Understanding directly derived planned orders in Microsoft Dynamics AX and D365 Supply Chain Management

Most users of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 and R3 and Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (now D365 Supply Chain Management) will know that “directly derived” planned orders cannot be firmed. They are generated by MRP in two situations, as explained below.

Line type – phantom. If MRP sees a phantom in a BOM, it only uses the quantity of the phantom to continue to explosion.

Here is the planned order that is directly derived.