Add facility

Article • 4/27/2026 • 2 min read

You can setup multiple facilities if you have several plants and/or warehouses. A single facility can fill one or more roles. Each facility you set up can maintain its own material issues and receipts, production schedule, and inventory stores.

Once you add a facility, you cannot delete it.

To add facility

  1. Open the Facilities (FAC) page.

    1. Select Utilities > Company Setup > Production > Facilities.

    Or

    1. Search for FAC or Facilities in the Navigation box and then select Facilities.

    Facilities (FAC) page appears.

  2. On the Toolbar,click New.

    Or to copy an existing facility, click Copy on the Toolbar.

  3. In the Facility Name/ID box, type a name that uniquely identifies the facility.

  4. In the Description field, type a long description of the facility.

  5. Set the facility type:

    You can select more than one facility type.

    If…Select…
    the facility handles distribution of materialsthe Distribution check box
    the facility manufactures component parts or finished goodsthe Manufacturing check box
    the facility handles storage of inventorythe Stores check box

  6. Set contact information.

    1. In the Last Name box, enter the last name of the contact for this facility.

    2. In the First Name box, enter the first name of the contact for this facility.

    3. In the Address box, enter the street address.

    4. In the respective City and State/Province fields, enter the name of the city and the name of the state or province.

    5. Type the name of the country in the Country field.

      Or click the Country lookup reference.

      Lookup For Country window appears.

    6. Select the required row and click Select. Or double-click the row to select the country.

      Click Cancel to exit from Lookup For Country window.

    7. In the ZIP field, enter the ZIP code.

    8. In the Phone and Fax fields, enter the phone and fax numbers.

    9. In the E-Mail field, enter the e-mail address.

  7. On the toolbar,click Save.

    Click Cancel on the Toolbar to discard the changes.

    It is mandatory to restart the Planning and Scheduling server whenever a new facility is created. This ensures that the Planning and Scheduling module functions correctly and recognizes the newly added facility without any issues.