Change Production

You use this activity to change the material, routing, bill of material (BOM), and/or shop order for one or more SFC numbers (see SFC Number).

This activity is typically used to fix problems on the shop floor, or to reconfigure assemblies to meet new requirements such as a BOM or routing change.

Note that you cannot change production for SFC number, if it is a member of SFC group in status Group Created or Sampling Active (see Sampling).

When Change Production is used to change the routing for an SFC number, the system attempts to move the operation level claimed or awarded standards from the old routing to the new one. For more information, see Earned Standards.

You can use this activity for the following situations:

A computer has been partially built for one customer, but to complete a rush order, needs to be shipped to another customer. The computers have different BOM requirements; one computer requires 1GB RAM, and the other requires 2GB RAM. Run the Change Production activity to switch the SFC number from one BOM to another to resolve this problem.
A new operation on the shop floor is introduced and all pieces of the material must now be processed through this operation. Run the Change Production activity to change the routing and continue production.

For more information, see Changing Production.

Rules

The following table describes rules and settings that you can change for this activity in Activity Maintenance:

Rule	Setting
`ADJUST_ORDER_BUILD_QTY`	`CHECKED` (default): Reduces the original shop order’s build quantity by the total SFC quantity moved to the new shop order `UNCHECKED`: Retains the original shop order's build quantity
`ALLOW_DONE_SFCS`	`TRUE`: Allows production changes on SFC numbers with a Done status `FALSE` (default): Does not allow production changes on SFC numbers with a Done status
`ALLOW_RWK_SFC_RTR_CHG`	`TRUE`: Allows SFC numbers on a rework routing to move to the new production routing once the rework routing is completed `FALSE` (default): Does not allow SFC numbers on a rework routing to move to a new production routing once the rework routing is completed
`COMMENT_REQUIRED`	`TRUE`: Requires the user to enter comments in the Comments field on the Change Production screen `FALSE` (default): Does not require the user to enter comments in the Comments field on the Change Production screen
`DISPLAY_FUTURE_HOLD_INFO`	`TRUE` (default): Displays future hold information and the Details button on the SFC Disposition screen `FALSE`: Does not display future hold information and the Details button on the SFC Disposition screen
`ECO_REQUIRED`	`TRUE`: Requires the user to enter a value in the ECO field on the Change Production screen `FALSE` (default): Does not require the user to enter a value in the ECO field on the Change Production screen

Fields

The following tables describe fields requiring explanation:

Initial Screen
Field	Description
New Material	The material to which you want to change the SFC numbers
New Routing	The routing to which you want to change the SFC numbers
BOM Type	The source of the BOM (Master, Shop Order, SFC).
New BOM	The BOM to which you want to change the SFC numbers
New Shop Order	The shop order to which you want to change the SFC numbers Note that the New Shop Order must have sufficient unreleased build quantity to accept the moved components or higher-level assemblies associated with SFC numbers.
Adjust Original Order Build Qty Down	If selected, reduces the original shop order’s build quantity by the total SFC quantity moved to the new shop order

SFC Disposition
Field	Description
Choose SFC Status Filter	Skip <Number> Hold SFCs: If selected, does not perform a production change on SFC numbers with a Hold status. This checkbox will not appear if there are no SFC numbers with a Hold status. Skip <Number> Active SFCs: If selected, does not perform a production change on SFC numbers with an Active status. This checkbox will not appear if there are no SFC numbers with an Active status. Note that if you attempt to perform a production change on an SFC number with an Active status and the Skip <Number> Active SFCs checkbox is not selected, the SFC number will be signed off at its current operation. Allow <Number> Rework SFCs to be changed: If selected, performs a production change on SFC numbers on a rework routing. The SFC numbers will not move to the new routing until the rework routing is complete. This checkbox will not appear if there are no SFC numbers on a rework routing.

Future Hold Details
Field	Description
SFC	The SFC numbers with a future hold operation that will be lost after the production change because the future hold operation does not exist on the new routing/version
Hold ID	The hold ID associated with the future hold operation
Operation	The future hold operation where the future hold association will be lost
Step	The step ID associated with the future hold operation
Comments	Displays the comments entered when the future hold was assigned