| Is centralized order entry required across
sites?
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Centralized and decentralized order entry
strategies are supported.
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Supported via a single site.
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| What order and invoice number logic is
used across sites?
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CO prefixes must be used in each site to properly identify and track orders. Invoice sequences will be maintained at the site level. |
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CO prefixes are available within a site.
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| Are shared customers required?
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Multi-site, with a master site setup,
supports centralized adding and maintaining of most customer data. Deletion
must be done at sites.
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One customer master is utilized within the
site.
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| Are site-level customer credit limits
required?
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If centralized order entry is set up
between sites, and the same customer number is defined in multiple sites, then
that customer’s credit limits, posted balance, and on order balances display
the total for that customer from all the shared sites.
Local (unshared) customers allow local credit limits and
balances.
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Supported via a single site.
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| Is invoicing required by order with
central order entry?
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Invoicing is performed by the ship site.
If one line on an order is shipped from one site and another line is shipped
from another site, two invoices will be generated. However, you can use the
Invoice Builder to create and post invoices and credit memos for the current
site and other target sites for customer order shipments and returns.
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Supported via a single site.
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| How are performance measurements reported?
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Order entry information, such as ship date
vs. due date, is maintained at the site level.
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Order entry information, such as ship date
vs. due date, is maintained at the warehouse level.
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| Is global pricing maintenance required?
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All pricing logic is maintained at the
site level. If central order entry is used, the price that defaults to the
order line comes from either the site that is taking the order or from the ship
site (depending on order entry parameters). The ship site cannot update the
quantity or the price on an order that originated in another site.
No mass update utility exists across sites for maintenance.
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Supported via a single site.
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| Are sales analysis and booking required
across sites?
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All sales analysis and booking information
is maintained at the site level. However, on the Salesperson Home form you can
see the information for various sites, or for all sites.
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Supported via a single site.
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| Are global salespersons and commission
logic used?
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If centralized order entry is used, the
central order site must contain all possible salespersons. Commission
information cannot be input at the central order entry level. Commission
distributions must be set up and maintained at the site level.
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Supported via a single site.
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