Linking sales orders
You can link sales orders Documents that state the quantity, description and price of goods and services ordered. They also specify agreed payment terms and discounts, delivery details and other agreements pertinent to the sale and its supply. with batch works orders in the Sales Order Processing module so that the specific works orders fulfil specific sales orders. This can occur even if the sales order due dates change.
If you have not linked sales orders in Sales Order Processing, you can use this option in MPS Master Production Schedule (MPS). The planning of production (usually end item production), to satisfy current and forecast sales orders. The sum of MPS items must equal the agreed sales and operations plan for the items over each planning period. Planning periods are normally a month or a four week period. Items planned within MPS are exploded by MRP (Materials Requirements Planning) to produce the material and capacity requirements. to link sales orders with works orders.
To link sales orders
Open: Planning > MPS > Link Sales Orders.
Sales orders which are not currently linked and do not have allocations are listed.
- Select the sales orders you want to link.
- Click OK.
The status of the sales orders is updated to Yes in the Linked Column in the Master Production Schedule - List.
Note: To see this column, right-click in the Master Production Schedule - List, select Columns and then select Linked.
When you run MRP next, a recommendation is made to raise a batch works order to fulfil this sales order. The MRP Recommendation reference number is displayed in the Linked To column in the Master Production Schedule - List.
Note: To see the Linked To column, right-click in the Master Production Schedule - List, select Columns and then select Linked To.
When you action the recommendation and raise the batch works order to fulfil the sales order, the exact quantity defined in the sales order is used.
To unlink a sales order which you have linked in MPS, use the Unlink Sales Orders option.
Note: You cannot unlink a sales order in MPS if it has been linked in Sales Order Processing. In that case you must use the unlink option with the Works Orders module.
Other tasks
Reference
Link sales orders with works orders in Sales Order Processing
Unlink sales orders (linked with works orders in Sales Order Processing) in Works Order Processing
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We are retiring the Manufacturing module from our software with the Sage 200 Professional 2025 R2 release. Please speak to your Sage Business Partner to find out more.