Calculate a job order's release date

Article • 4/27/2026 • 1 min read

When you change information in a job order, bill of material or routing, you can re-calculate the release date for the job order.

Made2Manage lets you know if you need to re-calculate the release date.

To calculate a job order’s release date

  1. Open the Job Order Release (JORELS) page.

    • Select Production Management > Production Transactions > Shop Floor > Job Order Release.

    Or

    • Search for JORELS or Job Order Release in the Navigation box and then select Job Order Release.

      The Job Order Release (JORELS) page appears.

  2. Select the job orders that you want to release.

    • Select check box in Select column next to the job order to want to select.

      Or select the Select check box in the Select column to select all.

  3. Select the Print Floor Travelers For All Selected Jobs check box, to print a new production floor traveler.

  4. Select the Print Pick Lists For All Selected Jobs check box to print a new pick list.

  5. On the child toolbar, click Release Selected Jobs.

    A message, ‘Preparing to release all selected jobs. Proceed?’ appears.

    • Click Yes to proceed.

    • Click No to cancel the changes.

    If you chose to print the pick list or floor traveler, the document appears in a new tab of the browser.