Creation of Work Center Master in D365 BC:
(1) In this blog, we will get to know about the creation of the Work Center in D365 BC. This is used to define the process of making finished goods.
(2) Open D365 BC, and enter Work Centers in the search bar, as shown.
(3) Work Centers List page opens. Press the “New” button for the new work center (if you want to modify it, then double click on the “No.” and do the changes accordingly), as shown.
(4) After doing the above steps, the Work Center Card opens and enters the information, as shown below.
- General Tab:
| Field Name | Nature of Field | Field Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. | Mandatory | Specifies the number of the involved entry or records, according to the specified number series. |
| Name | Mandatory | Specifies the name of the work center. |
| Work Center Group Code | Mandatory | Specifies the work center group, if the work center or underlying machine center is assigned to a work center group. |
| Alternate Work Center | Optional | Specifies an alternate work center. |
| Search Description | Auto Fill | Specifies an alternate name that you can use to search for the record in question when you cannot remember the value in the Name field. |
| Blocked | Optional | Specifies that the related record is blocked from being posted in transactions, for example, a customer that is declared insolvent or an item that is placed in quarantine |
| Last Date Modified | Auto Fill | Specifies when the work center card was last modified. |
- Line:
| Field Name | Nature of Field | Field Description |
|---|---|---|
| Direct Unit Cost | Mandatory in case of advance manufacturing and item cost | Specifies the cost of one unit of the selected item or resource. |
| Indirect Cost % | Mandatory in case of advance manufacturing and item cost | Specifies the percentage of the center’s cost that includes indirect costs, such as machine maintenance. |
| Overhead Rate | Mandatory in case of advance manufacturing and item cost | Specifies the overhead rate of this work center. |
| Unit Cost | Mandatory in case of advance manufacturing and item cost | Specifies the cost of one unit of the item or resource on the line. |
| Unit Cost Calculation | Mandatory | Specifies the unit cost calculation that is to be made. |
| Specific Unit Cost | Mandatory in case of advance manufacturing and item cost | Specifies where to define the unit costs. |
| Department Code | Optional | Specifies the code for the global dimension that is linked to the record or entry for analysis purposes. Two global dimensions, typically for the company’s most important activities, are available on all cards, documents, reports, and lists. |
| Project Code | Optional | Specifies the code for the global dimension that is linked to the record or entry for analysis purposes. Two global dimensions, typically for the company’s most important activities, are available on all cards, documents, reports, and lists. |
| Subcontractor No. | Mandatory in case of Subcontracting | Specifies the number of a subcontractor who supplies this work center. |
| Flushing Method | Mandatory in case of advanced level | Specifies the method to use to calculate and handle output at the work center. Manual: Output must be posted manually by using the output journal. Forward: Output is automatically calculated and posted when you change the status of a simulated, planned (or firm planned) production order to Released. You can still post output manually from the output journal. Backward: Output is automatically calculated and posted when you change the status of a released production order to Finished or when the last operation is finished. You can still post output manually from the output journal. The setting you make in this field is copied to the Flushing Method field on the production order routing line according to the machine/work center of the master routing, but you can change the field for an individual production order to allow a different output (or consumption) posting of that order. |
| Gen. Prod Posting Group | Mandatory | Specifies the item’s product type to link transactions made for this item with the appropriate general ledger account according to the general posting setup. |
- Scheduling:
| Field Name | Nature of Field | Field Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Of Measure Code | Mandatory | Specifies how each unit of the item or resource is measured, such as in pieces or hours. By default, the value in the Base Unit of Measure field on the item or resource card is inserted. |
| Capacity | Mandatory in case of advanced level | Specifies the capacity of the work center. |
| Efficiency | Mandatory in case of advanced level | Specifies the efficiency factor as a percentage of the work center. |
| Consolidated Calendar | Mandatory | Specifies whether the consolidated calendar is used. |
| Shop Calendar Code | Mandatory | Specifies the shop calendar code that the planning of this work center refers to. |
| Queue Time | Mandatory in case of advanced level | Specifies the queue time of the work center. |
| Queue Time Unit of Meas. Code | Mandatory in case of advanced level | Specifies the queue time unit of measure code. |
- Warehouse:
| Field Name | Nature of Field | Field Description |
|---|---|---|
| Location Code | Mandatory in case of Warehouse | Specifies the location where the work center operates by default. |
| Open Shop Floor Bin Code | Mandatory in case of Warehouse | Specifies the bin that functions as the default open shop floor bin at the work center. |
| To-Production Bin Code | Mandatory in case of Warehouse | Specifies the bin in the production area where components that are picked for production are placed by default before they can be consumed. |
| From-Production Bin Code | Mandatory in case of Warehouse | Specifies the bin in the production area where finished end items are taken by default when the process involves warehouse activity. |
(5) After doing the above steps, created work center is mapped in Routing Master.
