and Export Control Code, neither Part Revision 1 or 2 is listed in the Revision No dropdown.Why are these revisions not in the dropdown?The field description for Revision No:The revision number of the part. If the part has had several revisions, the revision number will be stated. The revision number is automatically generated by the system. This is the number that designates a current or past version of a part or assembly. If IFS/Manufacturing Standards is not installed, the Part Revision value is set to 1. If IFS/Manufacturing Standards is installed, the value is retrieved from the Revision No field on the Manufacturing Standards/Part Revision and Attributes/Part Revision page. When registering purchase order arrival the value is retrieved from the respective purchase order line. For a number of transactions where a relevant r

Hello all, I looked here and I did not find a solution to my problem. Here is the situation : I have a purchase part with PCS unit but when I received 1.8 PCS out of 4 there is no blocking. Is there any parameter/way to do it please? thanks

This Service Request Task creates demand for parts on the Site (BFC-F). Perfect!IPAP shows the demand for the material on the request task #33. Perfect!We need to somehow show material demand on a “specific remote warehouse” for this service task (based on the functional/serial object). Service Tech will pick up material at RW.Has anyone tied supply chain demand to service tasks and how did you do this using remote warehouses?On IFS Cloud 25R2 

Cloud 24R1 - The need is Supplier Request document attachments to be brought over to the Supplier record when created from the Supplier Request.I tried creating an OCT as per the screen shot. The Supplier_ID key does exist in the SupplierRequest, but I think it's not working as it's a populated field instead of a Key field. When I run the test, it states it has “passed” however the Source Key populates with REQUEST_ID, not SUPPLIER_ID.Any solution here? Or not a feasible solution? 

CLOUD 24R1Scenario: Prerrequisites: Handling unit type with packaging material part associated and ‘Reusable’ option enabled.Go to the Inventory part in stock and select a part that has not handling unit connected. Select the option to Pack according to Handling unit Capacity and enter the quantity to pack for an specific Handling unit type.  The part is packed with an specific handling unit ID. The packaging material of the handling unit type is consumed automatically and issue from the stock If I go again to the Inventory part in stock and select the part that I have just packed and select ‘Unattach from handling unit’ for unpack, the system will not receive again the packaging part into stock to be able to be used again for another packing. The quantity on hand of the packaging material should not be increased?Thank you in advance.