Oracle Discrete Manufacturing

1. WIP- Discrete Job Creation Process (Manual)
Production
Identify the
item to Build
Standard
Assembly
?
Select BOM and
Routing
Enter Assembly
and Quantity
Attach a
document if
required
NOYES
Determine
the Job
Number
Create
Discrete Job
Select type
as
‘Standard’
Select type
as ‘Non
Standard’
Release a
Discrete Job

2. Create Discrete Job
 Overview
• Discrete jobs may be created from Planner Workbench through the WIP Mass Interface, or
they may be created using the Discrete Job form.
• Non-standard discrete jobs for repair, engineering prototypes, and released new build jobs
using optional bills of materials or routings may be created using the Discrete Job form.
• A standard job is for items that have a standard released bill of material.
• Non-standard jobs are more flexible than standard jobs. They can be used for rework, field
service repair, upgrades, disassembly, maintenance engineering prototypes, and other
miscellaneous projects
• For a standard job, if a primary BOM and/or routing exist for the assembly they will be
defaulted. You can also enter an alternate BOM and/or routing.
• You can attach illustrative or explanatory files-in the form of text, images, word processing
documents, spreadsheets, video, etc. to discrete jobs.
• Change the Status on the job from Unreleased to Released.

3. Modify Discrete Job
 Overview:
• You can change discrete jobs using the Discrete Jobs and Discrete Jobs Summary windows.
• What We Can Change?
 Date changes: For date changes, it is only necessary to change either the start date or the
completion date. If the start date is changed, the system will forward schedule and
recalculate the completion date. If the completion date is changed, the system will
backward schedule and recalculate the start date. These changes can be made through the
Define Discrete Job form.
 Quantity changes: Quantity changes can be done with no restrictions if the job is unreleased.
You can also increase the quantity as a job is released. If the job is released and work has
begun on the assembly, you cannot decrease the job quantity lower than the number of
assemblies that have already passed the Queue intraoperation step of the first operation. If
a sales order is linked to the job, you cannot decrease the job quantity lower than the order
quantity.
 Comments: The text of one-time comments can be amended. Standard comments can
either be added or deleted.

4. Modify Discrete Job
 Status: Jobs can have the following statuses: Unreleased, Released, Complete - Charges
Allowed, Complete - No Charges Allowed, On Hold, and Cancelled.
 Firm: Unreleased schedules or jobs may be firmed to prevent MRP date changes from being
reflected automatically on the schedule or job.
Note: Changes cannot be made on components and operations in the Discrete Job form.

5. WIP-Component Issue Process
Production
Stores
Identify Discrete
Job
Pending
Material
Requirement
?
Print Move Order
Pick Slip
Run ‘Component
Pick Release’
View and allocate
material
YES
Check the
material
requirement
Transact Move
Order

6. WIP-Change Material Requirement Process
Production
Planning
Check Discrete Job
for which additional
material required
Query discrete job
where changes are
required
Identify the changes in
item/Quantity/dates/
comments/status/firm
fields
Enter and Save the
changes
Open Material
Requirement form

7. Modify Material Requirement
 Once a discrete job has been created you may modify material requirements if they differ
from the BOM. You may also use this form to add requirements for a non-standard discrete
job.
 This responsibility is majorly provided to Planner or Shop Floor In charge as this will cause
audit issue when “ Require Qty in BOM V/S Actual Consumption” is calculated.
Caution:
• Major changes in the Material Requirement are done through BOM revision.
• Change the material requirement when the Job is in ‘Release or Un-release’ State
• Changes in material requirement after JOB completion may cause variance.

8. WIP-Move Transaction Process
(Inter-Operation Moves)
Operation 10 QUEUE
QUEUEOperation 20
RUN TO MOVE REJECT SCRAP
RUN TO MOVE REJECT SCRAP
Operation 30
QUEUE RUN TO MOVE REJECT SCRAP
Operation N

9. WIP-Move Transaction Process
(Intra-Operation Moves)
Operation 10 QUEUE
QUEUEOperation 20
RUN TO MOVE REJECT SCRAP
RUN TO MOVE REJECT SCRAP
Operation 30
QUEUE RUN TO MOVE REJECT SCRAP
Operation N

10. Move Transaction
 Overview:
 Using the Move Transactions form, you can move the assemblies you are building from one
operation and/or intraoperation step to another.
 You can move assemblies forward and backward within and between operations.
 Moving assemblies into the To Move, Reject, or Scrap intraoperation step of an operation
completes those assemblies at that operation.
 When assemblies are completed at an operation, the system automatically backflushes
Operation Pull components and charges resources.
 Interoperation Moves: Moving assemblies from one operation to another is an interoperation
move. Moves usually follow the forward sequence defined by the routing, but you can move
assemblies from any operation to any other, even preceding operations.
 Intraoperation Moves: Moving assemblies from one intraoperation step of an operation to
another intraoperation step of the same operation is an intraoperation move. You can move
assemblies from any enabled intraoperation step, (Queue, Run, To move, Reject, or Scrap), as
required.

11. Things to Check
 View Pending Jobs
 Use the Pending Jobs and Schedules form to view, update, delete, and resubmit records that
have failed validation and remain in the Open Job and Schedule Interface table.
 You cannot close a job if pending transactions exist. If no pending transactions exist on a job
then the results of the search will return nothing.
Navigate to: Discrete > Pending Jobs and Schedules
 Pending Move Transactions
 You can view, update, delete, and resubmit move transaction records that have failed
validation and remain in the Open Move Transaction Interface table.
 You can view error messages associated with failed records. Error messages can assist you in
updating failed records before resubmission.
Navigate to: Move Transactions > Pending Move Transactions

12. Things to Check
 Pending Resource Transactions
 You can view, update, delete and resubmit resource transactions that have failed validation or
processing and remain in the Open Resource Transaction Interface table.
 You can view error messages associated with failed records, which can help you in updating
the failed records before resubmission.
 At period close this table should be reviewed prior to closing the period to make sure all
resource transactions have cleared.
Navigate to: Resource Transactions > Pending Resource Transactions

13. WIP Value Summary
 View A WIP Value Summary
 Use the WIP Value Summary form to view the current value of open and closed jobs.
Navigate to: Discrete > WIP Value Summary
How to Understand the form output:
Periods From/To: This field will display the current period unless you entered a range into the
previous form.
Quantities: This area will display the quantity information related to the discrete job selected.
Cost Element: Displays the cost element associated with the cost information listed.
Account: Displays the account associated with the cost you are viewing.
Cost Incurred: Displays the current cost incurred on the discrete job by element.
Cost Relieved: Displays the current cost relieved on the discrete job by element.
Variances Relieved: Displays the current cost variance relieved on the discrete job by element.

14. WIP Value Summary
Variance Relieved= Costs Incurred - Costs Relieved
COST INCURRED >> (Production Cost) Term used to indicate the total amount spent to
produce an assembly by using/consuming applicable MATERIALS (sub assembly &
components) & RESOURCES (such as machine, man power, consumables, tools etc.)
COST RELIEVED >> (BOM Cost) Cost or Rate of the assembly item produced by the
manufacturing process, which is defined as Item standard cost at Item Costs form of
costing module

15. WIP Material Transactions
 When Material Transaction is used:
• Excess material may have been issued in error to a job.
• The bill of materials for an assembly may be incorrect and may call for too many or too few
components.
• A component may have been damaged during assembly and it is decided to issue another
component to the schedule or job, while leaving the damaged component charged to the
schedule or job also.
• Components may be consumed during assembly set-up and it has been decided to leave the loss
charged to the schedule or job and replace the components.
• One WIP supply subinventory may have a short-term oversupply and it may be decided to transfer
the components to another WIP supply subinventory requiring them.

16. WIP Material Transactions Types
 WIP Material Transaction Types:
• WIP Component Issue-Issues components from inventory to jobs and schedules to fulfill
positive material requirements.
• WIP component Return-Returns components from jobs and schedules to inventory.
• WIP negative component issue-Issues components from jobs and schedules to inventory to
fulfill negative material requirements. (WIP negative component issue is to return material
into stock, material requirement should be – yes)
• WIP negative component return-Returns components to jobs and schedules from inventory
to fulfill negative material requirements. WIP negative component returns reverse WIP
negative component issues.
• Replenishment supply subinventory-Replenishes the supply subinventories of Operation Pull
or Assembly Pull supply type components. This transaction works the same as performing a
subinventory transfer in inventory.
• Inventory sub transfer-Performs a subinventory transfer of one subinventory to another. This
is similar to the replenishment supply subinventory type.

17. WIP-Complete Discrete Job Process
Production
Check Discrete Job
which needs to be
complete
Pending
Material
Requirement
?
Pending
Move
Transaction
?
Use ‘Completion
Transaction’ and
complete desired
assembly units
Complete move
transaction
Is it a last
operation?
To component
Pick Release
Process
YES
NO NO
YES
YES
NO

18. Complete Discrete Job
 Overview
• A job must have a status of “Released” in order to have completions transacted against it.
• When the last assembly on the job is completed, Materials or Manufacturing will process
the final completion transaction and change the status of the job to “complete charges
allowed”.
• The job will remain open for a determined amount of time in this state in order to allow for
all appropriate charges to be made against it.
• At the end of that time, Cost Accounting will change the status of the job to “complete no
charges allowed”.
• At the end of the accounting period, Cost Accounting will change the status of all jobs
currently at “complete no charges allowed” to “closed”.

19. WIP- Discrete Job Close Process
Production
Cost
Accounting
Identify the
Discrete Job
to complete
Is it a
serialized
item ?
Charge the Job
with appropriate
charges
Change the job
status to “
Complete-No
Charge Allowed”
Close Discrete
Job
NO
YESMove assembly
to FG or
Shipping
Enter
completion
data
Enter serial
numbers
Partial
quantity ?
NO
YES

20. Close Discrete Job
 Overview
• A job must have a status of “Released” in order to complete quantities against it.
• When the last assembly on the job is completed and transacted, Materials or Manufacturing
will change the status of the job to “Complete-Charges Allowed”.
• The job will remain open for a determined amount of time to allow all transactions to be
done against the job and variances to be researched and resolved.
• Materials or Manufacturing will change the status to “Complete-No Charges Allowed”. Cost
Accounting will review all jobs in this status and then close the jobs.