Set Up Production Date

The Production Date functionality allows you to track and manage items based on their production date. This feature is necessary for calculating freshness requirements. You can assign a production date to an item through the Item Tracking Lines page when you are assigning a lot/serial/package number to this item. You also change the production date of an item through the Item Reclassification Journal.

Set up a production date for item tracking

If you want the item that uses an item tracking code to have a production date, you need to set up the related item tracking code as follows:

1. Choose the icon, enter Item Tracking Codes, and then choose the related link.

2. Select an existing item tracking code, and then choose the Edit action.

3. On the Misc. FastTab, populate the following field:

   Field	Description
   Use Production Dates	Turn on the toggle to have items that use this item tracking code will have a production date. This will enable checks for production dates, which can affect performance for documents with many iem tracking Lines.
   Require Production Date Entry	If you want production dates to be mandatory, turn the toggle on. By selecting the Require Production Date Entry field for an item tracking code, you cannot post an inbound transaction involving this item tracking code without assigning a production date. The toggle is only active if the Use Production Dates toggle is turned on.
   Default Output Production Date	Default date assigned to the production date when creating tracking for output entries. Blank: The output production date will not be automatically populated. Work Date: The work date will be the default output production date. Current Date: The current date will be the default output production date. Production Order Due Date: The production order due date will be the default output production date. Production Starting Date: The start date from the production order will be the default output production date. Production Ending Date: The end date from the production order will be the default output production date. The field is only active if the Use Production Dates toggle is turned on.