In the earlier planning steps, you create planned orders. From the current stock/requirements list, the system converts a planned order into a process order. This triggers the creation of a production order for the manufacture of a batch that includes all of the data relevant for production based on a master recipe.

You can then make any changes or corrections required to release the process order (for example, resource selection or batch determination). When you release the order, the system checks whether an order can be released for production processing. The system also starts batch determination for several components. When you save the process order, the system generates an inspection lot in quality control.