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alias: user-guide-synchronize-production-order-steps
description: "This documentation details synchronizing production order steps for scheduling and manufacturing processes"
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# Synchronize Production Order Steps

## Overview

This operation to generate the Production Order Steps and Dependencies to be scheduled for **Products** with ScheduleMode set to Production Order. This operation can be executed automatically during [Release](release_production_order.md)/[Start](start_production_order.md)/[Create](create_production_order.md) operations to suggest the necessary Production Order Steps that need to be created to fulfill the Production Order, or manually to refresh the existing Production Order Steps.

## 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.
* The **Production Order** must have a FlowPath assigned, either manually or through the defined **Product**.
* If a **Facility** is specified for the **Production Order**, it must match the resolved Flow Path.
* The **Step** in the Flow Path must have the Production Order Scheduling Mode property defined and set to `Material` and the Production Order Step Size defined.
* The **Product** of the **Production Order** must have the Include In Schedule property set as `true` and the Scheduling Mode set to `Production Order`.

## Sequence of Steps

Navigating to the Production Order Steps section on the right hand side of the screen will scroll the page to the appropriate section and the **Synchronize Production Order Steps** wizard can be opened by pressing the **Synchronize** button.

1. Review the **Production Order** details by expanding the **Production Order** section.
2. Select **Synchronize** to start the operation.

!!! info
	All Production Steps will be removed and new ones will be created to reflect the current status of the scheduling and manufacturing process.

![Synchronize Production Order Steps](images/synchronize_production_order_steps.png)