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click **Build** in your Production Order List:          ![ProductionListBuild](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ProductionListBuild.png?width=524&height=248&name=ProductionListBuild.png) - - or from inside the Production Order with [**Build Phase**](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/production-orders-build#build-phase) (see [Partial Build](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/production-orders-build#build-phase)) option:          ![ProductionOrderHeaderBuild-1](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ProductionOrderHeaderBuild-1.png?width=328&height=231&name=ProductionOrderHeaderBuild-1.png) - accept or change information in the **Build Production Order** box as follows:![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-05-2022-02-06-33-50-PM.png?width=341&height=297&name=image-png-Sep-05-2022-02-06-33-50-PM.png) - **Build Date** for date of Receive and General Ledger transactions - **Receive Quantity** for quantity of built item going into stock - **Assembled Quantity** for quantity of multiplied components that are being consumed for this build (this allows for spillage or breakage for this Production run) - **Unit Cost** & **Extended Cost** will increase if Assembled Quantity is greater than Receive Quantity (this reflects more raw material consumed for this build) - click **Build** - if the item being built is Serialized or Lot Numbered, the **Serial / Lot Numbers** allocation box will pop up      ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-05-2022-02-06-49-18-PM.png?width=561&height=334&name=image-png-Sep-05-2022-02-06-49-18-PM.png) - - **Manual Entry** - allows to enter each lot / serial number manually - **Quantity** for Lot / Serial number entered - **Expiry** Date will auto-fill if established in Inventory > General tab > Purchasing section > **Default Expiry Days** field and calculates days from the system date - **Auto-Generate** will complete lot / serial number allocation based on the first lot / serial number assigned - click **OK** to complete build - click **Ok** on the Production History Number notification     ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-05-2022-02-07-49-16-PM.png?width=389&height=136&name=image-png-Sep-05-2022-02-07-49-16-PM.png) - - likewise, if a component being consumed is serialized or Lot Numbered, the **Serial / Lot Numbers **allocation box will pop up for each (see [Serial / Lot numbering setup in Inventory](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/manual/inventory-tab-serial-numbers-/-lot-numbers-tab)) - option to print / preview / email report(s) generated from this / these build(s)   ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Dec-17-2022-01-28-28-5629-AM.png?width=437&height=299&name=image-png-Dec-17-2022-01-28-28-5629-AM.png)![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Dec-17-2022-01-28-34-1892-AM.png?width=688&height=414&name=image-png-Dec-17-2022-01-28-34-1892-AM.png) - view the build in Production History![ProductionHistoryModule](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ProductionHistoryModule.png?width=655&height=238&name=ProductionHistoryModule.png) #### **Partial Build** a Production Order -  use this function to assemble a sub-assembly or to remove any of the components in the Production Order from inventory to hold in an assigned **WIP** GL account until the Production Order is fully built - set your **WIP** GL Account in Edit > Company Settings > Production Orders - **Default WIP Account**: ![CompanySettingsProductionWIPAcct](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CompanySettingsProductionWIPAcct.png?width=596&height=194&name=CompanySettingsProductionWIPAcct.png) - - create a **Phase **structure (see [Production Order Phases](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/manual/production-manager-add-new-order#ProductionPhases)) - assign any phase in your line grid (in this example, we are building a sub-assembly) then assign any phase in the header ![ProductionOrderBuildDropMenu](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ProductionOrderBuildDropMenu.png?width=688&height=448&name=ProductionOrderBuildDropMenu.png) - - click on the **Build** drop menu and select **Build Phase**:           ![ProductionOrderBuildDropMenu-1](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ProductionOrderBuildDropMenu-1.png?width=211&height=149&name=ProductionOrderBuildDropMenu-1.png) - - set the **Build Date** **          ![ProductionOrderBuildPhaseDate](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ProductionOrderBuildPhaseDate.png?width=336&height=181&name=ProductionOrderBuildPhaseDate.png)** - - click **OK** on Build completion:          ![ProductionOrderBuildPhaseCompleteMessage](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ProductionOrderBuildPhaseCompleteMessage.png?width=354&height=131&name=ProductionOrderBuildPhaseCompleteMessage.png) - - note the following: - Build reference in your Production Order List: ![ProductionListPhase](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ProductionListPhase.png?width=688&height=233&name=ProductionListPhase.png) - - - inside the Production Order the Built items are marked with a ![CheckMarkBlue](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CheckMarkBlue.png?width=21&height=20&name=CheckMarkBlue.png) and locked - status has changed to **In Progress** - if Edit > User Setting > Production Orders - **Automatically Commit** is on, all other components will have been **Committed** - **WIP Account** and **WIP  Built On** date are displayed (these can be changed prior to clicking **Build Phase**): ![ProductionOrderBuildPhase](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ProductionOrderBuildPhase.png?width=688&height=385&name=ProductionOrderBuildPhase.png) - note the available reports for  the **WIP **function: ![ProductionManagerReportsTabList](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ProductionManagerReportsTabList.png?width=462&height=327&name=ProductionManagerReportsTabList.png)   [![company logo](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gemini%20Logic%20-%20Black-1.png?height=120&name=Gemini%20Logic%20-%20Black-1.png)](https://www.geminilogic.com/) Gemini Logic - [![linkedin_social_link_icon_alt_text](https://static.hsstatic.net/TemplateAssets/static-1.329/img/hs_default_template_images/modules/Follow+Me+-+Email/linkedin_circle_color.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/2460588) - [![youtube_social_link_icon_alt_text](https://static.hsstatic.net/TemplateAssets/static-1.329/img/hs_default_template_images/modules/Follow+Me+-+Email/youtube_circle_color.png)](https://www.youtube.com/user/GeminiLogicInc/featured) - [![twitter_social_link_icon_alt_text](https://static.hsstatic.net/TemplateAssets/static-1.329/img/hs_default_template_images/modules/Follow+Me+-+Email/twitter_circle_color.png)](https://twitter.com/gemini_logic) - 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