Configuring states

The state of a lot informs others about the availability of a material. When a lot of material is assigned the state of

Ready To Use

, it can be distributed to its configured containers and used in a recipe. You can use lot states to keep certain lots of material from being used in a recipe. For instance, you can assign a

Rejected

state to a material that does not conform to standards. Since the state is not

Ready to Use

, the

FactoryTalk Batch

Server does not use the material.

The same rule applies to the state of a container. If a container is not

Ready To Use

, you cannot distribute material to that container, either as an addition of material from a container to a recipe, or the distribution of material to a container from the recipe. You can use container states to keep certain containers from being used. For example, when a container needs a maintenance check, assign the

Maintenance

state. Since the state is not

Ready to Use

, the

FactoryTalk Batch

Server does not use the container.

The

States Configuration

option allows you to pre-configure descriptive information about the lot and container states, but not report an actual quantity of that lot or container.