Manufacturing requests

A manufacturing request indicates that you need to manufacture an item, a quantity and a target date. It does not yet define how the work will be executed on the shop floor. The request bridges planning and manufacturing orders.

Request vs order

Concept	Role
Manufacturing request	Defines what needs manufacturing and by when.
Manufacturing order	Turns that requirement into executable operations.
Assigned quantity	Part of the request covered by orders.
Pending quantity	Part that still needs an order or decision.

The request answers “what is missing”. The order answers “how it will be manufactured”.

Source

A request can originate from a planning recommendation or be created manually.

Source	When it appears
Manufacturing assistant	Projected stock falls below the requirement or reorder point.
Specific demand	An order or internal requirement needs an item manufactured.
Manual decision	Your team decides to create a requirement without waiting for a recommendation.

If automatic order generation is enabled, Bold creates the MO when recording the request if the item is active, has a valid primary recipe and all required recipe inputs are resolved. If any condition is not met, the request remains pending for manual review.

Customer and requester

A request can link to a customer. In that case, the requester shows the customer’s name at the time of linking and changes only if you change the customer. If there is no customer, the requester is optional free text. Requests created from the manufacturing assistant or without a requester leave it empty.

Source	Customer and requester
Manufacturing assistant	No customer or requester.
Specific demand: sales order line to order	The order’s customer. You cannot edit it from the request.
Specific demand: material for an MO	Customer and requester from the source MO. You cannot edit them from the request.
Manual decision	Optional customer or optional free text.

Each MO copies the customer and requester from its request when created. If you later change the request, existing MOs retain the original values.

Statuses

Status	Meaning
Pending assignment	The entire quantity still awaits conversion into orders.
Partially assigned	Some orders cover part of the quantity.
Assigned	Manufacturing orders cover the quantity.
Cancelled	The requirement is no longer active.

If the request already has an assigned quantity, do not reduce the requested quantity below it. The request must continue to explain why the related orders exist.

What to review before creating orders

Data	Why it matters
Item	Must exist and represent the manufacturable variant.
Quantity	Defines the requirement’s scope.
Required date	Guides planning, sequencing and priority.
Valid recipe	Allows conversion of the request into executable work.
Critical materials	Can constrain when to release or sequence orders.

Concept map

Work mode

Request vs order

Source

Customer and requester

Statuses

What to review before creating orders

​Request vs order

​Source

​Customer and requester

​Statuses

​What to review before creating orders

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Request vs order

Source

Customer and requester

Statuses

What to review before creating orders

Related