How to calculate Back Order Quantity on Work Orders

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To calculate the Back Order Quantity on Work Orders in NetSuite, you need to consider several factors: 1. Inventory Availability: Check if the inventory is available in the specified location. If the inventory is committed to another work order or in an unusable location, it will be marked as backordered. 2. Partial Quantity Completion: You can post a completion or assembly build for less than the Work Order quantity. When posting completions, you have to select the starting and ending operations then enter the completed quantity. If the ending operation is the last operation in the routing, the quantity to build will copy the completed quantity field. 3. Inventory Management on Sales Orders: If you use inventory management on your sales orders, you have to select which lot number you want to use on the Sales Order. If the assembly is marked as a special order, NetSuite will create a new Work Order for that line on the Sales Order and that exact work order needs to be built in order for that line to be committed. Even if you do a standalone Work Order for a large quantity of that item, it will not commit until the linked Work Order is built. 4. Location Matching: Ensure that your Work Orders/Assemblies are using the same location as the Sales Order. If they are not, it may result in backorders. 5. Sales Order Approval: Check if the Sales Order is approved. If not, it may result in backorders. Remember, the backorder quantity is calculated as the difference between the quantity ordered and the quantity fulfilled/ship. If the quantity ordered is greater than the quantity fulfilled/ship, then the remaining quantity is considered as backordered. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******