How to manage Manufacturing documents in Business Central

 

Business Value

Managing the manufacturing-related documents like drawings, inspection reports, and work instructions is important for an efficient production process. The new document attachment feature in Business Central digitizes the management of documents by associating them directly with production BOMs, routings, and orders.

 

Feature Details

In Business Central 2025 Wave 1 release, document attachments are now available across several pages related to manufacturing. This enhancement enables users to attach, view, and manage documents directly from production-related records so that users can get access to necessary files.

 

Where Can You Use Document Attachments?

 Now, multiple places will see the Document Attachment FactBox added:

 

Production BOMs:

Production BOM (Page 99000786)

Production BOMs (Page 99000787)

 

Routings:

 Routing (Page 99000766)

 Routing List (Page 99000764)

 

Production Orders:

Simulated Production Order (Page 99000912)

Simulated Production Orders (Page 9323)

Planned Production Order (Page 99000813)

Planned Production Orders (Page 9324)

Firm Planned Prod. Order (Page 99000829)

Firm Planned Prod. Orders (Page 9325)

Released Production Order (Page 99000831)

Released Production Orders (Page 9326)

Finished Production Order (Page 99000867)

Finished Production Orders (Page 9327)

Production Order List (Page 99000815)

 

Also, the Attachment Action gives you access to document attachments from production order lines on the following pages:

         Simulated Prod. Order Lines (Page 99000913)

 Planned Prod. Order Lines (Page 99000814)

 Firm Planned Prod. Order Lines (Page 99000830)

 Released Prod. Order Lines (Page 99000832)

 Finished Prod. Order Lines (Page 99000868)

 

New Attachment Flow Control

A Flow to Production Trx toggle has now been included on the Attached Documents page. This gives control to users to define how attachments related to items, production BOMs, or routings flow to production order lines, so only relevant documents are rolled over.

 

Limitations to Be Aware Of

 Component attachments aren't supported.

 Production BOM versions or routing versions do not have any attachments.

 

Conclusions

The improvements will literally allow manufacturers using Business Central to better document management and accessibility.