On Tuesday, January 21, 2014 4:09 PM, [email protected] wrote > Christian, > > Sharan Foga did an update on the book regarding Manufacturing with OFBiz. > > It can be found here: > > http://www.lulu.com/shop/sharan-foga/getting-started-with-apache-ofbiz-manufacturing-mrp/paperback/product-21280140.html > < > http://www.lulu.com/shop/sharan-foga/getting-started-with-apache-ofbiz-manufacturing-mrp/paperback/product-21280140.html >> > > Unfortunately, the list of books in cwiki isn't up to date. Otherwise you > would have found the reference there as well.
Wrong, I updated it a Sharan's request around 1 month ago Jacques > > > > Pierre Smits > > *ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>* > Services & Solutions for Cloud- > Based Manufacturing, Professional > Services and Retail & Trade > http://www.orrtiz.com > > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 3:29 PM, Christian Carlow < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks again Pierre, >> >> Once I created separate routings to which the sub-parts were linked, the >> separate routings were included as dependent production runs with their own >> set of sub-part materials. >> >> Does anyone know if there exists any documentation out there on using the >> Manufacturing application like this? I found some documentation on >> Opentaps wiki but it doesn't really describe the steps that need to be >> performed. I also looked at "Getting Started with Apache OFBiz >> Manufacturing & MRP in 5 easy steps" but it only covered single-level BOMs >> (maybe the full book covers multi-level BOMs?). >> >> The best thing I found was this thread from 2007: >> http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/Question-on-Rouning-tasks-td143884.html. >> The thread explains using Routing Task "Deliverable Products" only for >> non-standard results because its a manual process, otherwise the "cascading >> structure/network of production runs (routings)" should be used. The >> thread also mentions creating a wiki page for the subject. I guess this >> still needs to be done? >> >> >> On 01/21/2014 07:29 AM, Pierre Smits wrote: >> >>> Christian, >>> >>> To be correct: you don't need to do the 'dependent' production runs. That >>> is a choice. >>> >>> But yes, if you have specific tasks for the production of your >>> sub-products >>> you would be better of with specific production schemas. Otherwise, the >>> 'default' schema will be used. >>> >>> Pierre Smits >>> >>> *ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>* >>> Services & Solutions for Cloud- >>> Based Manufacturing, Professional >>> Services and Retail & Trade >>> http://www.orrtiz.com >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Christian Carlow < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Pierre, >>>> >>>> To clarify, you're saying that the sub-products need their own separate >>>> routing as well and using "dependent production run" will include those >>>> sub-product routings? >>>> >>>> >>>> On 01/21/2014 03:06 AM, Pierre Smits wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Christian, >>>>> >>>>> That is correct. If the end product consist of parts (sub products) that >>>>> you produce also, you also need to have a bom and a production schema >>>>> (with >>>>> tasks and product association) for sub products. >>>>> >>>>> When creating a production run for the end product, you can >>>>> automatically >>>>> create the production runs for the sub products by setting the >>>>> 'dependent >>>>> production run' flag in the production run for the end product. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Pierre Smits >>>>> >>>>> *ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>* >>>>> >>>>> Services & Solutions for Cloud- >>>>> Based Manufacturing, Professional >>>>> Services and Retail & Trade >>>>> http://www.orrtiz.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 1:17 AM, Christian Carlow < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> When I run a production run routing for a product with BOM levels >>>>> greater >>>>> >>>>>> than 1, the lower level materials are not listed in the Materials List >>>>>> screenlet. Are separate routing required for each BOM level? >>>>>> >>>>>> For example, with BOM >>>>>> part_1 >>>>>> part_1_1 >>>>>> rawpart_1_1 >>>>>> part_1_2 >>>>>> rawpart_1_2 >>>>>> >>>>>> I created a Routing called part_1 to which part_1 is linked as the >>>>>> product. When I create a production run, only part_1_1 and part_1_2 >>>>>> are >>>>>> listed as materials. Shouldn't rawpart_1_1 and rawpart_1_2 be listed >>>>>> in >>>>>> the materials list also? I even linked routing tasks to the BOMs but >>>>>> it >>>>>> didn't pull in the additional materials.
