# Issue For Subcontracting

<p class="doc-lead">Issue For Subcontracting sends raw materials from your inventory to a supplier center for subcontracted processing. It is created from an approved subcontracting Purchase Order and reduces stock at the source center while increasing stock at the supplier center.</p>

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<a href="#/production/issue-for-subcontracting?id=overview">Overview &amp; List View</a>
<a href="#/production/issue-for-subcontracting?id=quick-start">Quick Start</a>
<a href="#/production/issue-for-subcontracting?id=header-fields">Header Fields</a>
<a href="#/production/issue-for-subcontracting?id=line-table">Item Lines</a>
<a href="#/production/issue-for-subcontracting?id=actions-status">Actions &amp; Status</a>
<a href="#/production/issue-for-subcontracting?id=faq">FAQ</a>
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<h2 id="overview">Overview &amp; List View</h2>

Go to <b>Production → Issue For Subcontracting</b>.

<p>Subcontracting setup requires items marked as subcontracted, a BOM for raw materials, a supplier center, and a Purchase Order with order type <b>Subcontracting</b>. See also the <a href="#/subcontract/">Subcontracting overview</a>.</p>

<b>List columns:</b> Id, Source Center, Destination Center, Order Id, Date, Status.

<b>Quick filter tabs:</b> Default, Approved, Draft, Cancelled, Closed.

<b>Advanced Filters:</b> Id, Purchase Order, Source Center, Destination Center, Status, date, Created date.

<b>List row actions:</b> Edit (Draft, Sent for Revisal), Delete (Draft, Sent for Revisal), View.

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<h2 id="quick-start">Quick Start</h2>

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<li>Approve a subcontracting <a href="#/purchase/purchase-order">Purchase Order</a>.</li>
<li>From the PO view, click <b>Create Issue</b>, or create manually under Production → Issue For Subcontracting.</li>
<li>Confirm <b>Purchase Order</b>, <b>From Center</b>, and <b>Supplier Center</b>.</li>
<li>Review raw material lines auto-populated from the subcontracted item BOM.</li>
<li><b>Save And Approve</b> to move materials to the supplier center.</li>
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<h2 id="header-fields">Header Fields</h2>

| **Field** | **Description** |
|-----------|-----------------|
| Date * | Issue date. |
| Purchase Order | Subcontracting purchase order. |
| From Center * | Your inventory center issuing materials. |
| Supplier Center * | Supplier's tracking center (center type Supplier Center). |
| Employee In charge | Responsible employee. |
| Notes | Remarks. |

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<h2 id="line-table">Item Lines</h2>

| **Column** | **Description** |
|------------|-----------------|
| Sl Num | Line number. |
| Item | Raw material issued. |
| Variant | Variant. |
| Quantity | Issue quantity. |
| Unit | Unit of measure. |
| Serial Number | Serial numbers when tracked. |
| Batch | Batch. |
| Inv Bin | Inventory bin. |

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<h2 id="actions-status">Actions &amp; Status</h2>

| **Action** | **Available when status is** |
|------------|------------------------------|
| Approve | Draft |
| Edit | Draft, Sent for Revisal |
| Delete | Draft, Sent for Revisal |
| Clone | All |
| Cancel | Approved, Sent for Revisal, Closed |
| Master Update | Approved, Closed |
| Add/Update Note | All |
| Print | All |

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<h2 id="faq">FAQ</h2>

<p><b>Where is stock after issue?</b><br>Raw materials sit at the Supplier Center until <a href="#/production/receipt-from-subcontracting">Receipt From Subcontracting</a> brings finished goods back and consumes the issued inputs.</p>

<p><b>How are raw materials determined?</b><br>From the BOM configured on the subcontracted item in Production → Bill Of Materials.</p>

<p><b>Does issuing material change its cost?</b><br>No. Issue moves material at its existing weighted-average value from your center to the supplier center; the value is only used later when the material is consumed on <a href="#/production/receipt-from-subcontracting">Receipt From Subcontracting</a>.</p>

<p><b>Can I issue without a Purchase Order?</b><br>The Purchase Order links the subcontract job to the supplier and pricing — create the PO first with order type Subcontracting.</p>
<p><b>Same supplier and source center?</b><br>Source center and subcontractor destination center cannot be the same.</p>
<p><b>Purchase order link?</b><br>Subcontracting ties to purchase order for the subcontractor.</p>