When you produce against a sales order in Business Central, the production orders are organised in a hierarchy. This hierarchy lets you follow the production status directly from the sales line, so a salesperson can see exactly where each part of the order stands. The orders start as firm planned production orders and move through released and finished as production progresses, while staying visible in the same hierarchy throughout.
If you produce against sales orders in Business Central and want a clear overview of where each production order is in the process, the order hierarchy gives you that without leaving the sales order.
How the production order hierarchy is created
When you create the order hierarchy from a sales order, the orders are created by default as firm planned production orders. This happens automatically when production is generated from the sales order.
You can enter the firm planned production order either directly from the sales order or in the normal way from the order list.
Changing production order status with standard functionality
Changing the status of a production order works the same way it always does in Business Central. This is standard functionality and follows the way you already produce in the system.
When you change the status, the production order remains part of the hierarchy. The next time you open the hierarchy, the order is still there, now shown as released. When you complete production, the order shows as finished in the same place.
Following production status from the sales line
The hierarchy stays intact through every status change, so you keep a single overview of all production orders tied to the sales order. You can still open each production order directly from the hierarchy.
This makes it easy for the salesperson to drill down through the hierarchy from the sales line and see the status of each individual production order. Whether an order is firm planned, released, or finished, it is visible in one place without searching elsewhere.
Q&A
What status do production orders get when created from a sales order in Business Central?
They are created by default as firm planned production orders.
Can you open a production order directly from the sales order hierarchy?
Yes. You can drill down through the hierarchy from the sales line and open each production order directly to see its status.
What happens to a production order in the hierarchy when you change its status?
It stays part of the hierarchy. When you release it, it shows as released, and when you complete it, it shows as finished, all in the same place.
How can a salesperson check the production status of an order?
The salesperson can drill down the hierarchy from the sales line and see the status of each production order, whether firm planned, released, or finished.