Defining manufacturer relationships

Use this procedure to define the manufacturer relationship and data structure. The data structure identifies the reporting requirements of an individual manufacturer and identifies qualified items, distribution centers, and ship to facilities.

Before you define the data structure, you must have set up ship to facilities.

You define the following.

  • Identify the participating manufacturers

  • Establish manufacturer reporting requirements

  • Identify manufacturer codes and divisions used to associate manufacturer items

  • Identify the distribution centers (ship from locations) that the manufacturer wants product transfers to be reported for

  • Identify the ship to facilities that the manufacturer wants product transfers to be reported for

For a manufacturer to exist you must associate at least one manufacturer code, one distribution center, and one ship to facility.

To define manufacturer relationships

  1. Access Manufacturer Relationship Management (IC34.1).
  2. Identify the manufacturer and set up the reporting requirements.

    Use the following guidelines to enter field values:

    Item Group

    Required. Select the item group that you want to create reporting requirements for.

    You define item groups using Corporate Item Group (IC00.1).

    Manufacturer

    Required. Define the manufacturer you want to create a relationship for.

    Description

    Required. This is the name of the manufacturer. This can be up to 30 characters.

    EDI Partner ID

    Required. Type the identifier used to process the transactions through the EDI translator. For more information, see the Lawson EDI for Supply Chain Management Trading Partner List.

    Report Frequency

    Choose the frequency of the report for the manufacturer (Daily, Weekly, or Monthly). This field defaults to Daily.

    Next Period End Date

    Required. Type the date that you want the Product Transfer and Resale Report to use for the reporting period.

    This date must be in the past for the report to pick up any data. A period must be historical before the report will process it.

    Non-inventory Items

    Decide whether you want to include non-inventory items when running the Product Transfer and Resale Report.

    Currency Code

    Select the manufacturer transactional currency.

    Detail Option

    Select how you want the transaction details reported.

    • Net Daily rolls detail transactions up and reports transfer totals for the item (per unit of measure) for the entire reporting period.

    • Net Period rolls details transactions up and reports transfer totals for the item (per unit of measure) for the entire reporting period.

    • Detail shows each transaction that occurred during the reporting period. This includes negative balances for returns.

    Sort Order

    Select how you want to sort item details for each ship to location.

    • By Date (date, item, unit of measure, transaction number)

    • By Item (item, unit of measure, date, transaction number)

    Unit of Measure Option

    Select which unit of measure will be used for reporting.

    Issue UOM (Buy unit of measure converted to Issue unit of measure)

    Buy UOM (Issue unit of measure converted to Buy unit of measure)

    Decimal Handling

    If you selected Buy UOM in the Unit of Measure Option field, you must choose whether you want the decimal places to be used or truncated during conversion.

  3. On the Manufacturer Code tab, associate manufacturer codes and divisions to a manufacturer.

    Use the following guidelines to enter field values:

    Code

    Required. Select the manufacturer code that indicates the item you want to report on. You define manufacturer codes using Manufacturer Code (IC14.1).

    Note: The combination of the code and division can only be associated with one manufacturer.
    Division

    Select the manufacturer division that is assigned to the item. You define divisions using Manufacturer Code (IC14.1).

    Note: The combination of the code and division can only be associated with one manufacturer.

    In order for an item to be included on the Product Transfer and Resale Report (IC153), the manufacturer's item number must be on the Inventory Control transaction. The manufacturer's item number is taken from the Item Master file or the Item Location file, and not from the requisition line. This number is the third field in the group of three manufacturer information fields and it must be entered on Item Master (IC11.1) or Item Location (IC12.1).

  4. On the Distribution Center tab, associate inventory locations to a manufacturer.

    Use the following guidelines to enter field values:

    Company

    Required. Select the Inventory Control company. You define companies using Company (IC01.1).

    Location

    Required. Select the distribution center whose manufacturer product transfers will be reported on.

    You define locations using Location (IC02.1).

    Note: The location must belong to the selected company.
    Description

    Type the description of the distribution center. If left blank, the description will default from the inventory location.

    Manufacturer Cross Reference

    Type the manufacturer-supplied identifier for the distribution center. If left blank, the company location defaults.

    More

    Click this button to add address information for a distribution center. This is used for reporting purposes only.

  5. On the Ship to Facility tab, associate facilities (warehouse, inventory location, department) to a manufacturer. These associations are used to identify the qualified destination for the Product Transfer and Resale Report (IC153). You must associate at least one ship to facility to the manufacturer.

    Use the following guidelines to enter field values:

    Facility

    Required. Select the facility that the manufacturer wants product transfers reported on.

    You define facilities using Ship to Facility (IC33.1).

    Description

    Type the description of the facility. If left blank, the description will default from the inventory facility.

    Manufacturer Cross Reference

    Type the manufacturer-supplied identifier for the ship to facility. This is used for reporting purposes.

    More

    Click this button to add address information for a ship to facility. This is used for reporting purposes only.