Flushing Method Field, Item Table

Specifies the method that is used to calculate and handle the consumption of the item as a component in production processes.

Additional Information

When production operations are integrated with warehouse processes, either by bins or by directed put-aways and picks, the bin from which the components are consumed is the bin that is defined on each production order component line. All required components must be available in that bin. Otherwise, the manual or flushed consumption posting is stopped for that component.

For more information about how flushing methods affect the flow of components in production bins, see the Bin Code field on production order component lines.

You can select from the following flushing method options.

Option	Description
Manual	Requires that you manually enter and post consumption in the consumption journal.
Forward	Automatically posts consumption according to the production order component lines. By default, the posting of component consumption occurs when you change the status of a production order to Released. However, if you use the Routing Link Code field on production order component lines, then posting occurs per operation when the operation starts. For more information, see How to: Create Routing Links. Note For forward flushing, the operation-specific posting that you obtain with routing link codes is based on the expected quantity that is defined on the component line. For information about operation-specific flushing based on actual output, see the description of Backward in this topic. If the location or resources where this component is consumed are set up with a default bin structure, then the item is consumed from the open shop floor bin. For more information, see How to: Set Up Basic Warehouses with Operations Areas. Caution Forward flushing also occurs when you click Refresh on a released production order that was created from scratch. On these directly created released production orders, you cannot change bin information because the production order component lines are generated when you refresh the order, which at the same time forward flushes the components. Therefore, if you want to change bin information on production order component lines before forward flushing occurs, then that order must be created with the Planned or Firm Planned status.
Backward	Automatically calculates and posts consumption according to the production order component lines. By default, the calculation and posting of component consumption occurs when you change the status of a released production order to Finished. However, if you use the Routing Link Code field on the production order component lines, then calculation and posting occurs when each operation is finished. Note Backward flushing and routing link codes can be combined so that the quantity that is flushed per operation is proportional to the actual output of that operation. For more information, see How to: Flush Components According to Operation Output. If the location or resources where this component is consumed are set up with a default bin structure, then the item is consumed from the open shop floor bin.
Pick + Forward	Same as for Forward flushing method, except it only works for locations that use directed put-away and pick. Consumption is calculated and posted from the bin that is defined in the To-Production Bin Code field on the location or machine center after the component has been picked from the warehouse. Note If a component is set up with the Pick + Forward flushing method, then it cannot have a routing link code to an operation that is set up with the forward flushing method. The component would then be automatically flushed when the operation starts, which makes it impossible to request the pick activity.
Pick + Backward	Same as for Backward flushing method, except it only works for locations that use directed put-away and pick. Consumption is calculated and posted from the bin that is defined in the To-Production Bin Code field on the location or machine center after the component has been picked from the warehouse.

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Parent Tables

Table	Location
Purchases (Qty.) Field, Item Table	Inventory
Item Table	Inventory

See Also

Tasks

How to: Flush Components According to Operation Output
How to: Set Up Basic Warehouses with Operations Areas
How to: Move Components to an Operation Area in Basic Warehousing
How to: Create Routing Links

Other Resources

Item Card
Bin Code
Flushing Method
Routing Link Code
To-Production Bin Code