Create production order links manually

To create a link from the upstream production order, follow these steps:

1. Select the Search icon , enter Production Orders, and then choose the related link.

   The Production Orders page opens.

2. Open the production order which supplies the output (upstream).

3. On the Lines FastTab, select the production order line that produces the item to be linked.
4. On the action bar, select Order Link Tracking Lines.
   The Order Link Tracking Lines page opens.
5. On the action bar, select New to create an upstream link where this order supplies downstream orders.
6. In the Linked Production Order No. field, select the downstream production order number.
7. In the Linked Line No. field, select the downstream production order line number.
8. In the Linked Component Line No. field, select the specific component line that will consume the upstream output.
9. In the Allocated Quantity (Base) field, enter the quantity to allocate from this upstream line to the downstream component. You can view the calculated allocated ratio %.
10. Close the Order Link Tracking Lines page to save the link.

Create production order links manually with purchase orders

You can create explicit link records between purchase order lines and production order components for contract manufacturing workflows. This protects materials from accidental reallocation and enables full procurement-to-production traceability.

To create a linked purchase order line for a production component, follow these steps:

1. Select the Search icon , enter Purchase Orders, and then choose the related link.

   The Purchase Orders list page opens.

2. Select the purchase order with the line to link.

3. Select the purchase order line to link to a production component.

4. Select Link to Production Component.

   The component selection page opens, displaying only components from linked production orders.

5. Select the target production component.

   The system validates that the purchase order line item matches the component item, the quantity does not exceed the component requirement, and the component is not already fully linked.

6. Confirm the link creation.

   The purchase order line is flagged as "Contract-Linked" with a visual indicator, and a confirmation message is displayed.

The link record includes the purchase order reference, production order reference, component line reference, linked quantity, and link status.