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Craig Steffen

In versions prior to 14, Routings were defined on the BOM level. Work Centers and Operations were set up under Configuration. Various combinations of the Work Centers/Operations could form a defined Routing that could then be assigned to a BOM. 

With version 14, it appears the defined Routing functionality has gone away. Instead, each Routing is effectively created on the BOM level. I'm assuming Odoo got rid of the standardized routing function in order to achieve the flexibility showcased in version 14. This new flexibility lets you modify almost anything on the BOM and MO at any stage. Previously you defined the standard Work Centers and Operations through Configuration and pulled them through to the BOM via Routings. Now Routings are gone and you effectively push the Work Centers and Operations from the BOM backwards to the list in Configuration. Since every Operation and Work Order can be specific to a BOM, I don't understand the purpose of even having a "standard" list under Configuration.

While manufacturers probably need flexibility, it would seem that many (or even most) would have standardized routes in their production processes. Depending on the BOM, they could select the appropriate route. Many manufacturers might only have one route.

In our case, every MO is unique and built only once. Every BOM is unique in terms of materials and built only once. However, the Work centers/Operations (Routings or manufacturing steps) are the same on every production run.

Is there anyway we can have the standardized Routings functionality without staying with version 13 or will this require customization? 

 

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Agustin Barreto

Hi Craig,

did you solve this? any workaround to keep using defined operations? I have the same problem than you.

cheers and thanks in advance,

Agustin.-

Ray Carnes (ray)

See https://www.odoo.com/forum/help-1/why-are-manufacturing-operations-not-selectable-from-a-pre-defined-list-they-are-typed-in-in-v14-179203

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Zbigniew Łukasiak
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Hello

I'm not sure if I understand the problem exactly, but I will describe how it looks in my case.
My company produces unique products in the workshop based on technical drawings from the customer.
We produce, for example, details such as "turned and milled detail".
Everyone is different, but the material is always a steel rod (of different diameter and steel grade). The route (in short) is always the same:
1 cut
2 turning
3 milling
4 manual processing
I have a BOM template for this type of detail.
I duplicate it, replace the raw material in the BOM with the correct one and enter its correct quantity, and then enter the correct operation times 1-4.
I have similar templates for other types of manufactured products.

When duplicating a BOM, all operations defined in it are duplicated - thanks to this I have the functionality of "standard operations".
In my opinion, this method is more effective than the one known from previous versions where duplicating the BOM did NOT duplicate the list of operations (routes).
Rewriting the route with a long list of operations selected from the list was also not convenient in older versions of Odoo - it was also a place of errors.

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Odoo 14 does not support one operation for Multiple BOMs or Routings. You need to create different operations for different BOMs. As it is a little time consuming but it is better as the type of material used, time taken in a particular operation can be different for different products. For example you have an operation named "Packing" and you want to add this operation to 2 different BOMs like "Bag" and "Chair". But the packing material and packing time will be different for these 2 BOMs. So it is better to have 2 different Operations as the specifications for these operations need to be different according to the requirements of the BOMs.

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Thanks for the response Steffy. I understand that the time for a given operation may differ on what product is being produced. For this reason, each operation on a BOM may need to be edited for the amount of time required to produce the product. However, if the only variable is the time of the operation, and not the operation itself, it doesn't make sense to me to create new operations each time.

In your example, there is a common operation of "Packing" for producing a "Bag" or a "Chair." While the time of "packing" may be different whether producing a "bag" or a "chair" the operation still is "packing" nonetheless. It would seem much more intuitive to have standardized operations that are adjusted on each BOM as needed rather than create new operations each time a new BOM is set up. Let's say I wanted to run a report on the "Packing" operation's efficiency across multiple BOMs and MOs - since the operation is created unique to each BOM there would be a problem if one BOM called the operation "Packing," while another was incorrectly typed in as "Paking," or another used a term of "Compiling" when these all represent the same physical work being done in the manufacturing process.

While definitely less flexible, I do think the routings framework within version 13 is actually more logical and intuitive than the "blank slate" version 14, especially for manufacturers who have a relatively standardized assembly process for all the different products that are produced.

The only solution for bringing back a routing framework in the version 14 environment appears to be the use of BOM templates.

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