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