Work Orders: FAQ & Troubleshooting
Common questions and troubleshooting for the Luminous Work Orders module.
Articles
- Can I produce more than the planned quantity?
- Can I undo a Quick Complete or assembly completion?
- Does the production run status matter?
- Finish Step vs Receipt — which completion trigger should I use?
- How do I record and manage inventory waste or damaged goods in Luminous?
- How does Allocate from Incoming choose which PO to use?
- How is manufacturing service fee included in unit cost?
- Materials Planning vs Shared Components — what's the difference?
- Should I check Auto Complete AO when using Quick Complete?
- What are cost rules on a generated purchase order?
- What do On Hand, Committed, Inc. Available, and Inc. Allocated mean?
- What does Produceable vs Max mean in Quick Complete?
- What happens when I post a transfer order?
- What is Planned vs Actual consumption on assembly orders?
- What is the difference between a Production Run and a Work Order?
- When do I use Push to WMS vs reconcile to an inbound shipment?
- When should I move a work order to Planned vs In Progress?
- Why are materials highlighted in red?
- Why aren't my component quantities registering (tiny decimals)?
- Why can't I start a work order — shortages still showing?
- Why did Luminous choose a different build material than I expected?
- Why is my bulk Quick Complete job still running?
- Why is my PO quantity higher than the shortage?