Business Partners per Item (tdipu0110m300)

Field Information

Item

item

Note: In the Items (tcibd0501m000) session, you can define whether orders are issued for an item according to a purchase schedule, and you can define a purchase schedule type, based on which the orders are generated. If no purchase schedule is in use for the item, you can still manually insert the item into a purchase push schedule.

Buy-from Business Partner

buy-from business partner

Default value

When generating a purchase order, the searching logic LN uses to retrieve a buy-from business partner is as follows:

1. From the Buy-from Business Partner field in the Items - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) session.
2. From the Buy-from Business Partner in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session that is:
   • Set to Single Source in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session.
   • Linked to an Item in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session.
3. From the Buy-from Business Partner in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session that is:
   • Set to Preferred in the Preferred field of the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session.
   • Linked to an Item in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session.
4. From the Buy-from Business Partner in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session that is:
   • Set to Single Source in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session.
   • Linked to an Item Group in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session.
5. From the Buy-from Business Partner in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session that is:
   • Set to Preferred in the Preferred field of the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session.
   • Linked to an Item Group in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session.

Note: When a purchase order is generated by Enterprise Planning , LN skips step one.

Ship-from Business Partner

ship-from business partner

Effective Date

effective date

Expiry Date

expiry date

Preferred

Use this field to indicate whether the business partner is preferred or fixed for the item.

Note: When generating orders, LN first searches for fixed purchase business partners and then for preferred purchase business partners by the purchase business partners' priority, as defined in the Priority field of the current session. If you set the current field to Single Source, and the single source purchase business partner is not valid at the moment of planned delivery, or cannot deliver the required demand, LN tries to fulfill the demand with planned production orders or planned distribution orders, following the strategy that you defined for the plan item. If you set the current field to Preferred, and none of the buy-from business partners is valid at the moment of planned delivery, or cannot deliver the required demand, LN generates a planned purchase order for an empty purchase business partner.

Allowed values

Single Source

Only one buy-from business partners can be fixed for this item.

Preferred

One or several buy-from business partner can be preferred for this item.

Item - Buy-from Business Partner status

The status of the item - purchase business partner combination.

Allowed values

Approved

The buy-from business partner is approved for this item.

It depends on the value of the Deliver by Specified Suppliers Only check box in the Items - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) session whether you can only enter approved item - business partner combinations in purchase documents, or you can also enter item - business partner combinations that are not approved.

Blocked

The buy-from business partner is (temporarily) blocked for this item.

You can never enter blocked item - business partner combinations in purchase documents.

FAB Period

FAB period

RAW Period

RAW period

Authorizations to be

This field indicates whether the high fab authorizations and high raw authorizations must be carried forward or reset when the cumulatives (CUMS) are reset in the Reset Cumulatives (tdpur3230m000) session.

Allowed values

Carried Forward

The high FAB authorizations and high RAW authorizations are reduced by the reset quantity.

Reset

The high FAB authorizations and high RAW authorizations are equalized to the FAB authorization and RAW authorization values.

Shipment or Receipt Based

Specify on what date and time (schedule) requirements are based.

Note: This field is defaulted to the Shipment/Receipt Based field of the Purchase Schedules (tdpur3110m000) session.

Allowed values

Shipment Based

The (schedule) requirements are based on the date and time you pick the goods up at the ship-from business partner 's warehouse (purchase) or on the date and time the goods must be shipped to the ship-to business partner (sales). As a result, time calculations are based on the planned shipment date.

Receipt Based

The (schedule) requirement are based on the date and time you want the goods to be delivered at your warehouse by the business partner (purchase) or on the date and time your ship-to business partner needs the goods at the warehouse (sales). As a result, time calculations are based on the planned delivery date.

Supplier Capacity

The ship-from business partner capacity expressed in the inventory unit.

Note:  Enterprise Planning uses this field when generating planned orders for a purchase business partner.

Capacity Time Unit

capacity time unit

Minimum Capacity Tolerance

minimum capacity tolerance

Priority

priority

Allowed values

The allowed values range from 1 (= highest priority) to 999 (= lowest priority).

Maximum Capacity Tolerance

maximum capacity tolerance

Note:  Enterprise Planning uses this field when generating planned orders for a purchase business partner.

The maximum capacity tolerance is calculated as follows:

               Maximum Capacity Tolerance * Supplier Capacity + Supplier Capacity
            

Example

• Supplier capacity: 100 pieces.
• Maximum capacity tolerance: 20 (percent).
• Capacity time unit: week.

Enterprise Planning takes into account that the purchase business partner can only deliver a maximum number of 120 pieces a week.

Business Partner Status

business partner status

Item Purchase Text

If this check box is selected, a text is added that is printed on external documents.

Item Purchase Text (Internal)

If this check box is selected, a text is added for internal purposes only.

Sourcing Percentage

sourcing percentage

Calculated Lead Time (Days)

The rough purchase item lead time expressed in days. The calculated lead time is only used to determine the planned receipt date of forecast demand for which no accurate determination of the planned receipt date is yet required.

The calculated lead time is based on the availability type and calendar template that are linked to the following fields:

• Supply Time
• Internal Processing Time
• Safety Time
• Transportation Time (Days)

Note: 

• Each time you open or close the current session, LN (re)calculates the calculated lead time.
• If you want to recalculate the calculated lead time for a range of items/business partners, use the Update Calculated Lead Time in Item Purchase - BP (tdipu0210m000) session, which you can start from the appropriate menu of the current session.

Item Group

item group

Blocking Reason

The code that can be linked to the item - purchase business partner combination to describe the reason for blocking.

Invoice by Stage Payments

If this check box is selected, stage payments must be used for the item-purchase business partner combination.

Default value

The setting of this check box is defaulted to the Invoice by Stage Payments check box in the RFQ Responses (tdpur1506m000) and Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) sessions.

Stage Payment Schedule Set

If you use stage payments for the item-purchase business partner combination, you can specify a default stage payment schedule in this field.

If this field is specified, stage payment lines are automatically generated when a record is saved in the RFQ Responses (tdpur1506m000) or Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) sessions that includes the item-purchase business partner combination.

Note: You can specify stage payment schedules in the Stage Payment Schedule (tcmcs2640m000) session.

Self-Billing

If this check box is selected, you pay an invoice to the purchase business partner without receiving an invoice for the item. As a result the invoice for the item is self-billed by your company.

Invoice after

You can indicate when a self billed invoice can be generated.

• Inspection

  Self bills can be generated after the goods are inspected and approved.

• Receipt

  Self bills can be generated after the goods are received or consumed.

Self-Billing Date Type

If the Self-Billing check box is selected, use this field to define on which date the self-billing payments are based. Either the receipt date or the shipping date can be used as the invoice date on self-billed invoices.

Self-Billing Method

If the Self-Billing check box is selected, you must select a self-billing method, which determines how self-billing is carried out.

The self-billing method is used to determine the criteria for composing the invoice, the invoicing interval, the output medium, etc.

Item applicable for Retro-Billing

If this check box is selected, retrobilling can be applied to the item and purchase business partner.

Default value

The Retro-Billing Applicable check box in the Buy-from Business Partners (tccom4520m000) session.

Standard Configuration

If this check box is selected, the item - purchase business partner combination is valid unless it has exceptions attached that define the combination as not valid. If this check box is selected, and the purchase order has no effectivity unit linked to it, the purchase business partner is considered as valid.

If this check box is cleared, Enterprise Planning considers the item - purchase business partner combination as not valid, unless it has exceptions attached that define the combination as valid for the effectivity unit of the purchase order.

Note: 

This check box is used to:

• Determine whether an item - purchase business partner combination is valid or not. However, the standard configuration can be overruled by exceptions.
• Retrieve valid business partners to return them to Enterprise Planning during the approved business partner selection process of order planning. During this process, Enterprise Planning communicates the effectivity unit from the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000) session or the Sales Quotation Lines (tdsls1501m000) session to Purchase Control (PUR). PUR then uses this check box to determine which purchase business partners are valid for the item and can be returned to Enterprise Planning .
• Check the validity of the item - purchase business partner combination when you manually insert a purchase order line to which an effectivity unit is linked in the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session.

Default value

By default, LN selects this check box if no exceptions are attached to this item - purchase business partner combination. However, you can manually select or clear this check box.

Exceptions present

If this check box is selected, the item - purchase business partner combination has exceptions attached that can overrule the standard configuration settings.

Note: 

This check box is used to:

• Retrieve valid business partners to return them to Enterprise Planning during the approved business partner selection process of order planning. During this process, Enterprise Planning communicates the effectivity unit that is entered in the Sales Order Lines (tdsls4101m000), or the Sales Quotation Lines (tdsls1501m000) to Purchase Control (PUR). PUR then uses this check box to determine which purchase business partners are valid for the item and can be returned to Enterprise Planning .
• Check the validity of the item - purchase business partner combination when you manually insert a purchase order line to which an effectivity unit is linked in the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session.

Default value

LN selects this check box if exceptions are linked to this item - purchase business partner combination in the Exceptions (tcuef0105m000) session.

Purchase Office

purchase office

Manufacturer

The default manufacturer for the item - business partner combination.

Note: If the item is an MPN item, which you can define in the MPN Item field of the Items - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) session, this field is empty and disabled.

For Commingling

If this check box is selected, and the Commingling for check box is also selected for the relevant origin in the Purchase Order Parameters (tdpur0100m400) session, the item can be commingled for this buy-from business partner.

Order Quantity Increment

The order quantity increment expressed in the inventory unit.

Note: This field cannot have the value 0.

Base Unit

inventory unit

Minimum Order Quantity

The minimum order quantity expressed in the inventory unit.

Maximum Order Quantity

The maximum order quantity expressed in the inventory unit.

Fixed Order Quantity

The fixed order quantity expressed in the inventory unit.

If an item's order method is Fixed Order Quantity, which you can define in the Method field of the Items - Ordering (tcibd2100m000) session, the value of the session's Fixed Order field is defaulted to the current field. If item ordering data is not present, the default value is 1.

Note: 

• The value of this field must be a multiple of the Order Increment field.
• The value of this field must lie between the values of the Minimum and Maximum fields.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Fixed order quantity.

Economic Order Quantity

The economic order quantity expressed in the inventory unit.

Note: If the order method is Economic Order Quantity, the economic order quantity is the most favourable quantity for planned purchase orders. This order method is defined in the Items - Ordering (tcibd2100m000) session.

Date Tolerance (-)

delivery date tolerance (-)

This tolerance is used only for pull call-off schedules.

Date Tolerance (+)

delivery date tolerance (+)

This tolerance is used only for pull call-off schedules.

Quantity Tolerance (-)

The percentage that the received quantity may be less than the ordered quantity.

Default value

LN retrieves the default value from the Quantity Tolerance (-) field of the Items - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) session.

LN uses the Quantity Tolerance (-) to determine the default value of the Minimum Quantity Tolerance field in the Warehousing Orders (whinh2100m000) session as follows:

Minimum Quantity Tolerance = 100 - Quantity Tolerance (-)

Quantity Tolerance (-)	= 10%
Minimum Quantity Tolerance	= 100% - 10% = 90%
Ordered quantity	200

In this case you do not accept receipts with a quantity less than 180.

Note: This tolerance is used only for pull call-off schedules.

Quantity Tolerance (+)

The percentage that the received quantity is allowed to be more than the ordered quantity.

Default value

LN retrieves the default value from the Quantity Tolerance (+) field of the Items - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) session.

LN uses the Quantity Tolerance (+) to determine the default value of the Maximum Quantity Tolerance field in the Warehousing Orders (whinh2100m000) session as follows:

Max. Quantity Tolerance = 100 + Quantity Tolerance (+)

Quantity Tolerance (-)	= 10%
Minimum Quantity Tolerance	= 100% + 10% = 110%
Ordered quantity	200

In this case you do not accept receipts with a quantity over 220.

Note: 

For push schedules, the tolerated over-receipt quantity is calculated as follows:

• If blanket warehouse orders are used, the ordered quantity of the entire schedule is used for the calculation.
• If receipts are made in Purchase Control , the ordered quantity of the schedule line yet to be received, is used for the calculation.

The receipt quantity that exceeds the ordered quantity is added to the last schedule line.

Hard Stop on Quantity

The way in which LN must react to a receipt that does not meet the quantity tolerances.

This field is defaulted to the Hard Stop on Quantity field of the Inbound Order Lines (whinh2110m000) session.

Allowed values

No

You always can save the outbound advice, because LN ignores the set tolerances.

Warn

You can save the outbound advice, but you receive a warning if the tolerances are not met.

Block

You cannot save the outbound advice if the tolerances are not met.

Hard Stop on Date

The way in which LN must react to a receipt that does not meet the time tolerances.

This field is defaulted to the Hard Stop on Time field of the Inbound Order Lines (whinh2110m000) session.

Allowed values

No

You always can save the outbound advice, because LN ignores the set tolerances.

Warn

You can save the outbound advice, but you receive a warning if the tolerances are not met.

Block

You cannot save the outbound advice if the tolerances are not met.

Package Definition

The package definition for the item or item group.

Inspection

If this check box is selected, actual deliveries must be inspected.

Note: When you create a purchase order line for the item, by default, the Inspection check box in the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session receives the same value as the Inspection check box in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session. If no combination of item and business partner is specified in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session, the Inspection check box in the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session is selected only if the same check box is also selected in the Ship-from Business Partner (tccom4121s000) and Item - Purchase (tdipu0601m000) sessions.

Conformance Reporting

The conformance reporting code linked to this combination of item and purchase business partner.

Note: You can specify a conformance reporting code only if the Inspection check box is selected in this session.

Consigned

If this check box is selected, the item on the purchase schedule is consignment inventory.

Note: If you want to link the payment for a consumption of consignment inventory directly to the replenishment schedule, do not select this check box.

Generate Freight Orders from Purchase

If this check box is selected, freight orders must be generated for purchase orders that contain this item - purchase business partner combination.

Default value

The value of this check box is defaulted to the Generate Freight Orders from Purchase check box in the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session and the Purchase Order Line Details (tdpur4101m200), but can be overwritten in these sessions.

Generate Order for Unexpected Warehouse Receipt

If this check box is selected, and a warehouse receipt has no corresponding inbound order, LN automatically creates a purchase order against which the items are received for the purchase business partner.

LN automatically:

• Approves and releases the generated purchase order to Warehousing .
• Links the unexpected receipt line to the inbound order line and confirms it.

Note: 

You cannot select this check box if:

• The Release to Warehousing check box is cleared for the item in the Items - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) session.
• The item is a cost item, equipment item, or subcontracted service.

Carrier/LSP

carrier

Subject to Trade Compliance

If this check box is selected, global trade compliance applies to the item and purchase business partner.

Note: This field is available only if the Import check box is selected in the Trade Management Parameters (tcgtc0100m000) session.

Internal Processing Time

internal processing time

If purchase schedules are automatically generated by Enterprise Planning for an internal business partner, this field is used in the purchase business partner selection process. Enterprise Planning uses this field, together with the Safety Time field and the Supply Time field, to assign a priority to purchase business partners who can deliver the required item.

Unit for Internal Processing Time

The unit in which the internal processing time is expressed.

Safety Time

safety time

If purchase schedules are automatically generated by Enterprise Planning for an internal business partner, this field is used in the purchase business partner selection process. Enterprise Planning uses this field, together with the Internal Processing Time field and the Supply Time field, to assign a priority to purchase business partners who can deliver the required item.

Unit for Safety Time

The unit in which the safety time is expressed.

Supply Time

supply time

If purchase schedules are automatically generated by Enterprise Planning for an internal business partner, this field is used in the purchase business partner selection process. Enterprise Planning uses this field, together with the Internal Processing Time field and the Safety Time field, to assign a priority to purchase business partners who can deliver the required item.

Note: If you want to retrieve the supply time from an affiliated supplying company, use the Update Supply Times in Item - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0210m100) session, which you can start from the appropriate menu of the current session.

Unit for Supply Time

The unit in which the supply time is expressed.

Full Supply Time

full supply time

Note: 

• This field is only visible if the Use Full Supply Time check box is selected in the Procurement Parameters (tdpur0100m000) session.
• If you want to retrieve the full supply time from an affiliated supplying company, use the Update Supply Times in Item - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0210m100) session, which you can start from the appropriate menu of the current session.

Unit for Full Supply Time

The unit in which the full supply time is expressed.

Note: This field is only visible if the Use Full Supply Time check box is selected in the Procurement Parameters (tdpur0100m000) session.

Transportation Time (Days)

The transportation time in days, which can be calculated in two ways.

LN retrieves the transportation time as follows:

• If Freight is implemented, which you can define in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0500m000) session, calculation of the transportation time is based on carrier, and routes. Route plans and service levels are not known at this point in time.

  LN performs the following steps to retrieve the transportation time.

  1. If the route, the carrier, the origin, and the destination addresses are known, LN first searches for route plans and then for standard routes with matching routes, carriers, and addresses.
  2. If more than one matching route plan or standard route is found, LN selects the route plan or standard route with a transport means group that matches the transport means group of the carrier.
  3. If LN still finds more than one route plan or standard route, route plans have priority over standard routes. If only standard routes are found, the standard route is selected following the settings of the Carrier/LSP Selection Criterion parameter in the Freight Planning Parameters (fmlbd0100m000) session.
  4. If LN still finds more than one route plan, it selects the first one it encounters in the database.
• If Freight is not implemented, LN takes the transportation time between the ship-from business partner's address and the receiving warehouse's address, based on a relevant distance table (if available) in the Distance Table by City (tccom4137s000) session or in the Distance Table by ZIP Code/Postal Code (tccom4138s000) session. From which of these two sessions the transportation time is retrieved, depends on the value of the Usage Distance Tables field in the COM Parameters (tccom0000s000) session.

Calculated Full Lead Time (Days)

The rough purchase item lead time expressed in days. The calculated lead time is only used to determine the planned receipt date of forecast demand for which no accurate determination of the planned receipt date is yet required.

The calculated lead time is based on the availability type and calendar template that are linked to the following fields:

• Supply Time
• Internal Processing Time
• Safety Time
• Transportation Time (Days)

Note: 

• Each time you open or close the current session, LN (re)calculates the calculated lead time.
• If you want to recalculate the calculated lead time for a range of items/business partners, use the Update Calculated Lead Time in Item Purchase - BP (tdipu0210m000) session, which you can start from the appropriate menu of the current session.

Inbound Lead Time

inbound lead time

Default value

This field is defaulted from the Inbound field of the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2110s000) session.

In this session, this field is displayed for information purposes only.

Inbound Lead Time Unit

The unit in which the inbound lead time is expressed.

Default value

This field is defaulted from the Item Data by Warehouse (whwmd2110s000) session.

Lead Time Horizon (Days)

The number of days that, together with the current date/generation date, determines whether:

• LN uses the calculated lead time to determine the planned receipt date. LN uses this calculation when the date for which the lead time is calculated, falls outside the lead time horizon. Planned dates are calculated using the value from the Calculated Lead Time (Days) field, which is derived from the company's calendar.
• LN determines the planned receipt date, taking into account the calendars that are related to the lead time components. LN uses this calculation when the date for which the lead time is calculated, lies between the current date and the lead time horizon.

Schedule Type

The type of purchase schedule, which can be push schedule or pull schedule.

Default value

This value is retrieved from the Items (tcibd0501m000) session.

Transaction Time Fence

This field indicates for which purchase schedule lines inventory transactions must be logged in the Warehouse Orders module of Warehousing , and financial transactions must be logged in the General Ledger module, and the Accounts Payable module of Financials .

Irrespective of the chosen parameter:

• Inventory transactions and financial transactions are always logged for pull call-off schedules.
• No transactions are logged for pull forecast schedules. As a result, this parameter is only related to push schedules and not to pull schedules.

Note: Even if a purchase schedule line falls outside the FAB period, transactions are still logged for the schedule line as soon as its requirement type becomes Firm.

Performance aspects

The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Transaction time fence.

Allowed values

All Lines

Transactions are logged for the entire schedule.

Lines in the FAB Period

Transactions are logged for the FAB period.

Lines in the Firm Period

Transactions are logged for the period authorized for shipment (firm period).

Segment Set for Material Release

The segment set that is related to a material release.

Note: 

• A segment set for material release is only used in push schedules and pull forecast schedules. For pull call-off schedules, no segment sets are used ( pull schedules).
• If the value of the Release Type field is Shipping Schedule Only or Sequence Shipping Schedule Only, you cannot enter a segment set in this field.

Default value

The Segment Set for Material Release from the Purchase Schedule Parameters (tdpur0100m500) session.

Segment Set for Shipping Schedule

The segment set that is related to a shipping schedule.

Note: 

• A segment set for shipping schedule is only used in push schedules. For pull schedules, this segment set is not used.
• If the value of the Release Type field is Material Release, you cannot enter a segment set in this field.

Default value

The Segment Set for Shipping Schedule from the Purchase Schedule Parameters (tdpur0100m500) session.

Issue Pattern for Material Release

The pattern used to determine the issue date for material releases.

Note: 

• An issue pattern for material releases is only used in push schedules and pull forecast schedules. In case of pull call-off schedules, no issue patterns are used ( pull schedules).
• If the value of the Release Type field is Shipping Schedule Only or Sequence Shipping Schedule Only, you cannot enter an issue pattern in this field.

Default value

The Issue Pattern for Material Release from the Purchase Schedule Parameters (tdpur0100m500) session.

Issue Pattern for Shipping Schedule

The pattern used to determine the issue date for shipping schedules.

Note: 

• An issue pattern for shipping schedules is only used for push schedules. In case of pull schedules, this issue pattern is not used.
• If the value of the Release Type field is Material Release, you cannot enter an issue pattern in this field.

Default value

The Issue Pattern for Shipping Schedule from the Purchase Schedule Parameters (tdpur0100m500) session.

Frozen Period for Increasing Quantity

frozen zone+

If the purchase schedule is Shipment Based, which you can define in the Shipment or Receipt Based field of the current session, frozen time limits are based on planned shipment dates. If the schedule is Receipt Based, frozen time limits are based on planned receipt dates.

Frozen Period for Decreasing Quantity

frozen zone-

If the purchase schedule is Shipment Based, which you can define in the Shipment or Receipt Based field of the current session, frozen time limits are based on planned shipment dates. If the schedule is Receipt Based, frozen time limits are based on planned receipt dates.

Use Working Days for Frozen Period

If this check box is selected, only working days are used when calculating frozen periods.

If this check box is cleared, calendar days are used when calculating frozen periods.

Note: 

If this check box is selected, the specified number of working days is added to the current date. The working days are retrieved from the calendar that is linked to the ship-from business partner, the buy-from business partner, or the company.

If this check box is cleared, the specified number of calendar days is added to the current date.

When planning the dates, the availability type from the Procurement Parameters (tdpur0100m000) session is used.

Delete Past Schedule Lines

This check box determines how to handle undelivered and redundant quantities on schedule lines with dates in the past.

If this check box is selected, the schedule lines are deleted by Enterprise Planning .

If this check box is cleared, planning messages are generated informing a planner to manually delete the schedule lines.

Note: This check box can be selected only if the Frozen Period for Decreasing Quantity is zero in the current session.

Release Type

Use this field to indicate what schedule release type is used, based on which an EDI message is sent. This message is indicated by the used schedule.

Note:  Sequence Shipping Schedule Only can only be selected if the Preferred field is set to Single Source and the schedule is a pull schedule.

Allowed values

Material Release

Only material release transactions are sent. Shipping is carried out based on the Firm or Immediate requirement types, as shown in EDI message BEM MRL001, if you use BEMIS standards.

Shipping Schedule

Both a material release and a shipping schedule are sent. Shipping is carried out based on the BEM SHP001 message.

Sequence Shipping Schedule

A material release and a sequence shipping schedule are sent. Shipping is carried out based on the BEM SEQ001 message. This value can only be selected for pull schedules.

Shipping Schedule Only

Only a shipping schedule is sent. No planning data is sent to the supplier.

Sequence Shipping Schedule Only

Only a sequence shipping schedule is sent. No planning data is sent to the supplier. This value can only be selected for pull schedules.

Communication Channel

The way in which purchase releases must be communicated to the business partner.

Release EDI Message Directly

If the Communication Channel field is set to EDI and this check box is selected, EDI messages are prepared when a purchase release receives the status Scheduled in the Purchase Releases (tdpur3120m000) session.

If this check box is cleared, you can prepare EDI messages by selecting the Prepare EDI messages check box in the Print Purchase Releases (tdpur3422m000) session.

Note: 

• Electronic Commerce can only send the generated EDI messages to the purchase business partner if the status of the purchase release in the Purchase Releases (tdpur3120m000) session is Scheduled. If the status is Created, the messages are not sent until the status becomes Scheduled.
• At the moment Electronic Commerce sends the EDI messages to the purchase business partner, a purchase release receives the status Sent.

Field for Last Shipment

The shipment related field in LN that is used in the Purchase Release (OUT) Business Object Document (BOD).

Allowed values

Last Supplier's ASN

The latest advance shipment notice (ASN) received from the supplier is included in the BOD.

Packing Slip

The packing slip linked to the latest receipt is included in the BOD.

Last Shipment ID

The number of the latest shipment ID is included in the BOD.

Generate Supply Orders Automatically

Indicates if the supply orders are created automatically after a planning run. This check box is only visible if the Item is not specified with the Item Type, Product or Tool and the Purchase Schedule in use check box is selected in the Item - Purchase (tdipu0601m000) session.

Note: This field is only enabled if the

• Subcontracting with Purchase Schedules check box is selected in the Purchase Schedule Parameters (tdpur0100m500) session.
• Subcontracting with Material Flow check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.

Warehouse Order Type for Supply Orders

The type of warehouse order. This field is only enabled if the

• Subcontracting with Material Flow check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.
• Item is not specified with the Item Type, Product or Tool.
• warehouse order type is Transfer in the Warehousing Order Types (whinh0110m000) session.

Time Frame for Combining Supply Orders

Indicates the number of time units that are combined into a single supply order.

• Subcontracting with Material Flow check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.
• Item is not specified with the Item Type, Product or Tool.

Time Frame Unit for Combining Supply Orders

The unit in which the Time Frame for Combining Supply Orders is measured.

Allowed values

Days

Hours

Note: This check box is only enabled if the

• Subcontracting with Material Flow check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.
• Item is not specified with the Item Type, Product or Tool.

Authorizations

If this check box is selected, authorizations are used and calculated.

Authorizations for the schedule are updated in the FAB/RAW Authorizations (tdpur3534m000) session as soon as:

• A purchase release gets the status Sent.
• The cumulatives are reset in the Reset Cumulatives (tdpur3230m000) session.