Retire a Manufacturing Setup Record Safely

How to Retire a Manufacturing Setup Record Safely in Muhasib ERP

Overview

This guide will help you stop future use of a status, process, or category without damaging production history.

The value is unavailable for new work while history remains interpretable, subject to form capabilities.

Who can do this

You need access to Relevant update/delete permission and administrative approval.

Before you start

Identify every active and historical reference, replacement value, reporting effect, and approved retirement date.

Where to find it

Back Office → Manufacturing → needed setup form.

Retire a Manufacturing Setup Record Safely

Step 1: Locate the exact record

Step 2: Review active work/production/WIP dependencies

Step 3: Reassign open records through approved workflows if required

Step 4: Set inactive when the form supports it

Step 5: Use Delete only if runtime dependency checks prove it unused

Use Delete only if system dependency checks prove it unused and removal is separately approved.

Step 6: Verify historical reports remain readable

Check your work

Confirm new selectors exclude the retired value and old records/reports still show it correctly.

If something goes wrong

• Do not delete a referenced setup record.
• If no inactive option exists, keep it and use naming/governance controls pending product guidance.

Related guides

• Create a Work Order Status
• Create a Work Process
• Create a Production Order Category

What to do next