Batch Order

Last updated: June 20, 2026

A batch order is the actual production run: a specific batch that consumes input materials, follows a route of steps through work stations, and produces finished goods. Where a manufacture order plans, the batch order executes, and it is the document that genuinely moves stock.

What you will learn
  • What a batch order consumes and produces
  • The three kinds of batch
  • How a route runs work through stations
  • How it touches the stock ledger

Anatomy of the screen

  • Core – the bill of materials, the primary stock (the finished good) being produced, the schedule, and the type.
  • Inputs – the materials the batch consumes.
  • Outputs – the goods it produces.
  • Route – the ordered steps through work stations.

How it behaves

Three kinds of batch

A batch order's type is Manufacture (build a product from components), Disassembly (break a product back down into components), or general Processing. The same document models all three, because each is really a transformation of inputs into outputs.

Inputs, outputs and the stock ledger

Running a batch draws its input materials down from stock and produces its outputs back into stock, both through the stock ledger, so production is just another set of signed stock movements. This is where the finished goods you sell actually come into being.

The route through stations

The route chains the production steps, stages, tasks and steps, through work stations in sequence, each with a duration, so a batch models where each part of the build happens and how long it takes. It runs Draft, Processing, Complete, with Hold and Cancel available.

Worked example

A manufacture-type batch for the gift sets consumes 100 of Component A and the sub-assemblies and Component C from stock, moves through the picking, assembly and packing stations on its route, and produces 50 finished gift sets back into stock, ready to sell.

Edge cases and good practice

  • Disassembly is a batch too, turning one stock item back into its components.
  • Inputs and outputs both hit the stock ledger, so production stays accountable.
  • Model the route through real stations to reflect your shop floor.

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