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alias: user-guide-manage-production-order-steps
description: "This documentation outlines managing production order steps within a defined workflow"
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# Manage Production Order Steps

## Overview

This operation to manage the Production Order Steps defined for a **Production Order**.

## Setup

No special setup is required other than to meet the preconditions of the transaction.

## Preconditions

* The **Production Order** must exist, must be Active and in state Created, Released, InProgress, Completed.

## Sequence of Steps

### Step 1: Production Order Items

1. Select an appropriate **Production Order**, navigate to the **Production Order Steps** section and select **Manage Production Order Steps**.
2. Add as many Production Order Items as you need (select :material-plus: in the top right of the grid to add and :material-trash-can: to remove). You need to specify at least one item and for each item provide the following information:

    * Name
    * Intended Quantity

    ![Screenshot showing a production order management interface with a focus on the intended quantity field.](images/manage_production_order_steps_step1.png)

3. Select **Next** to continue.

### Step 2: Production Order Steps

1. For each of the Production Order Items added in the previous step, add as many Production Order Steps as needed (select :material-plus: in the top right of the grid to add, and :material-trash-can: to remove). You can order the entries with the :material-arrow-up: and :material-arrow-down: arrows, review the information already provided (Production Order Item, Quantity, Production Order Step Name and Item Order) and provide the following information for each Production Order Step:

    * The **Facility** where the fulfillment of the **Prodution Order** will take place.
    * The Flow Path associated to the fulfillment of the **Prodution Order**.
    * The Primary Quantity for the **Material** that will be created for this Production Order Step.
    * The Primary Units for the **Material** that will be created for this Production Order Step.

2. Select **Update** to complete the operation and update the **Production Order**.

![Screenshot showing a production order management screen with various fields and options.](images/manage_production_order_steps_step2.png)