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