You want all components of a Bill of Materials (BOM) to be consumed at the time that production starts. Which issue method would you set for the components and what document would you create when…

Question

Options

• AManual issue method and an Issue for Production document
• BManual issue method and a Goods Issue document
• CBackflush issue method and an Issue for Production document
• DBackflush issue method and a Goods Issue document

• A
  74% (28)
• B
  8% (3)
• C
  13% (5)
• D
  5% (2)

Explanation

Manual issue is correct because it requires you to explicitly trigger material consumption - so by creating an Issue for Production document the moment production starts, you control exactly when components are drawn from stock. This makes option A the only choice that satisfies both conditions: deliberate timing control at production start and the correct production-specific document type.

Option B is wrong because a Goods Issue is a general inventory document (used for things like scrapping or sampling), not the purpose-built document for releasing components to a production order.

Options C and D are both wrong because Backflush works in the opposite direction - components are consumed automatically at the time the production order is completed (confirmed), not when it starts, so it cannot fulfill the "consumed at start" requirement regardless of which document is paired with it.

Memory tip: Think of "Manual" as "you pull the trigger" - you decide when and create the document yourself. Think of "Backflush" as "flush it out at the finish" - the system automatically flushes components out of stock only after production ends. Pairing Manual + Issue for Production gives you full control at the start gate.

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