If you run production orders on an advanced location in Business Central, you may notice that the system doesn’t create outbound warehouse requests the way you might expect. This is by design. A production order doesn’t generate a sales shipment, so there’s nothing to ship out in the traditional warehouse sense. What you can do instead is create an inbound warehouse request for the finished output, so the produced items get put back into inventory. For the components going into production on an advanced location, you handle that with a warehouse pick.
How production orders behave on advanced warehouse locations
An advanced location is a location where you have set the directed put-away and pick checkmark, controlled through the location code on the production order. On these locations, production orders behave differently from sales orders when it comes to warehouse handling.
When you process and refresh a production order on such a location, no outbound warehouse request is created. Even if you have the Require Shipment checkmark set on the location card, refreshing the production order will not generate an outbound warehouse request. The reason is straightforward: a production order is not going to create a sales shipment document, so there is no outbound flow for the warehouse to act on.
Creating an inbound warehouse request for production output
While the outbound side is not relevant for production orders, the inbound side is. From the actions on the production order, you can create an inbound warehouse request. This lets you make a request for the output of the production order so that the finished items are put back into inventory.
So the rule of thumb is this: no outbound warehouse request for production orders, but you can create an inbound warehouse request for the output. On advanced locations, the components you consume in production are handled through a warehouse pick.
Q&A
Why doesn’t a production order create an outbound warehouse request in Business Central?
Because a production order does not create a sales shipment document. Without a shipment, there is no outbound flow for the warehouse to handle, so no outbound warehouse request is generated, even on locations with the Require Shipment checkmark set.
What is an advanced location in Business Central?
An advanced location is a location with the directed put-away and pick checkmark enabled. This is controlled through the location code, including the location code used on the production order.
How do I get production output back into inventory on an advanced location?
From the actions on the production order, you create an inbound warehouse request for the output. This puts the finished items back into inventory.
How are production components handled on advanced locations?
Components consumed in production on advanced locations are handled with a warehouse pick.