You can instruct the NCAS to automatically close an order oncethe shipped quantities are equal to the allocated quantities. There are three ways in which the NCAS can close an order automatically:

• Orders can be closed automatically during production if a Y for yes is entered in the CLOSE ORDER & PICK field on the Post Picking Activity (PPA) screen.

Note: By choosing this option, you also instruct the NCAS to close the pick list automatically during production. In other words, both the pick list and the order will be closed automatically by the NCAS. You do not have an option to close the order only via the Post Picking Activity (PPA) screen.
 

• Usage orders will close automatically if the automatic picking function is selected on the Warehouse Area Entry (WHAE) screen.

• Orders can be closed by a stand-alone program that is run once a week during production to close orders that are completely allocated and shipped.

When your agency goes online with the Inventory module, the OSC will help you to decide the appropriate automated features for your agency to use.