Field reference
Manufacturing Settings
How to use Manufacturing Settings in Manufacturing Setup: access, working steps, fields, related records and troubleshooting.
Purpose and access
Review manufacturing defaults, production warehouses and capacity-related records. Test changes in staging with representative products and workflows before applying them to a live production process.
This page is a settings page in Manufacturing → Manufacturing Setup. Use the link above to open the configured destination; permissions are checked by the destination service.
ERP links open in a new tab. Sign in with your own account; record visibility, actions and approval authority follow your assigned permissions. Screens can differ by company and configuration.
Before you start
Review the current settings or existing records and prepare the information needed for the change.
Confirm the company, party, dates, units and source references that apply. Select existing links carefully and check for an existing record before creating a duplicate.
Working steps
- Open Manufacturing Settings from Manufacturing → Manufacturing Setup, or use ERP Search.
- Review the existing configuration before editing.
- Complete the editable fields described below. Required fields and validation conditions must be satisfied; read-only values are set by the system or their source records.
- Save the record and address validation messages. Reload and verify the saved values and relationships.
- Use any additional workflow actions only when the record and your role provide them. Saving this record does not automatically complete a related transaction or external action.
Field reference
These fields come from the installed ERP definition. Hidden fields and password inputs are omitted. Additional conditions, custom scripts and workflow rules can make a field required or read-only in a particular context.
| Field | Type / behavior | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
Allow Continuous Material Consumptionmaterial_consumption | Check Optional | Allow material consumptions without immediately manufacturing finished goods against a Work Order |
Get Raw Materials Cost from Consumption Entryget_rm_cost_from_consumption_entry | Check Optional | Enable or disable the named option only when it matches the intended record behavior. |
Backflush Raw Materials Based Onbackflush_raw_materials_based_on | Select Optional | Choose one of the configured list values. Status fields may be controlled by the record workflow.Available choices
|
Validate Components and Quantities Per BOMvalidate_components_quantities_per_bom | Check Optional | Enable or disable the named option only when it matches the intended record behavior. |
Update BOM Cost Automaticallyupdate_bom_costs_automatically | Check Optional | Update BOM cost automatically via scheduler, based on the latest Valuation Rate/Price List Rate/Last Purchase Rate of raw materials |
Allow Editing of Items and Quantities in Work Orderallow_editing_of_items_and_quantities_in_work_order | Check Optional | If enabled, the system will allow users to edit the raw materials and their quantities in the Work Order. The system will not reset the quantities as per the BOM, if the user has changed them. |
Overproduction Percentage For Sales Orderoverproduction_percentage_for_sales_order | Percent Optional | Enter the percentage expected by the calculation and verify the resulting amount. |
Overproduction Percentage For Work Orderoverproduction_percentage_for_work_order | Percent Optional | Enter the percentage expected by the calculation and verify the resulting amount. |
Transfer Extra Raw Materials to WIP (%)transfer_extra_materials_percentage | Percent Optional | The user will be able to transfer additional materials from the store to the Work in Progress (WIP) warehouse. |
Add Corrective Operation Cost in Finished Good Valuationadd_corrective_operation_cost_in_finished_good_valuation | Check Optional | Enable or disable the named option only when it matches the intended record behavior. |
Enforce Time Logsenforce_time_logs | Check Optional | Enabling this checkbox will force each Job Card Time Log to have From Time and To Time |
Allow Excess Material Transferjob_card_excess_transfer | Check Optional | Allow transferring raw materials even after the Required Quantity is fulfilled |
Disable Capacity Planningdisable_capacity_planning | Check Optional | Enable or disable the named option only when it matches the intended record behavior. |
Allow Overtimeallow_overtime | Check Optional | Plan time logs outside Workstation working hours |
Allow Production on Holidaysallow_production_on_holidays | Check Optional | Enable or disable the named option only when it matches the intended record behavior. |
Capacity Planning For (Days)capacity_planning_for_days | Int Optional | Plan operations X days in advance |
Time Between Operations (Mins)mins_between_operations | Int Optional | Default: 10 mins |
Set Operating Cost / Secondary Items From Sub-assembliesset_op_cost_and_secondary_items_from_sub_assemblies | Check Optional | To include sub-assembly costs and secondary items in Finished Goods on a work order without using a job card, when the 'Use Multi-Level BOM' option is enabled. |
Make Serial No / Batch from Work Ordermake_serial_no_batch_from_work_order | Check Optional | System will automatically create the serial numbers / batch for the Finished Good on submission of work order |
Troubleshooting
- Not permitted: verify the account, role and source-document permission. Do not share an administrator login.
- Missing record or address: inspect the relevant Link or Dynamic Link fields; a matching title alone does not establish a relationship.
- Cannot save or change status: review required fields, read-only values, document status and the configured approval transition.
- Unexpected report or portal result: review company/date filters, source-document submission and the approved party or Employee link.