| Sites (tcemm0150m000)Use this session to view and maintain sites. To create a new site, click New in the toolbar and specify the
data of the new site in the Site (tcemm0650m000) session that opens. To maintain a site, double-click the line of the site and
adjust the data of the site in the Site (tcemm0650m000) session that opens. Site A business location of an enterprise that can maintain its own
logistical data. It includes a collection of warehouses, departments and
assembly lines at the same location. Sites are used to model the supply chain
in a multisite environment. These restrictions apply to sites: - A site cannot cross countries. The warehouses and
departments of the site must be in the same country as the site.
- A site is linked to one planning cluster. Consequently, all
warehouses and work centers of a site must belong to the same planning
cluster.
- A site is linked to one logistic company.
You can link a site to an enterprise unit or an enterprise unit to a site. If an enterprise unit is linked to a site, the entities of the site belong to the enterprise unit.
Conversely, if a site is linked to an enterprise unit, the entities of the
enterprise unit belong to the site. Planning Cluster The planning cluster of the site. A site is linked to one planning cluster. A planning cluster
can perform planning for multiple sites, but a site cannot be linked to more
than one planning cluster. External Site If this check box is selected, the site belongs to an external party such as a customer or a subcontractor. An external site can include warehouses in which inventory
owned by your company is stored, and for which your company performs
planning. Administrative Only If this check box is selected, the site is an
administrative site. At an administrative site, only administrative tasks are
performed. Production, logistics, or warehousing do not take place at an
administrative site. An administrative site can only have these types of
offices: Also, for administrative sites planning clusters are
unavailable. Address The site's address. Note The entities linked to the site must be located in the
site's country. Text If this check box is selected, a text is present. Logistic Company The site's logistic company. Default value The company in which the current session is
started. Availability Type An indication of the type of activity for which a resource is
available. With availability types, you can define multiple sets of working
times for a single calendar. For example, if a work center is available for production on
Monday through Friday and available for service activities on Saturdays, you
can define two availability types, one for production and one for service
activities and link these availability types to the calendar for that work
center. Enterprise Unit The enterprise unit of the entities linked to the site. You must only specify the enterprise unit that is shared by
all the entities of the site. Default Warehouse The site's default warehouse can be defaulted on order headers generated
from the site's entities. Business Partner If the site is external, you can optionally specify the business partner who owns the site. Sold-to Business Partner If the site is external, you can optionally specify the sold-to business partner who owns the site. If an external planning cluster is linked to the site, the
sold-to business partner is retrieved from the planning cluster and cannot be
changed. The status assigned to the business partner, which determines
the actions that can be carried out for the business partner. For example, you cannot specify a sales order for a business
partner with status Prospect, or ship goods
to a business partner with status Inactive. If there are outstanding sales orders
or open invoices for the business partner, you cannot change the status from Active to Prospect. Ship-to Business Partner If the site is external, you can optionally specify the ship-to business partner who owns the site. If an external planning cluster is linked to the site, the
sold-to business partner is retrieved from the planning cluster and cannot be
changed. The status assigned to the business partner, which determines
the actions that can be carried out for the business partner. For example, you cannot specify a sales order for a business
partner with status Prospect, or ship goods
to a business partner with status Inactive. Ship-from Business Partner If the site is external, you can optionally specify the ship-to business partner who owns the site. If an external planning cluster is linked to the site, the
sold-to business partner is retrieved from the planning cluster and cannot be
changed. Site Category A classification providing information about the nature of a site. Creation Date The date and time on which the record is specified. Created by The user who specified the record. Site Information 1 Free text field for additional information about the
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