Create a Stock Request Linked to a Manufacturing Order (Material Request)
The stock request associated with a Manufacturing Order is not much different from standard stock requests in the system. It serves as an intermediary step that does not generate stock transactions or journal entries. The stock request must be approved before it can be converted into a stock requisition, which then leads to the actual materials receiving, generating stock transactions, and journal entries.
For more information about stock requests in general, refer to the Stock Requests Guide.
Creating a manufacturing order material request
Click on “Manufacturing Orders” under the “Manufacturing” dropdown in the main menu. Select the desired manufacturing order, then click on the “Create Materials Request” button.
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- Stock Request Code: This is an automatically generated unique number for each stock request, created by the system.
- Date: Set the date for the stock request.
- Type: The request type is automatically set as an “outbound request.”
- Warehouse: Choose the warehouse from which the raw materials will be issued.
- Stock Request Items: These are the items included in the request and their quantities, which are automatically determined based on the raw materials specified in the manufacturing order.
- If you want to modify the quantity of raw materials in the stock request to exceed the quantity specified in the manufacturing order, you will need to enable this setting from the general manufacturing settings.
- To add new raw materials, click the “+Add” button.
You can add notes or attachments to the material request if needed.
After completing the details, click the “Save” button.
You can perform various actions on the material request, such as “Edit,” “Delete,” or use one of the “Printables.”
Additionally, you can easily view the “Details” and “Activity Log” related to the stock request.
You can either reject or approve the stock request by clicking the “Reject” or “Approve” button.
After approving the stock request, you can convert it into a stock requisition by clicking the “Convert to Requisition” button.
For more information about stock requisitions associated with a manufacturing order, refer to this guide.
When a stock request is created for the raw materials involved in the manufacturing process, it is just a document requesting the receiving of the materials included in the material request. The stock request may either be approved or rejected. At this stage, the material request does not generate any stock transactions or journal entries. For it to result in stock transactions and entries, it must first be approved and then converted into stock requisitions.