Required data for order and article import integration

This document explains what kind of data is required for importing articles and orders into RS Production, regardless of the technical solution.

Must have

Article

• Article identifier TEXT
  Article number or name.

Order

• Order identifier TEXT
  Order name or number.

• Targeted amount NUMBER
  How many units of article should be produced.

• Planning group or work center TEXT
  On which measure point(s) should order be available.

Nice to have

Article

• Article description TEXT
  A read friendly name of article.

• Article type TEXT
  Can be used to group similar articles together in reports.

Order

• Planned start date TEXT

• Planned finish date TEXT

Optional

Order

• Operation number TEXT
  If applicable.

• Order info TEXT
  Miscellaneous information.

Extra

Occasionally imported data that requires some additional functionality beside the integration.

Order

• Optimal cycle time NUMBER

• Unit factor NUMBER