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Tutorial: Auto Terminate and Ship on Last Step#

Estimated time to read: 2 minutes

Objective#

Learn how to configure and execute the Auto Terminate and Ship on Last Step feature to automatically complete and ship materials at the end of a production flow.

Step 1: Enable System Configuration#

  • Navigate to the system configuration and locate the following configuration key:

    • /SMT/MaterialTracking/AutoTerminateAndShipOnLastStep

  • Set the value to:

    • True

This enables the feature globally.

Step 2: Configure the Shipping Facility#

  • Navigate to Facility.
  • Select the facility intended to receive completed materials.
  • Enable the property:
    • TerminateOnShip

Note: If multiple facilities have this property enabled, the system will use the first one available.

Step 3: Configure the Final Flow Step#

  • Open the relevant Flow.
  • Identify the last Step in the Flow Path.
  • Enable the following properties:
    • Allow Shipping
    • Marks Product Completion

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This ensures the step is recognized as the final production and shipping trigger point.

Step 4: Create and Process Material#

  • Create a Material associated with:

    • A Production Order
    • A valid Flow Path

  • Move the material through the flow steps sequentially.

Step 5: Trigger Automatic Termination and Shipping#

  • Move the material into the last step of the flow.

  • Observe the system behavior:

    • The material is automatically completed
    • The material is automatically shipped
    • The destination is the configured TerminateOnShip Facility

Expected Result#

After reaching the final step:

  • No manual shipping action is required
  • The material is automatically:
    • Completed
    • Shipped to the correct facility

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Frequent Configuration Questions#

Why is the feature not being triggered?#

Verify that:

  • The configuration is enabled.
  • The step properties are correctly configured.

Why is the material not being shipped?#

Ensure that at least one Facility has TerminateOnShip enabled.

Why are errors occurring when processing multiple materials?#

Ensure that all materials share the same:

  • Production Order
  • Flow Path