Acumatica production demand 'Prepared': what it means and how to clear it

How to move a Prepared production demand forward

1. 1Open the planning inquiry that lists the demand and note the item, warehouse, required date and quantity on the Prepared line.
2. 2Open the Stock Items screen for that item and check the Replenishment Source on the Warehouse Details tab. Production demand needs a source of Manufacturing, Purchase or Transfer to become a supply order.
3. 3Confirm the item has an active, effective-dated Bill of Material and Routing (revision) for the required date. A missing or expired revision leaves demand unplanned.
4. 4Check the planning options: lead times, order policy, safety stock and lot size. A demand that produces a zero-quantity requirement after netting stays in Prepared.
5. 5Run or re-run the planning process (regenerate or run MRP) for the affected warehouse and horizon, then reopen the demand list to see whether the status changed.
6. 6If the demand should become a production order, create it from the planning results or from the sales order demand and release it as normal.
7. 7If the demand is stale (the sales order was cancelled or changed), cancel or delete the source document, then re-run planning so the Prepared line is removed.
8. 8Record what you changed, so planners understand why that item was not planning before.

Why demand stays Prepared

Cleaning up stale Prepared demand

Common pitfalls

• !Running planning for all warehouses when only one is misconfigured, which is slow and hides the real cause.
• !Assuming Prepared is an error and deleting lines, which can break traceability from sales order to supply.
• !Leaving item replenishment source blank on newly created stock items.
• !Using an expired BOM revision and not noticing because the item still opens normally.
• !Fixing the item but not re-running planning, so the screen still shows the old state.