Configure Flushing Principles for Mixed Formula-Line Picking in Dynamics 365 SCM

MB-335 By islever Editorial Last updated

Implement process manufacturing

Short answer

AB Set the flushing principle on each formula line, or leave it blank and set the default flushing principle on the items.

Question

A company is implementing Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management in their manufacturing environment. The manufacturing process uses formulas to direct material consumption on the batch orders. During production some items in the formula must be consumed automatically from the production area, while some must be picked with their actual consumption reported on a pick list. You need to determine which setup method is used for formula lines to allow for the desired mixed method picking processes. What are two possible ways to achieve this goal? Each correct answer presents a complete solution, NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
  1. Set the flushing principle on each formula line based on consumption method for the line. Correct Answer
  2. Leave the flushing principle blank on formula lines and set default flushing principle on the items based on consumption method for the item. Correct Answer
  3. Leave the flushing principle blank on formula lines and set resource consumption to direct flushing principle of materials based on consumption method for the line.
  4. Leave the flushing principle blank on formula lines and set the default start value to Always for Automatic Bill of Material Consumption.

Key Takeaways

Flushing principle can be defined on the formula line (line-level control) or inherited from the released item's default flushing principle when the line is left blank. Both approaches support a mixed automatic-versus-pick-list consumption strategy.

To allow some formula items to be consumed automatically while others are picked and reported on a pick list, set the flushing principle at the formula-line level, or leave it blank on the lines and set the default flushing principle on the released item.

Common mistake: Do not set resource consumption to direct flushing on the line, and do not set the default start value to Always for automatic BOM consumption - those options do not establish the line/item flushing-principle inheritance needed for the mixed method.

Expert Analysis

Why the Answer Is Correct

The company needs a mixed method: some formula items consumed automatically from the production area, others picked with actual consumption reported on a pick list. In Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, the flushing principle controls how material consumption is posted. It can be set directly on each formula line (Option A), giving per-line control over automatic versus manual picking. Alternatively, you can leave the flushing principle blank on the formula lines and set the default flushing principle on the released item (Option B), so lines inherit the item's setting. Both satisfy the mixed-method requirement.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

  • Option C (leave blank on lines and set resource consumption to direct flushing principle) conflates resource consumption with the flushing principle; resource consumption determines where materials are taken from, not the automatic-versus-pick-list posting behavior.
  • Option D (leave blank on lines and set the default start value to Always for Automatic BOM Consumption) addresses automatic BOM consumption defaults, not the formula-line flushing principle inheritance required here.

Community Comment Notes

Contributors agreed the answer is A and B, noting that the flushing principle on the formula line is the base mechanism and that leaving it blank lets the item's default flushing principle apply.

Official Reference

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/production-control/flushing-principles

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Community Votes

AB
100%

100% of anonymous learners picked answer AB. Votes are pick records left by other test-takers — they are not the verified answer.

Discussion 7 contributions

Compiled from public community threads and reader submissions, lightly edited for clarity. Handles and vote tallies are shown as recorded, and comments reflect the views of individual contributors.

From public community threads 7

  1. Mamaou 👍 7
    For me it's A and B, A it's the base of the flushing principle functionality. and and it's blank a the formula level, the system takes form the item. C can't be an answer for me because the resource consumption is used to determine where the raw materials it takes not how.
  2. Tonheidie 👍 2
    The hierarchy starts at the released product, where the flushing principle has the value Start. On the bill of materials (BOM) or formula line, the flushing principle from the product can be overridden. The default flushing principle on the production BOM lines or batch order formula lines is taken from the product or the overridden value on the BOM or formulas. (So the answer A takes 'more time', therefor I think this B over A) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/production-control/flushing-principles
  3. GiSi1965 👍 2
    The default flushing principle on the production BOM lines or batch order formula lines is taken from the product or the overridden value on the BOM or formulas.
  4. LucasK69 👍 1
    Its A/D, The default flushing principle on the production BOM lines.
  5. LOR_19 👍 1
    A and C is correct. They asked for metod used for formula lines.
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  1. MFool 👍 2
    I will go with A and B.
  2. griffin1212 👍 1
    A and B are correct

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