What "Allocate from Incoming" means

Allocate from Incoming reserves quantity from open purchase orders (POs) against a material shortage on a work order's Bill of Materials (BOM). It's available from the row action menu in the production run's Shared Components table and on the work order's Bill of Materials tab. You pick the PO quantities in the Allocate Incoming Stock dialog.

After you confirm:

  • The quantity shows in the Inc. Allocated column for that material. Allocating again on the same line adds to the existing amount. It doesn't replace it.
  • The POs you used are linked to the work order automatically. Luminous adds a PO link if one doesn't exist yet.

For the full allocation steps, see Allocate incoming purchase orders to cover shortages.

Can I unallocate it?

There is currently no "Unallocate" button or edit option for an Inc. Allocated quantity. The allocation dialog only adds quantity. It can't lower or clear an existing allocation.

Removing the linked PO from the work order does not clear it. Unlinking the PO only removes the link. The Inc. Allocated quantity on the BOM line stays as it was.

When the allocation is released

Inc. Allocated is released automatically only when the purchase order it came from is deleted:

  1. Delete the PO.
  2. Open the work order or production run and click Refresh.
  3. Luminous removes the link to the deleted PO and subtracts that PO’s open (not yet received) quantity from Inc. Allocated on the matching BOM lines, down to zero.

Cancelling a PO removes its link on refresh but does not release the allocated quantity.

To reverse an allocation without deleting the PO, contact Luminous Support with the work order number, material SKU and PO number.

If you need to reverse an allocation without deleting the PO

Contact Luminous support with the work order number, the material SKU, and the PO number. I found no self-service way to do this.

What to expect

When the allocated POs are received, the incoming allocation converts to committed inventory. See Allocate incoming purchase orders to cover shortages.