Sage 500 ERP – How to process MF Outside Issues

This guide explains how Sage 500 ERP handles outside processes in manufacturing, which involve sending materials to a vendor outside the company for specialized work. Sage treats these external steps similarly to purchasing, requiring valid inventory items linked to outside routing steps and potentially labor for scheduling. Crucially, these outside process steps cannot be backflashed as they are managed via a purchase order issued to the vendor and received back upon completion, with costs applied to a work order either automatically upon receipt or through a manual outside issue transaction.