JOP Items

The JOP Item table is used to define recurring and customer-specific combinations of processing instructions, pricing, and logistics settings. It serves as a central element for streamlining order creation and ensuring consistency in process execution.

JOP Items offer powerful capabilities for personalization, automation, and operational consistency in customer-driven manufacturing or service environments.

A JOP Item is uniquely identified by the combination of:

  • Customer No.
  • Customer Group Code
  • Code — A user-defined identifier for the JOP Item

Typical Use Cases

JOP Items are commonly used for:

  • Defining standard configurations for repeat orders
  • Applying customer-specific defaults for routing, pricing, or processing
  • Creating templates for order lines

JOP Item Fields

The JOP Item includes a wide range of fields to support detailed control:

  • Search Description — Free text for search and filtering
  • Status — Indicates the lifecycle state of the JOP Item. Available options are:
    • New
    • Certified
    • Under Development
    • Closed
    Note: Only items with status Certified can be used in customer orders.
  • Unit of Measure — Defines the base unit for the item
  • Price Category Code — Links the item to a pricing structure
  • Responsibility Center — Routing and resource planning

    • The Responsibility Center field is used to separate and organize master data for different production plants or operational units. It ensures that JOP Items, routings, pricing, and other related data are managed within the correct organizational context.

  • Production Department Code — Routing and resource planning

    • The Production Department provides a finer level of structuring within a Responsibility Center. It is especially useful in companies where different production sections—such as PVD and CVD coating—operate within the same plant or share equipment and resources.

  • Blocked — Prevents usage in new transactions
  • Service Code — Links to the specific service to be performed
  • Product Code — Identifies the product being processed
  • Material Code — Specifies the material of the product
  • Valid From / Valid To — Time range for validity
  • Unit Price — Default price per unit

    • If a Unit Price is specified on the JOP Item, it takes precedence over any pricing defined in a price list. This allows for direct and fixed pricing of specific items regardless of general pricing rules.

    The amount is defined in the local currency of the company and applies per the selected Unit of Measure.

  • Workshop Time — Time required for processing
  • Outbound Whse. Handling Time — Logistic planning

    • To learn more about how delivery dates are calculated in sales orders, please refer to the official Microsoft documentation: Delivery Date Calculation in Business Central .

  • Process Folder Class Code

    The system will only combine items from sales order lines into a single process folder if they share the same Process Folder Class Code. This ensures that only compatible items—typically with similar processing or documentation requirements—are grouped together for production.

  • Part No. (untreated) — Customer's raw part number
  • Part No. (processed) — Finished part number after processing

    • The fields Part No. (untreated) and Part No. (processed) are used for documentation purposes. They are printed on relevant output documents such as the Shipment Note or Inspection Certificate, providing clear traceability of the item before and after processing.

  • Min. / Max. Temperature — Technical processing constraints
  • Lot Size — Typical or required batch size

    • The Lot Size field is used to determine how a Process Order should be split. If the quantity on a sales order exceeds the defined lot size, the system can divide the production into multiple orders accordingly. This helps optimize scheduling, batch handling, and resource allocation.

  • Valid for Energy Surcharge
  • Valid for Shipping Costs
  • Valid for Customer Cleaning Costs
  • Valid for Express Surcharge
  • Valid for Packaging Costs

    • The "Valid for” fields determine whether the associated surcharges are applied during order settlement for this JOP Item. These include surcharges such as energy costs, express handling, packaging, shipping, and customs clearance.

    If a field is enabled, the corresponding surcharge logic will be triggered during invoicing or price calculation, based on the applicable rule setup.

  • Automatic External Texts — Controls automatic text additions in orders

    • To learn more about the Extended Text feature in Business Central—used for automatically adding supplementary text to documents such as orders or invoices—please visit the official Microsoft documentation: Add Extended Text in Business Central .

  • Customer Reference — Optional external reference
  • Default Process Order Status — Initial status when used in process orders

    • The Default Process Order Status defines the initial status that will be assigned to a process order when the JOP Item is used in order creation.

    Available options:

    • <blank> — The default status defined in the Responsibility Center is applied.
    • Planned — The process order is created in a basic planning state.
    • Firm Planned — The order is locked for changes and ready for scheduling.
    • Released — The order is immediately released for execution.

    This setting helps control production readiness and planning behavior based on the specific JOP Item.

Properties

Unlike Products and Materials, where properties are typically managed at the group or master data level, properties for JOP Items are defined directly on the individual item.

This allows each JOP Item to carry specific, context-driven characteristics—such as dimensions, tolerances, or processing instructions—that may vary even between similar products or customers.

These properties can be used in rule conditions, pricing logic, routing selection, and documentation, making them a critical part of the item-specific configuration.