FMA file Record Closing

["Bailey, Dick" <Dick.Bailey@xxxxxxxx>]

We are in BPCS, having converted four months ago from an earlier version.

We have found that program SFC900B, at month-end, goes through these steps, after determining that a shop order has been reported complete:

*       It reads through the FMA file for the shop order number.
*       Calculates the difference between the quantity required (MQREQ) and the quantity issued (MQISS).
*       If the result is greater than zero, it updates the "Allocated to Product Orders" (IPRDA) field in IIM for the component.
*       It also updates the "Allocated to Orders" (WCUSA) field in the IWI file.
*       It then updates the FMA record id field (MID) with "MZ".

This makes no sense to me.  If the component record shows that we have not yet issued all the parts required, the record should stay open until it is fixed.  Correspondingly, if the record is inactive, the allocation does not belong in the allocation totals, which then do not match the orders screen in INV300 inquiry.

Has anyone else noticed this problem?  Am I wrong in my analysis or conclusions?

Dick Bailey
MCFA, Inc