In Business Central you can post production output directly from an inventory put-away when you use a location with a simple warehouse setup. This article shows the workflow step by step: how the production order signals readiness to the warehouse, how the warehouse employee posts the put-away, and what happens in the item ledger and warehouse entries when you do.
A location with simple setup means you have not enabled require receive or require shipment on the location card. With this configuration you can post the production output as part of the inventory put-away instead of using the inventory journal or the production journal.
For the warehouse to know that production is finished, you need to create an inbound warehouse request from the production order. Until that request exists, the produced item does not appear when the warehouse employee looks up the source on the inventory put-away.
When you post the inventory put-away, Business Central posts the output quantity on the production order and creates the warehouse entries with a positive adjustment on the bin you selected.
Setting up a location with simple warehouse handling
In this scenario the setup is a distribution location without require receive or require shipment enabled on the location card. With that simple configuration you can post output from a production order directly from the inventory put-away. The only thing you need is a warehouse request to signal that production is ready.
Signalling readiness from the production order with an inbound warehouse request
Start with a released production order. If you open an inventory put-away on the location you are working at and create a new put-away, you can drill down into the source number to see all the warehouse requests that are ready to pick.
At this point your production order is not in the list. There is no warehouse request for it yet, which means the production people have not signalled that they are ready.
To create that signal, go back to the production order, choose Actions, then Warehouse, and select Create Inbound Warehouse Request. This tells the warehouse people that the item is ready to be picked up. Business Central then creates an internal warehouse request.
Posting the inventory put-away as a warehouse employee
Once the inbound warehouse request exists, go back to the inventory put-away you created. When you look up the source number, the production order now appears, and you can select it to create the inventory put-away lines.
Business Central suggests a bin where to put the item, but you can change it. As the warehouse employee you are picking up the item and putting it on whichever bin you want, for example bin 11 or bin 3. Enter the quantity to handle and post the inventory put-away.
What happens in the item ledger and warehouse entries after posting
After posting the inventory put-away, go back to the production order and open the item ledger entries. You will see that the output was posted directly. You did not need the inventory journal or the production journal for this.
Posting the inventory put-away does two things at once. It posts the output quantity on the production order, and it posts the warehouse entries. The warehouse entry makes a positive adjustment on the bin code you selected.
This is how you create a put-away and post production output using a simple location.
Q&A
What is a simple location setup in Business Central?
A simple location setup is a location where require receive and require shipment are not enabled on the location card. With this configuration you can post production output directly from an inventory put-away instead of using documents like warehouse receipts.
Why does my production order not show up in the inventory put-away?
The production order does not appear because no warehouse request exists for it yet. The production side has not signalled readiness. You need to create an inbound warehouse request from the production order before it shows up in the inventory put-away source list.
How do I signal to the warehouse that a production order is ready?
On the released production order, choose Actions, then Warehouse, and select Create Inbound Warehouse Request. This creates an internal warehouse request and makes the item available for the warehouse employee to put away.
What gets posted when I post the inventory put-away?
Posting the inventory put-away posts both the output quantity on the production order and the warehouse entries. The warehouse entry creates a positive adjustment on the bin code you selected. You can verify the output in the production order’s item ledger entries.
Do I still need the inventory journal or production journal?
No. With this method you can post the output directly from the inventory put-away, so you do not need to use the inventory journal or the production journal to register the output.