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alias: user-guide-release-production-order
description: "Initiates the release of a production order, fulfilling its planned schedule"
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# Release Production Order

:lock: ProductionOrder.**Release**

## Overview

This option is used to release a **Production Order**.

## Setup

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

## Preconditions

* The **Production Order** must be active and in the state Created.

## Sequence of Steps

1. Optionally, review the **Production Order** details by expanding the **Production Order** section.
2. Choose the planned start and end dates for this **Production Order**.
3. If the **Product** has the Include In Schedule set as `true`, Scheduling Mode is `Production Order` and the **Production Order** has the Include In Planning = `true`, choose whether to perform a synchronization of the Production Order Steps through which this **Production Order** will be fulfilled. For more information, see [Synchronize Production Order Steps](synchronize_production_order_steps.md).
4. Select **Release** to complete the transaction.

![Release Production Order](images/Release_Production_Order_Step1.png)