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Releasing Work Order Components
Releasing work order components is the third step in the work order process. This is done when the work order is ready to begin production and the components are released from inventory.
PRD > Work Order Fabrication > Release Work Order Components 
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General ledger entries are made to the Inventory module as the components are issued. The individual components Inventory account is credited and the work order's WIP account is created as the assets have moved from Inventory to Work in Process.
There are two screens that can be used to release components. You may choose to release components individually by work order or as batch process for all work orders scheduled for a particular assembly line on a given date.
Both processes produce the same results, they both reduce inventory by the amount of each component required by the work order.
Releasing work order components de-allocates them from inventory if they were previously allocated.
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